Saint James Place is providing the space to the People’s Pantry at no cost. The pantry is staffed by seven teams of volunteers — four church teams, two synagogue teams, and one community team — that take turns working every Thursday.
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Berkshire Hills school panel adopts 2018 budget; reserves tapped to reduce tax increases
Contrary to what many district critics have said, Great Barrington alone accounts for 54.21 percent of the district’s budgeted revenue but the town has 72 percent of the in-district enrollment, or 53.51 percent of total enrollment.
George ‘Pat’ Fitzpatrick Jr., 71, of Housatonic
He was an amateur astronomer and gave lectures at the Williams College Planetarium. He loved classical music and composed music symphonies. Pat was also an accomplished pianist.
School Committee tables plan to revise district funding formula
“There’s really no difference in the support for public education between people who happen to live in Great Barrington or happen to live Stockbridge or West Stockbridge. If that’s true, that means that everyone in the district should be willing to bear the same level of taxation.”
— Chip Elitzer of Great Barrington, addressing BHRSD School Committee
‘Polio Boulevard’: A courageous account of illness and recovery
The strength required to survive such an ordeal is more than ought to be demanded of any nine-year-old girl at any moment in history.