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Tag: Judith Knight
Former Great Barrington tax collector pleads not guilty to embezzlement in ‘fraudulent Ponzi scheme’
Auditors determined that Ball embezzled real estate and excise taxes that residents and business owners paid in cash to the town of Great Barrington
Proliferation of pot shops in Great Barrington prompts questions about social justice
“Ultimately, it costs so much money for people to start these businesses, that it’s just another way for rich people to make more money. That’s not a great thing for a town that touts itself as progressive.”
— Great Barrington Selectboard member Kate Burke
Of plastic bottles and ‘marijuana wars’: a Great Barrington year in review
2018 has provided enough Great Barrington news to keep journalists busy and observers of town politics highly amused, signaling that the community dubbed “best small town in America” by Smithsonian Magazine continues to be a place in transition.
Andrea Harrington apparent winner in contentious Berkshire DA contest
Final results were not yet available but preliminary numbers indicated Harrington leading by a margin of almost 2-1.
Healey’s support of Harrington diminishes office of AG
In her letter Regina Hill writes: “The Democratic nominee for district attorney is the least qualified person to ever run, yet she is the beneficiary of help and support from those I believe ignored that critical fact.”
Second-class citizens no longer: Berkshire second-home owners eye greater involvement, voting rights
Second-home owners have no voting rights in Massachusetts, so their influence in state and local affairs is necessarily limited. They certainly are permitted to attend town meetings and, in most towns, are allowed to speak at the discretion of the moderator.
Andrea Harrington wins District Attorney primary race in a squeaker
Harrington had 40 percent of the votes to Paul Cacciaviello’s 37 and Judith Knight’s 23, with more than 90 percent of precincts reporting, and only three small towns remaining.
Judith Knight will bring integrity, wisdom, experience to DA’s office
In her letter to the editor Jessica Sinopoli writes: “Judith Knight will treat each case on an individual basis and do the right thing even when it is not easy. She did it for me.”
Knight offers best qualifications for DA post
In her letter Catharyn Tivy writes: “As a certified mediation and negotiation specialist, Judith Knight has the skills we will need moving forward in order to find common ground on polarizing issues.”
Knight will provide the leadership needed for change in DA office
Judith Knight has the progressive platform and has been pushing this same platform of progressive reform for more than a decade.
Reforming DA’s office central to Harrington’s campaign
Andrea Harrington has made the need for a philosophical change and establishing procedures and policies to deal with issues before they become criminal at the center of her campaign.
Observations of the DA debate at Hevreh
Rabbi Hirsch announced that Mr. Caccaviello had a prior engagement and was not able to attend and that an invitation to send a representative from his campaign was declined.
‘Election meddling’ in Berkshire County DA race?
It bothers me, and should bother those who want change for the better in the DA’s office, that the only candidate under attack is Andrea Harrington, both by Caccaviello and Knight.
Andrea Harrington has experience, vision for the DA’s office
In her letter to the editor Sharon Winsett writes: “For too long, Berkshire County has relied on the good-old boy network to make decisions that impact us now and in the future.”
Judging judgment in the DA’s race
In her letter Mary Talbot writes: “Judith Knight has been an advocate for crime reform for years.”
Reformer Judith Knight running for Berkshire County District Attorney ‘to get real change’
A Lee resident, Knight has, since 2006, been in private practice in Great Barrington. About 80 percent of her practice has been in criminal defense, with most of the remainder of her practice in mediation.
News Briefs: GBFD responds to chemical spill at high school; WAMC, Berkshire Theatre Group to present DA candidates’ debate
Set to take place one week before the Sept. 4 primary election, the debate will feature Berkshire County District Attorney Paul Caccaviello, Andrea Harrington and Judith Knight moderated by WAMC president and CEO Alan Chartock, WAMC’s Berkshire bureau chief Josh Landes and WAMC news director Ian Pickus.
DA candidate Knight is dedicated to the justice system
In her letter to the editor, Claudia d’Alessandro writes: “Knight’s dedication, as demonstrated by her lifelong commitment to the justice system of Massachusetts, is to justice, law and order, not to a career in politics.”
Knight has proven experience to be District Attorney
In her letter, Mary Hart writes: “District Attorney candidate Judith Knight has extensive experience in both superior and district courts – her progressive opponent does not.”
News Brief: Berkshire County DA candidates to debate at BCC
The debate between incumbent Paul Caccaviello, and challengers Andrea Harrington and Judith Knight will be moderated by former Pittsfield Mayor Sara Hathaway.
News Brief: Berkshire County District Attorney candidates to debate
Attorneys Paul J. Caccaviello, Andrea Harrington and Judith C. Knight will field questions by a panel of the Becket Town Democratic Committee.
News Briefs: DA candidate Knight to speak in Sheffield; Powis seeks coroner appointment in Columbia County
Knight is one of three candidates in the Democratic primary for DA.
Knight will bring experience, progress to DA post
In her letter Mary Talbot writes: “Berkshire County deserves a district attorney whose experience is as impressive as it is extensive, and one who is ready to bring about a more thoughtful and progressive approach to the criminal justice system.”
News Briefs: Berkshire Museum painting acquired by Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts; Knight declares DA candidacy; Democratic NY-19 candidates to debate
The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts has invited all Berkshire County residents to visit the Frederic Church painting free of charge “in perpetuity.”
Andrea Harrington brings fresh perspective, fresh leadership to D.A. race
In his letter to the editor, Steve Farina writes: “The District Attorney’s office needs the fresh leadership, energized leadership, found in someone who embraces the Criminal Justice Reform that the people of Massachusetts, and particularly, the people of Berkshire County both want and deserve.”
Bits & Bytes: DA candidate forum; ‘Senior Prom’; Carole Owens on ‘Remarkable Women’; Weber on ecological economics; ‘Catch the Fever’ at the Colonial
This year’s Berkshire County District Attorney election is the first contested district attorney race in over a decade.
A reformer, Andrea Harrington, running for district attorney; questions raised about Capeless’ tactics
As Harrington sees it, trying cases against defendants is not the only relevant experience that qualifies one to be a prosecutor. Her extensive experience as a defense attorney, for example, has given her a clear-eyed and detached view of the criminal justice system.