Harry worked for Simscroft-Echo Farms in Simsbury, Connecticut, for several years, then worked closer to home at Pete’s Sales and Service in Sheffield until his retirement in 1998.
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Barbara Thorpe, 78, of Great Barrington
Barbara worked for many years as a nurse’s aid for Kimball Farms, Great Barrington nursing homes, Fairview Hospital, Berkshire Hills in Monterey and in private duty.
GARY LEVEILLE: Third Annual Satirical Holiday House Tour
The Southern Berkshire Hysterical Society is offering its all-new online, free frolic of some unusual homes and buildings in our area. Ho-ho-ho.
William Simpson, 66, of Clayton, former New Marlborough fire chief
He was a graduate of Mount Everett Regional High School in Sheffield. Mr. Simpson was a proud member of the United States Air Force from Oct. 16, 1970, until being honorably discharged Oct. 15, 1974. He served with the Strategic Air Command at the Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota.
Armchair travel along old toll roads
While few of us will miss the tollbooths on the Mass Pike, it’s fascinating to learn that some two-centuries-old tollhouses are still intact in the greater Berkshires.