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Welcome to Real Estate Friday!

Tim Lovett of Compass offers the opportunity to own your own 74-acre private sanctuary in the heart of Great Barrington. The architectural design firm of Clark Green + Bek works with new owners to transform Doctor Sax House from a private home to a stunning boutique hotel. A year-end wrap-up of 2024 real estate sales has surprises. Plus, recent sales and gardening columns and a home-cooking recipe.

Toward a better Stockbridge intersection

No rotary: MassDOT requires so much signage approaching a rotary and within a rotary. It will be an eyesore for the Town.

NEWS ANALYSIS: Plastic water bottle ban exposes divisions as town fails to buy off O’Brien

The divide between the natives and those from outside the area is as wide as it's ever been. Don't take my word for it or judge based only on Monday night's meeting. As of Tuesday afternoon the Great Barrington Community Board Facebook page contained more than 500 comments.

Welcome to Real Estate Friday!

This week we have a beautiful home in the heart of Lenox that was adapted from an inn. And great properties in Sheffield!

Small Landscapes Before and After

Landscape designer Craig Okerstrom-Lang shows us how small can turn out to be huge, and make a major difference to your property.

Solar panel regulations, BHRSD and town budgets sail through Great Barrington Town Meeting

Perhaps the surprise of the night was how easily Great Barrington's share of the Berkshire Hills Regional School District passed.

In support of Cooke, Stanton & Curletti in Great Barrington elections

In his letter to the editor, Craig Okerstrom-Lang writes: "All of these candidates will continue to keep our Town’s bond rating at a very high-favorable level by being careful about how Town funds are allocated for various improvement projects, staffing, our police department, our fire department, etc."

TRANSFORMATIONS: East Road front entrance

We developed a design that took a straightforward approach. From the driveway, we built a bluestone walkway about 25 feet long that connects the drop-off point to the front porch. I like to have wide landings outside front doors, so that more than one person can stand together and then enter the home.

Part II: Great Barrington’s Main Street trees: Looking back, looking ahead

Eighty-one trees will be planted from Taconic Avenue to Cottage Street, more than doubling the number of trees that currently border Main Street.
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