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Special town meeting in Great Barrington to vote on Housatonic Water Works, Fire District acquisition set for April 17

During the meeting, Interim Town Manager Christopher Rembold clarified that the Selectboard is "working on these issues" but can't publicly discuss its progress regarding ongoing litigation.

Healing in Sheffield: Residents gather to mourn violent deaths of last week

"We gather because this week has been too much to bear. Regardless of the circumstances of these events both near and far, these horrors have left families, friends, and neighbors in our world stunned and in shock." -- Rev. Erik Karas, of Christ Trinity Church

In Great Barrington, interfaith community celebrates Martin Luther King Jr.’s ‘dream’

On the musical agenda was “Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing,” the NAACP anthem written by Great Barrington resident James Weldon Johnson.

Bits & Bytes: First Fridays Artswalk; ‘Bach and More’; artist Neumann at Berkshire School; Kapteyn Prize for Mount Greylock teacher

The 'Bach and More' concert will feature James Bagwell conducting an ensemble of 12 a cappella voices in sacred and secular music from the early Baroque period.

Bits & Bytes: Mud Day at Muddy Brook; Children’s Attic consignment sale; ‘Go for B’roque!’; chestnut orchard work parties; community garden beds for Egremont...

At Springside Park work days are expected to complete the plantings needed to begin the countdown toward harvesting blight-resistant American chestnut seeds as part of a reforestation effort.

Bits & Bytes: DA candidate forum; ‘Senior Prom’; Carole Owens on ‘Remarkable Women’; Weber on ecological economics; ‘Catch the Fever’ at the Colonial

This year’s Berkshire County District Attorney election is the first contested district attorney race in over a decade.

Bill Dempsey celebrating 100th birthday; community invited

Mr. Dempsey is a member of the First Congregational Church, a past president of Rotary, a former board member of the Great Barrington Savings Bank

‘Faith and caring:” MLK’s life and legacy honored in Great Barrington celebration

The celebration for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was also the kick-off for a series of townwide events commemorating the 150th birthday of civil rights pioneer and author W.E.B Du Bois who was born in Great Barrington. Included in the article is a video of Martin Luther King's 'I Have a Dream' speech in 1963, at the Lincoln Memorial.

Please return ‘Messiah’ scores

In his letter to the editor John Lynn Jones writes: “A purloined Messiah score won't be an E-ZPass at the Pearly Gates."

Frances M. Schneyer, 95, of Glendale

She was a member of the Glendale Women’s Auxiliary and actively worked on the campaign to bring the Norman Rockwell Museum to Glendale.

Wendy Sue O’Connor, 51, of Housatonic

She was a bright, fun spirit to have around in the best of times, and a warm, safe embrace to comfort them in the worst.

Paul F. Moritz Jr., 64, of Sheffield, owner of Aquatic Designs

Paul’s great zest for life found him hiking the trails of the Berkshires, snowboarding the mountains of his second home in Clark, Colorado, walking the dunes of Cape Cod.

Bob Fred Batchelor, 83, of Amarillo, Texas, husband of former Great Barrington resident Alberta Swett Parry

An elder and member of First Presbyterian Church of Amarillo for more than 60 years, he also enjoyed attending First Congregational Church on his many visits to Gt. Barrington.

JoAnna (Eichstedt) Wilson, 62, of Great Barrington

JoAnna was a 1971 graduate of Monument Mountain Regional High School, the first full class to graduate from the school.

Bits & Bytes: Armchair Travel at Olana; CATA holiday cards; Ashley Falls tree lighting; ‘Watch (out) for Earth;’ 3-D watercolors

“Watch (out) for Earth!” is one of hundreds of worldwide events that will make up the Global Climate March, organized by 350.org, in advance of the international climate change negotiations set to take place in Paris in December.

Bits & Bytes: Crescendo concert; CEWM at The Mount; New Marlborough wine tasting; SKYWARN® training class; ‘The Magic of Light’ in South Lee

“Inside the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Instrument Collection,” sponsored by Close Encounters with Music at The Mount in Lenox on Sunday, November 15.

Frederick Dewey Vorck Sr., 76, of Monterey, Mass.

Fred was an avid boater and played an integral role in the formation of the Lake Buel Association in the 1970's, of which he was a member for many years.
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