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Welcome to Real Estate Friday!

Stephen Schoenfeld of William Pitt Sotheby’s International Real Estate offers a magnificent retreat in the heart of the Berkshires with pool, tennis court, and pond on 25 beautiful acres. See how architect Pamela Sandler transformed a lake house on the shores of Lake Onota. A report on real estate sales in the first quarter of 2025. Plus, recent sales and gardening columns and a home-cooking recipe.

Barrington abuzz with Pollinator Protection Plan: Viewed as the Bee’s Knees by regional communities

Perhaps most surprising is just how easy, inexpensive, and even time-saving the plan is to implement. Homeowners can have a very real impact on the health of our local pollinators by simply mowing their lawns less often.

George Membrino, 86, of Lee, educator and board member of Brien Center, Lee Porchlight VNA

For over 30 years, he served as an educational consultant to the Massachusetts Medical Society and was granted a lifetime achievement award for his commitment to continuing medical education.

Barrington board urges Gov. Baker to consider public health risks of fracked natural gas pipelines

"The Sierra Club is opposed to additional fossil fuel infrastructure out of the widely held scientific view that we must move as rapidly as possible away from fossil fuel energy, and that if we don't, human society will face cataclysmic impacts." -- Emily Norton, chapter director of the Massachusetts Sierra Club

News Brief: Boston Public Health Commission calls for gas pipeline health study

BPHC’s letter comes as the Massachusetts Association of Health Boards also calls on Gov. Baker to consider the documented hazards and potential risks of the production, transmission and burning of fracked natural gas.

News Briefs: VIM Berkshires non-opioid pain management; CATA earns NEPR award; Andrea Harrington announces State Senate bid; The Mount honored by National Trust

VIM Berkshires patients with chronic pain are routinely given services such as acupuncture, massage, mental health counseling, nutrition counseling, and support group participation; opioid painkillers are rarely prescribed.

Volunteers in Medicine: Health care for those in need

There is an underbelly to the Berkshires that needs help with some fundamental issues of everyday life, like health care. Volunteers in Medicine is here to help.
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