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Egremont voters should adopt Community Preservation Act

Let’s not leave state dollars on the table. Let’s invest in the things that make Egremont such a special place to live.

Arnold Hayes, 89, of Monterey

After retirement he played with various local bands, and later formed his own group called the Lazy River Jazz Band.

Local health officials on the coronavirus: Caution and common sense

"The likelihood of getting the flu virus — and dying from it — is far more likely than getting novel coronavirus at this time,” says Dr. Everett Lamm of Community Health Programs.

George P. Adams 93, of Lenox

He was at Great Barrington Savings Bank for 32 years, the last 19 of which he served as president and CEO.

Business Briefs: Toppan Printing to acquire Interprint; Good Vibrations Dinner; the Mount named top historic home; grants for Shake & Co.; Salisbury Bank promotions

The Mount has announced its inclusion in Architectural Digest’s recent feature on “12 of America’s Best Historic Homes to Visit.”

CAPITAL IDEAS: Less talk, more tariffs

The threat of more tariffs to be imposed by the U.S. just before talks were to begin was a dangerous game of diplomacy chicken, which didn’t end well as the Chinese said they were going to retaliate by raising tariffs on $60 billion of U.S. goods starting June 1.

BOOK REVIEW: ‘The Uninhabitable Earth,’ a grisly, sobering look at climate change

“It is worse, much worse, than you think. The slowness of climate change is a fairy tale, perhaps as pernicious as the one that says it isn’t happening at all …”

Serenity Bamboo Flute company embraces sustainability, with instruments for music and strolling

Linda Barbadoro spends close to 90 days on the road each year, covering a circuit of more than 30 craft shows, music festivals and more obscure gatherings—think garlic festivals and asparagus festivals—which equates to more than a full-time job.

BerkShares Business of the Month: Brookside Quiltworks

It is difficult for her to source local textiles because fabric is considered a low-end good in the United States. However, Kane recognizes the importance of supporting the local economy.

PART III: The complicated, controversial politics of W.E.B. Du Bois and his passion for social justice

Certainly Great Barrington can simultaneously recognize his flaws and faults while also finding ways to remember publicly, in a permanent way, his profound contributions to the struggle to push the United States to live up to its founding ideals, particularly regarding the plight of African-Americans.

July 9th Somebody’s Birthday        

Maybe you have some wise words to weave into a toast that would make the rest of us feel celebratory or at least  better about our world in general.

Touring Japan’s Napa Valley: A rural glimpse just hours from Tokyo

In a country known for its obsession with food quality and freshness, you can be sure that Japanese winemakers know exactly what they’re doing.

Arlene Finkle, 91, of Great Barrington

She worked as a secretary for Wheeler and Taylor in the 1940s and in the kitchen at the Red Barn and Butternut in the 1960s.

David Fay, 82, of Otis

David was a Eucharistic minister and was involved with the Knights of Columbus in Lee. Mr. Fay was also active with the Shriners and St. Jude.

Asia Barong: Bill Talbot’s Pan Asiatic art emporium, largest in America

Talbot built up what would become the largest inventory of Pan Asiatic art, and the largest Asian Art Megastore in America.

The Self-Taught Gardener: Winter Wonderland — Ruminations on the winter landscape from the road

Snow negates the smaller elements of the landscape – the grasses and perennials that distract us from spring through fall -- and allows us to see the big picture. We see the architecture and poetics of the space itself.

VIEWPOINT: What is your Asano Park?

Meet me at a candlelight gathering tomorrow, Saturday, November 12, at 5 at the Mason Library in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, and bring your kids. We need to show them what the opposite of a bully looks like.
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