Tag: Jonathan Edwards

Interviews will take place at Town Hall Tuesday, March 26, and Wednesday, March 27. The public is invited. Town residents wishing to submit questions for the candidates must do so no later than Friday, March 22, at 5 p.m.

War in the 18th century was not in foreign lands, but on the settlers’ doorsteps. It brought death, and Stockbridge had little with which to fight affliction except prayer.

The [Civil War] soldier’s monument was built in 1867. Williamstown was the first to build one in Massachusetts, Stockbridge the second.

In the middle of the intersection, on what started out as a quiet Sunday morning 241 years ago, there was a call to arms.

It is not without some irony that the town of Stockbridge, which harbors such an incredible history, has failed on so many occasions to preserve the symbols of that history.

Isolation and treacherous country were not the only challenges. In actual fact, it was a deadly land. Only the adventurous and strong came to Berkshire.

A Berkshire ramble will refresh, energize, and delight. As you walk along, think of those who walked the same path before you.

Basketball, invented in December of 1891, quickly grew in popularity and Stockbridge was not immune. In 1910, voters authorized the raising of the main floor of Town Hall 12 to 15 inches to create a basketball court for the William High School team. It cost $500.