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School district looking to eliminate jobs in proposed fiscal 2026 budget, staff members express anger and frustration

“I worry about what happens to our students when their leaders lose sight of whom they serve," said Du Bois Middle School Spanish teacher Mercedes Girona. “I understand that there are budget cuts, but I feel like there needs to be a little bit more humanity."

Bits & Bytes: Artists’ studio tours; salute to Buddy Rich; JoAnne Spies at Bascom Lodge; Bobby Houston at Geoffrey Young Gallery

The Geoffrey Young Gallery, 40 Railroad St. in Great Barrington, will host a presentation by writer, actor and Academy Award-winning filmmaker Bobby Houston.

N.Y. Rep. Faso deceived constituents in supporting TrumpCare

In his letter to the editor, Bobby Houston writes: "Faso, Paul Ryan and Trump are targeting women, the sick and the elderly in particular."

A bad hair day for N.Y. Rep. John Faso

March 24 may be the date that made him a one-term Congressman. With his abrupt decision to support the American Health Care Act, the freshman Republican congressman from Kinderhook engaged in a stunning series of betrayals.

Bits & Bytes: Clinton AME Zion Church fundraising meeting; ‘Share the Love’ for BHS; Bobby Houston at Geoffrey Young Gallery; Virginia McGarrity named ‘New...

Topics for discussion at the Friends of the Clinton AME Zion Church Restoration Project meeting include setting up a fundraising strategy, recruiting a committee, and formulating a plan to raise $100,000 in the next 60 days.

ZBA approves affordable housing permit for 100 Bridge St.; shoots down full clean-up

The permit split raised concerns that the 45 housing units would sit alone up against the wastewater treatment plant, with 6 acres of toxic soil either left there or remediated in phases.

CDC makes case for 100 Bridge Street project; ZBA mulls affordable housing decision

While Community Development Corporation of South Berkshire (CDC) has presented its plan for 45 units of affordable housing to several boards, the Zoning Board of Appeals is the one that has to decide whether to issue CDC its comprehensive permit.

100 Bridge: Separating fact from fiction, fear from fantasy

In his letter to the editor, Tim Geller, executive director of the Community Development Corporation of South Berkshire, writes: "The 100 Bridge site is singled out in the Town Master Plan for precisely the kind of development proposed."

Green Tea Party explains itself

In a letter to the editor, members of the Green Tea Party write: “Our goal is to get the voters on their feet, to understand the way decisions get made, to play watchdog and increase the conversation.”

Selectboard sends Zoning Board list of 21 conditions for 100 Bridge Street project

The entire site, polluted with dioxins and pentachlorophenol, is a puzzle for both remediation and development economics.

Much acrimony, little progress in revising 3-town Berkshire Hills School District pact

The impasse is seemingly simple: Great Barrington wants its taxes lowered, and Stockbridge and West Stockbridge don’t want theirs to go up.

Great Barrington to vote again on regional school budget at June 13 special town meeting

Whether or not the town's school allocation passes this time, Great Barrington will still be obligated to pay a $14.5 million share of the Berkshire Hills Regional School District budget.

Railroad Street Youth Project: Helping teens navigate being teenagers — and beyond

Now Railroad Street Youth Project provides apprenticeships in computer coding and robotics, photography, theatre appreciation and directing, cosmetology, and culinary arts.

‘Upward spiral’ of Great Barrington taxes needs to stop

In a letter to the editor, Great Barrington resident Bobby Houston writes: “In the big picture, continuous tax increases harm the local economy. Surrounding towns all emerge as tax havens from GB.”

‘Green Tea Party’ urges rejection of school budget at Great Barrington Town Meeting

Someone on one side of the Stockbridge/Great Barrington property line should not be paying more than someone on the other side, no matter how many kids are involved, according to Great Barrington resident Chip Elitzer.

Bits & Bytes: Steepletop benefit; BCC house concert; Paul Green CD release; Mass. tax amnesty; Paul D. Solovay art opening

The 2016 Tax Amnesty Program offers individuals and businesses the opportunity to catch up on back taxes and save on penalties.

Final plans for hotel at Searles School await Selectboard review

“Saving the main building will lengthen our design and construction process and increase our costs but satisfying the community was very important to Vijay and me.” -- Chrystal Mahida, on why she and her husband Vijay revised plans for their Berkshire Hotel
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