A who’s who of 19th-century American authors who rented or visited Laurel Cottage includes Harriet Beecher Stowe, Herman Melville, Nathanial Hawthorne and the English poet Matthew Arnold.
If, like the women behind me in the theater, you are unfamiliar with "Jane Eyre," you will be joyously and amazingly converted to the world of Charlotte Brontë.
Jonathan and Fatima’s success story today — car parked outside and apartment whose rent they pay on time and which comfortably houses a growing family — was made possible by the very hard work, and very long hours, of many people, coordinating their assistance among many local social service organizations.
Having inaugurated in 1969 and developed the school library from one box of books to a collection of over 10,000 volumes, Mrs. Underwood served as school librarian at Berkshire Country Day School for 30 years.
The Eagle Fund, in partnership with its sister endowment, Janet's Fund, recently awarded more than $54,000 in grants to programs benefiting students in the Southern Berkshire Regional School District.
For many years, he was a master craftsman furniture maker in Shaker and other furniture styles. One of his pieces was showcased in the Hancock Shaker Village in Pittsfield and, for decades, he taught classes on woodworking in Connecticut and Massachusetts.
During his innovative career, David was awarded 187 U.S. and foreign patents covering more than 50 inventions in the fields of computerized drafting, eyeglass lens manufacturing and computerized signmaking.
"I’ve been with several people while they overdosed, and rescue breathing worked. I can think of five: three times in a car, two times in a house. Three are dead now."
"When I was younger, I was an A student, in the 98th percentile on all the tests. I did ballet. You wouldn’t have thought I would end up the way I did. All my teachers thought I had a lot of promise and would do well in life."
The object of the selection of winners is not to single out the “best” in any category, but to reward the outstanding elements of the season, the work that is not possible to forget, that stands out, that exemplifies excellence.
Under the impeccable direction of Darko Tresnjak with a superb cast, there might not be a finer production than what is poignantly achieved at the Hartford Stage.
Many people would remember her as the pharmacist at Thatcher’s Drug Store in the historic town of East Hampton, Connecticut, from 1962–1984 where she and Ken raised three children.
