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Lee Youth Association gets green light for new facility after Town Meeting vote

Residents passed all warrant articles, but some voiced concern over zoning changes.

Truth and COVID consequences

When it comes to COVID-19, there is a compelling need to see what might have gone wrong and how we can make the necessary changes in the present and the days to come - learning on the fly, then expeditiously and with expertise, making the most appropriate course corrections.

No Hong Kong, GB

With all due respect, small ideas aren’t going to cut it. Replacing single-use plastic bags from our supermarkets and replacing them with paper bags from desperately needed trees just makes some people feel better.

CAPITAL IDEAS: Jackson Holy Moly!

The chairman appeared to be sending a message to the White House that its trade war is pushing the U.S. toward a recession, and that the Fed may not have the tools to bail us out if that happens.

Evelyn Hatfield, 77, of Sheffield

Elegant and graceful like her favorite animal in Africa, the giraffe, she “dared to be different.”

Bits & Bytes: Mount Everett students in India; Youth Rec Club at Berkshire South; CoA luncheon; combatting cognitive decline

Youth Rec Club, led by Berkshire South Regional Community Center's youth development manager Mac Wallace, will include a fun mix of sports, team-building games and outdoor activities.

Valerie Evans, 86, of Lenox

On returning to England, she was employed as a private nurse for Sir Winston Churchill, living for several months in the home of Sir Winston and Lady Churchill at Hyde Park Gate.

Jared Tagge, 31, of Shenzhen, China, formerly of Lenox

After college, he moved to Shenzhen where he taught chemistry and biology in a Chinese high school.

Charles Larson, Sr., 83, of Lee

Chuck was known for his sense of humor, the ability to fix anything, his love of history, railroads and motorcycles.

CONNECTIONS: The Berkshire hotel stampede

There is more money available at better rates for new builds. Tax deductions for depreciation help carry the new hotel even when it is not profitable. Spreading loss over a chain of hotels, some very profitable, may also be a benefit.

Michael C. Stephen, 75, of Stockbridge, diplomat and banker

Locally, he was a member of the Stockbridge Rotary Club and was a volunteer at the Norman Rockwell Museum and The Stockbridge Library.
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