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Sara Teasdale . . . There Will Come Soft Rains

The shape and formatting of Teasdale’s poetry tends to be classic and charmingly unsophisticated. But the subject matter is ever romantic and offers a woman’s perspective on life and love.

Robert Lea, 88, of Egremont

Bob did research at Brookhaven National Laboratory in Long Island before settling into a long career as a physics professor at the City College of the City University of New York until his retirement in 1992.

Margaret Loga, 94, of Lenox

She enjoyed spending time with family and friends, and she enjoyed managing the employee appreciation program at Kimball Farms.

Dr. Jared Maurice Emery, 79, of Lenox

Jared's hard work earned him a reputation for excellence around the world. He was humbled to operate on figures such as President George H. W. Bush, Lady Bird Johnson, and many others who traveled to him in Houston from around the globe.

Mary Julia Washburn, 84, of Lee, dedicated community volunteer

Mary was a well-respected Ombudsman at Kimball Farms through Elder Services of Berkshire County as well as Director of Volunteer Services of HospiceCare in the Berkshires.

Harold ‘Boots’ Potler, 95, of Lenox

Boots later founded and became president of Whalon’s Furniture and Design stores in Ship Bottom, Avalon, Villas and Absecon, New Jersey.

Bits & Bytes: Birding talk; emergency skills training; estate-planning workshops

As part of National Preparedness Month, Fairview Hospital will host three sessions of “Stop the Bleed,” offering important life-saving skills for laypersons as well as health and safety professionals.

Lester Meyers, 88, of Great Barrington

He enjoyed the stock market, was a former member of Hevreh of Southern Berkshire and was active at Pine Hill at Kimball Farms.

Ann Underwood, 94, of Lenox, retired Berkshire Country Day School librarian

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.

Business Briefs: National Dance Presenters’ Forum; Berkshire Bank donates to CDCSB; Fitch Ratings upgrades Kimball Farms; Berkshire United Way community investments

The Community Development Corporation of South Berkshire has announced that the Berkshire Bank Foundation has made a $10,000 grant to the CDCSB.

Kimball Farms, Young Choreographers Initiative collaboration: The Moving Life Stories Project

This unique, intergenerational project matches senior residents with young dancers to create movement pieces that combine poetry, prose and dance to tell the seniors’ life stories.

Katharine Pincus, 87, of Lenox

In 1984, she opened her own shop in Lenox, Weaver’s Fancy, where, for 29 years, she sold one-of-a-kind garments made by hand from her fabrics and those of a select group of other craftsmen.

Edward J. Abbott Jr., 90, of Ashley Falls

Edward J. Abbott Jr., 90 of Ashley Falls died peacefully in his sleep Tuesday February 12, 2019 at Kimball Farms in Lenox. Edward was...

Barbara Thorpe, 78, of Great Barrington

Barbara worked for many years as a nurse’s aid for Kimball Farms, Great Barrington nursing homes, Fairview Hospital, Berkshire Hills in Monterey and in private duty.

Mary Jane Pignatelli, 94, of Lenox, teacher and lover of languages

Mary Jane worked as a high school language teacher, spending most of her 38-year career in the Lenox Public School system until her retirement in 1986. While best known as a French teacher, she also taught English and Latin.

Bits & Bytes: ‘Beyond the Veil’ at the Mahaiwe; Kimball Farms art exhibit; ‘New Illuminations’ with Suzi Banks Baum; Sauerkraut Seth at Roe Jan...

Inspired by the exclusion of Du Bois from the region’s cultural history, 'Beyond the Veil' examines racism in the higher echelons of society and ponders what would happen if the racial veil were lifted and two iconoclasts could see each other clearly.

Bits & Bytes: Martin Luther King Jr. National Day of Service; ‘Rockwell, Roosevelt and the Four Freedoms’; Leah Penniman at Darrow School

In Interfaith Celebration program will begin with a service opened by Rev. Cara Davis and officiated by Wray Gunn of the Legacy Festival and Clinton Church Restoration with a performance by Olga Dunn School of Dance and songs from local congregations.
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