Tag: Mt. Washington

Great Barrington, partially served by cable, should get broadband downtown, something Town Manager Jennifer Tabakin has said she is working on. “Great Barrington is our business district. For the town to fulfill its potential, everyone in the business district needs fiber.” -- State Rep. William 'Smitty' Pignatelli

In the hour before sunrise during the last week of September and the first week of October, an additional incentive to prompt our waking up to go outdoors in the early morning is the promise of witnessing the ethereal zodiacal light.

The latest weekly report of real estate sales in the Berkshires of Massachusetts and northwestern Connecticut: Aug. 28-Sept. 3, 2016.

There’s nothing charming about Japanese stiltgrass (Microstegium vimineum), an invasive weed that is spreading along Berkshire roadsides.

In astronomy circles, there is grave concern that interest in getting to know the night sky is especially low among young people.

There’s still time to plant more radishes and broadcast seeds of lettuce, spinach and Asian greens in beds where alliums, spring beets and potatoes grew.

In her letter to the editor, Bobbie Hallig writes: "The Clinton Foundation gets top grades Charity Watch whose standards for evaluating charities are considered the most stringent in the sector."

Each successive night, see Mars in a changed position, having moved in an easterly direction in relation to Saturn and Antares.

Now’s the time to be delirious with just-picked, all-you-can-eat garden fare and the promise of produce for the seasons ahead.

In dark sky locations, meteor scientists estimate 150 - 200 shooting stars per hour will be visible, more than double the spectacle that is anticipated most years.

Pops Peterson has gained prominence with his critically acclaimed series, "Reinventing Rockwell," in which he is updating the iconic works of Norman Rockwell with contemporary social and political issues to celebrate the diversity of today's America.

This is a pivotal moment in the cycle of growing and storing food for all seasons.

To bring back the Milky Way, which is lost to light and air pollution in most areas, we need Tanabata festivals all over the Earth, times of celebration where the lights are turned down and eyes turned up to the sky.

There is also the deep breath drawn in anticipation of going to battle with striped cucumber beetles, if they have invaded your garden as they have appeared in mine.

In the spirit of scientific inquiry into the nature of Jupiter and the appeal of an element of human interest, the mission name, Juno, is apt.

The flowering plants hold the promise of ears of colorful “green,” or fresh, corn to eat and ears to dry on the stalk.