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Keeping the Berkshires safe from a widespread COVID-19 outbreak
We wear masks, we keep our distance in public, most of our businesses require the same. Although sometimes a nuisance, we are getting used to it.
The curious life of Rawson Brook Farm’s Susan Sellew
Today, Rawson Brook Farm can lay claim to being the oldest continuously operating commercial cheesemaking farm in Berkshire County.
Local schools to provide access to food during summer months
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.
News Brief: GBFM early closing; Berkshire Health Systems initiates COVID-19 antibody testing
The antibody test will tell the individual, who may have had no symptoms or might at some point earlier this year have had respiratory illness, whether they had COVID-19 from an historical perspective.
The Sweetish Baker to open retail bakery in Great Barrington
While Jensen will miss her Saturdays at the farmers’ market, she is excited for the next chapter and the flavors of spring.
Town Hall Briefs: For the first time, Great Barrington will hold its town meeting outside; special permit for gated parking lot denied
The most important item is getting the budget passed before the end of the fiscal year Tuesday, June 30.
Great Barrington Farmers’ Market to kick off 30th anniversary season with changes
Shoppers are asked to arrive with patience, flexibility and face masks as the community makes yet another shift to what will be the season’s “new normal.”
Great Barrington Selectboard should not give in to extortion
It all comes down to this: what kind of town do we want to live in?
Parking lot imbroglio continues as selectboard debates and one official asks another to recuse herself
Other board members said it was clear to them after that first public hearing that the Foster’s lot would be closed to the public if the company was denied the right to build the new lot for its tenants.
Great Barrington declares state of emergency, will likely postpone town meeting, elections
Selectboard Chair Steve Bannon tried to reassure everyone that town government was functioning and that elected officials were active and town employees were still reporting to work.
Heightened food insecurity spreads amid COVID-19 outbreak
A growing sea of similar stories that swell amid these trying times – when kids are out of school, parents are out of work, and the infrastructure of community that so many rely upon in order to survive feels tenuous at best.
Activists file home-rule petition on horse racing, as questions are raised about selectboard policy changes
But there is a workaround for local control. The project would require as many as three special permits from the town.
Horse racing raises ethical and environmental issues
In a letter to the editor, Beryl Birch writes, “… the list of horse racing woes keeps growing and public interest in horse racing is waning, primarily due to the list of more and more horse deaths in tracks around the country..
Bits & Bytes: Berkshire County School Fair; Lenox Library construction; West Main Connection open house; Bennington College Young Writers Awards; Diaper Need Awareness Week
The Lenox Library will be closed for construction starting Tuesday, Sept. 24, and will open again Tuesday, Oct. 1.
Great Barrington Farmers’ Market works to make healthy, local food available for everyone
This year’s WIC farmers’ market checks will be issued in the amount of $25 per eligible client. And the good news doesn’t stop there: Through the Market Match program, all WIC checks will be doubled.
Bits & Bytes: Founders Day at Norman Rockwell Museum; ‘The Mystical 16’; rainforest music, culture at Race Brook Lodge; RSYP block party; Alastair McIntosh at Hawthorne Valley
The twin brothers will speak and present songs, stories and movement, and will answer questions about the indigenous ways and traditions of their Amazon culture.
Farm Market Table: Celebrating an accessible, sustainable food system
The pilot program, modeled on what a lot of markets across the country do, is rooted in a fundamental belief: The rich, local agriculture system belongs to everyone.
Rawson Brook Farm to downsize: Get your chevre while you can
Like probably most other people, I am not happy when something I cherish ceases to exist. Rawson Brook Chevre will be with us for a while, but not forever.
Berkshire Grown’s Winter Farmers Market finds the sweet spot
“The markets are where the life is, where the future connections are, and where I find others who are like-minded.” –Dori Pollinger of H.R. Zeppelin Fine Handmade Chocolates
Animal agriculture in winter: What farmers do when they’re not growing greens
“We don’t see as much agriculture here as you would in a different part of the country,” Sean Stanton explained; as a result, “you end up with people wondering why the cows are outside in the snow and not understanding how their systems work.”
After complaints were filed against two selectmen, state ethics panel shrugs
Abrahams said all elected and appointed government officials in the state take an ethics exam every other year. There is a phone number officials can call if they have a question and need to talk to someone at the ethics commission.
Conflict-of-interest complaint filed against two Great Barrington selectmen; Sheffield ConCom member fined $2,500 by state ethics panel
Abrahams doubts anything will come of it because the ethics commission told him earlier there was no conflict of interest so long as he did not have a financial relationship with the applicant or otherwise stand to benefit financially.
As selectboard mulls new alcohol policy, GB package store owners fail to stop additional licenses
The state sets a quota for the total number of licenses based on year-round population. Census figures set Great Barrington at two all-alcohol licenses and five beer-and-wine licenses. But the town currently has eight total licenses, only one of which is beer-and-wine only.
Margaret Moulton takes the helm at Berkshire Grown
And at the center of this work is connecting people who are already interested in local food and farm-to-table ideas but don’t have on the ground experience; getting folks on the farms and in the field.
BerkShares Business of the Month: Off the Shelf
With the help of their social media followers, they decided to cement their identity with the use of hot pink egg cartons.
Bits & Bytes: Nels Cline 4 at Club Helsinki Hudson; Alana Chernila at Great Barrington Farmers’ Market; David Grover at Congregation Knesset Israel; ‘Come to Connect’ art community forum
The Great Barrington Farmers’ Market and One Mercantile will present a book signing with cookbook author Alana Chernila Saturday, July 7, at the Great Barrington Farmers’ Market.
Great Barrington Farmers’ Market begins its 28th season
The Great Barrington Farmers’ Market is a producers-only market in the heart of historic Great Barrington and is lucky enough to be the host of 36 weekly vendors representing a wide array of the Berkshire dynamic food landscape.
Candidates for Great Barrington Selectboard, Finance Committee, ZBA present their platforms
The six candidates for Great Barrington Selectboard range from two men and one woman who have been on the scene for a long time to younger office seekers looking for generational change on the board.
Elect Kate Burke to Great Barrington Selectboard
In a letter to the editor, Jeffrey Blaugrund writes, “Kate is the mother of a young family, and she clearly understands the comprehensive challenges that lie ahead for our vibrant community.”
Lively selectboard election in the offing this spring in Great Barrington
Friday, March 23, is the last day nomination papers can be obtained from the town clerk for candidates who want to be on the ballot for the Tuesday, May 15, nonpartisan municipal elections.
Great Barrington Selectboard Chairman Sean Stanton to step aside, Cooke to run for re-election
In the last few years, Stanton has guided the selectboard through the sale of the old Castle Street firehouse, the reconstruction of Main Street, and the approval for the conversion of the former Searles High School to an upscale 88-room hotel on Bridge Street.