In addition to performing as a soloist, Chertock serves as principal keyboardist of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and has been a professor of piano at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music.
David loved cooking, baking, reading science fiction, snowboarding, playing hockey, and hiking. One of his favorite activities was to climb the hills of Berkshire County to see the sunrise and reflect on life.
Nancy had a real zest for life and lived it to the fullest! She bungee jumped, sky dived, traveled cross country-solo, photographed all beautiful things.
“Frame by Frame” profiles four photojournalists in Afghanistan and looks from the emergence of a free press in 2001 to the country’s current dangerous media landscape.
“We would have absolutely nothing if it wasn’t for everyone’s generosity. This incredible outpouring of love and support has provided our family with much comfort while having to face this devastating loss.”
-- Dianna and David Lupiani, on the funds established to help them recover from the destruction of their home
“It takes 25 years for a young person’s brain to fully wire for habits, likes, dislikes and skills. This is when those habits develop that will haunt us for the rest of our lives.”
--Dr. Jennifer Michaels
Treats for Troops is a family-friendly community celebration for kids of all ages to honor servicemen and -women, donate candy to the troops, and participate in a community service activity.
“Chess combines intellectual and emotional discipline – both of which are desperately needed in this irrational time. At the same time chess requires players to be polite and have decorum.”
-- Gene Kalish, organizer of the Berkshire Hills Chess Club
After Great Barrington voters shot down a Monument Mountain Regional High School renovation project two years in a row , a Regional Agreement Amendment Committee formed to get the three towns to the negotiating table to try to change the per-pupil funding arrangement.
The intent of the "Visual Poetry of Suburban Pittsfield" exhibit is to demonstrate the fact that one's neighborhood can be as suitable a subject matter for paintings as any of the more classic views of the Berkshires.
The NEWSletter and the Great Barrington Democratic Town Committee will hold a forum for all candidates for Berkshire Hills Regional School District (BHRSD) School Committee on Wednesday, Oct. 26.
She was a longtime member of the Sheffield American Legion Post #340 Ladies Auxiliary as well as Wisdom Chapter #130 Order of The Eastern Star and a member of The Red Hat Society.
In the past 15 years, the Great Barrington Rotary Club has given $600,000 in college scholarships to students from Monument and Mt. Everett high schools.
