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THE OTHER SIDE: Lest Donald Trump be judged

We are living in a time when Donald Trump believes he is above the law, certainly not bound by the opinions of judges who don’t agree with him.

THEATRE REVIEW: Astonishingly original ‘White Rabbit Red Rabbit’ a multi-facted query of mortality

The play appears plotless, but is anchored by the most classical narrative structure—conflict underpins everything that happens.

THEATRE REVIEW: Secrets rule in ‘Disgraced’ at Chester Theatre

As drama goes, this play presents a genuine picture of adults in our era — mixed marriages, mixed belief systems, altered understanding and miscommunication.

THEATRE REVIEW: Tara Franklin is exquisite in Chester Theatre’s ‘Bar Mitzvah Boy’

I think this is a very good play in a very, very good production with every impulse of the author honored in the direction and the playing.

Bits & Bytes: Hilltown Open Studio Tour; ‘A Tree. A Rock. A Cloud.’ screening; CEWM solstice party; mill history talk; Greenagers to dedicate garden...

Using photos of the 19th-century mills and factories, historian John Dickson will reveal the story of the people who harnessed the power of streams and rivers to make a living for their families.

Sarah ‘Sally’ Clark, 92, of Chester, originally of Lee

For many years Sally worked as a bookkeeper at the former Lee National Bank.

Bits & Bytes: Great Barrington Kennel Club Dog Show; ‘Visiting Mr. Green’; Berkshire County High School Art Show; Peter Sykes organ concert; ‘Jazzing Up...

The staged reading of 'Visiting Mr. Green' reunites director and Edge columnist Dan Dwyer with Berkshire actor Ralph Petillo and newcomer and Berkshire student Evan Silverstein.

Business Briefs: New CHP board members; Berkshire United Way seeks volunteers; Age Friendly Berkshires launches new website; Local Farmer Awards; BCC announces new hires

Berkshire United Way's Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program offers free tax help to people with individual and household incomes of less than $54,000 a year who need assistance in preparing their own tax returns.

In era of Trump-inspired discord, state Sen. Adam Hinds wants to do ‘politics differently’

Hinds is also interested in pressuring the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to increase education funding, especially for rural schools that face unique fiscal challenges, such as being overly dependent on homeowner property taxes, compared to their urban and suburban counterparts.

Ski Butternut acquires Otis and Blandford ski areas

Dillon Mahon, Ski Butternut's marketing director, confirmed the purchases in a brief interview Tuesday, adding that the deals were consummated "within the last few months."

News Brief: U.S. Rep. Neal faults Trump for expanding Afghan war

'The President announced his intention to put more American boots on the ground with no clearly defined mission.' --Rep. Richard Neal

REVIEW: ‘Folk’ at Chester Theatre is disappointing

The lack of real logic – of reality itself, in all honesty – is at the root of the trouble here.

Listen up, Congressman Neal: Berkshire County calling

In their letter to the editor, Susie Kaufman and Richard Brown write: "At a time when residents of Massachusetts are under siege by a government in Washington, we need a representative who will meet with us, listen to us and strengthen our resolve."

Business Briefs: New CFO for CHP; Tsongas Award for Hotel on North; Sausage Fest; Farmer Awards total $116,000; WAM Theatre scholarships

The funds from the Local Farmer Awards help farmers make infrastructure improvements to expand their businesses and compete in the marketplace.

Bits & Bytes: Howard Dean at Williams; Winter Studio Festival of Plays; ‘Who Was Festus Campbell?”; 2017 Local Farmer Awards applications; ‘The Perils of...

The Local Farmer Awards provide local farmers with monetary support for equipment and physical farm improvements that will help them compete in the marketplace.

Bits & Bytes: Big E documentary; Whitdiots improv show; Liz Miele at the Garage; Williams professor named ASEEES president-elect

For a century, the Big E – the largest fair in the Northeast and the only multi-state fair in the nation – has served as the key venue for the New England states of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont to showcase their respective livestock, agricultural, commercial, industrial, and artistic developments.

News Brief: MASSPIRG ‘Trouble in Toyland’ report; Great Barrington parking ban; MFHC settles housing discrimination cases

In Massachusetts, a landlord cannot refuse to rent to a family to avoid complying with the de-leading requirements.
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