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BUSINESS MONDAY: Spotlight on Heirloom Lodge in Housatonic—an urbane food journey in a country setting

The chef-driven, community-oriented restaurant is "devoted to serving fresh, delicious food by using as many local Berkshire County ingredients as possible, in concert with brilliant wines from many of the greatest family-run wineries in the world."

Amplifications: The shutdown

The Coast Guard, the agency we rely on during the darkest days of disaster, is about to be shuttered for the sake of a wall and a temper tantrum. Ready to move to Canada yet?

Opening the Weedgates III: The cruel and unusual legal world of recreational marijuana

Though Great Barrington might soon be hosting four or five cannabis retail stores, you are likely to have a hard time figuring out what they sell.

‘JUUL’ of the Housatonic: Vaping seen as ‘epidemic’ in Southern Berkshire schools

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced last week that e-cigarette use has increased almost 80 percent among high schoolers and 50 percent among middle schoolers since last year.

News Brief: DPH discovers salmonella in frozen coconut

Testing performed by Massachusetts led Evershing International Trading Company to announce a recall of Coconut Tree brand frozen shredded coconut packaged in 16-ounce plastic bags.

Egremont Green News: Police are taking back old meds

Great Barrington police estimate that three to five people a day drop off old meds at their take-back receptacle, which is the size and shape of a mailbox and sits to the right of the window at the police desk.

Two former Great Barrington selectmen create Dr. Schnuffie’s, a pill to kill colds

“Conventional, over-the-counter cold remedies suppress symptoms but don’t treat the root cause. There is nobody out there using vitamin A, D, C, and Zinc in our combination or in our doses.” -- Dr. Alan Inglis
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