Construct encourages posting a video on Facebook to show others that attending a fundraiser remotely can be fun while at the same time providing help to our most vulnerable neighbors.
Tag: Rubiner’s
Masked heroes of the Berkshires
Join us in a round of applause for front line heroes, hidden behind their masks.
Empty storefront no more: Mooncloud opens on Railroad Street
The 24-seat restaurant with a loungy feel is the new collaboration of Billy Paul with Emily and Josh Irwin, co-owners of New Marlborough’s destination restaurant Cantina 229.
After complaints were filed against two selectmen, state ethics panel shrugs
Abrahams said all elected and appointed government officials in the state take an ethics exam every other year. There is a phone number officials can call if they have a question and need to talk to someone at the ethics commission.
Conflict-of-interest complaint filed against two Great Barrington selectmen; Sheffield ConCom member fined $2,500 by state ethics panel
Abrahams doubts anything will come of it because the ethics commission told him earlier there was no conflict of interest so long as he did not have a financial relationship with the applicant or otherwise stand to benefit financially.
As selectboard mulls new alcohol policy, GB package store owners fail to stop additional licenses
The state sets a quota for the total number of licenses based on year-round population. Census figures set Great Barrington at two all-alcohol licenses and five beer-and-wine licenses. But the town currently has eight total licenses, only one of which is beer-and-wine only.
Burke would bring much-needed new blood to GB Selectboard
In a letter to the editor, Eunice Agar writes, ‘It is time for for those of us who are older to move over and give the young people who are raising families and doing most of the work in society a chance to run things.’
Spooky ‘coy’ canine alarms downtown denizens
The photo immediately prompted speculation that the beast was a so-called coywolf – a hybrid of a coyote and a gray wolf – or a coydog, which is a combination of a coyote and a domestic dog.
Support builds for Clinton Church restoration
The nonprofit’s goal is to raise $100,000 by March 31 in order to purchase the building and cover initial operating costs.
Bits & Bytes: Immigrant talk at Simon’s Rock; Article 97 funeral; ‘A Street Cat Named Bob;’ ‘Talking With Teens: A User’s Guide for Parent;’ BCC Dean’s List
Over the years, Laurel Scott has emerged as one of the nation’s leading experts in immigrant waivers, publishing articles on the subject and speaking at events for immigration lawyers.
BerkShares businesses: One Mercantile
We focus on small-batch production and locally made goods. We are trying to create a unique shopping experience in Great Barrington.
— One Mercantile co-owner, Abby Webster