Tag: COVID-19

If the town meeting is not able to pass a budget by the end of the fiscal year on June 30, the town of Great Barrington, like hundreds of other small municipalities in the state with a town-meeting form of government, has a problem.

The demand for exercise hasn't wavered while people have been stuck indoors.

The Great Barrington Selectboard, Cutting Edge AV Inc. in Lee and Monument Mountain Regional High School staff are busy this week arranging for an outdoor sound system and an FM radio broadcast of the meeting, which voters can follow in their cars.

The improvement from bad to less bad and the better-than-expected economic data does not mean that we’re out of the woods yet. Things still suck.

The BSO is also releasing certain performances at the same times as they would have been heard live, with complete online recordings of BSO concerts taking place Sundays at 2:30 p.m. as an example of such scheduling.

"Our biggest mistake was that even though we've made countless memories together, we didn't make more in a time of uncertainty, in a time where we can't even be together as a class and experience the things we have been looking forward to as kids: prom, graduation, Class Night." -Suriana Lee, valedictorian of the Lee High School class of 2020

There is an obvious pathos in trying to connect through a screen with a child who’s lost the routines and people who give their lives meaning and structure.

In the cannabis industry, trying to raise capital through traditional borrowing is difficult, in part because most commercial banks avoid lending money for marijuana businesses.

When county schools closed March 13, Jenny Schwartz quickly became a liaison of sorts between schools and community partners, with representatives from about 15 groups who have been meeting regularly via Zoom to gain traction on the myriad challenges surrounding food insecurity.

The Berkshire District Attorney’s Office asks the public to be vigilant in reporting suspected child abuse and neglect.

Selectboard member Leigh Davis said she has heard from two businesses on Railroad Street that are interested in closing the street for evening dining.

Over the past two weeks, a series of podcasts have taken shape with hope of engaging those tasked with raising our food.

Still, I felt that in the absence of any semblance of national leadership, there was a need for more than righteous anger from the protestors.

In a letter to the editor, Robin Helfland writes, "Not only was the package a genuine help, it was a meaningful gesture of support for local businesses as together we face the challenge of this pandemic."

Just because I am almost fully invested in equity for the growth portion of my portfolios doesn’t mean I don’t see the risks.

Mock me if you must, but I’m now ready and willing to own up to the fact that even though I may not have a Jeep, that doesn’t stop me, every single time I see their commercials, from singing along with my Jeep-owning friends.