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CONNECTIONS: A noble calling — hooray for local news

Let nothing more weighty than the size of a match box and the number of letters it could hold limit local news reporting in these tense times.

Alan Chartock: I Publius

"You know what, Murray? When businesses begin to fail at the macro level, they begin to ‘save’ by cutting the small stuff."

Edward Darrin Jr., 76, of Stockbridge and Delray Beach, Fla.

Edward was one of the original organizers and members of the Lenox Chamber of Commerce.

Edward Morehouse Sr., 88, of Great Barrington, former GB selectman

Ed loved Great Barrington and was very active in the civic life of the community. In 1982 he was elected to the board of selectmen and remained a selectman until 2002.

Thomas Gizzi, 66, of Lenox

He performed extensively throughout New England and the eastern U.S. and received numerous recognitions and citations for his music.

Antonio Delgado wins NY-19 Democratic primary

Delgado will be the first Hispanic major party nominee for the district. He’s running on a simple message of fighting for health care and economic opportunities for workers.

William Heenan, 70, of Ashley Falls

William was raised and educated in New York, attended Siena College and was an accountant for the state of New York for 35 years.

THEATRE REVIEW: ‘Young Dr. Jekyll,’ a promising musical in the making

Here's my hope: Keep working on it, playing it for audiences and doing the work needed to make it a hit show.

THEATRE REVIEW: ‘On Your Feet! The Emilio & Gloria Estefan Broadway Musical’

For a show I expected to be just a collection of hit tunes I didn't know, it was a delicious surprise to discover that the show is more than just its parts: It is the human sum of those bits and pieces of music and life that forged the legend of this couple's achievements.

Phyllis Kiss, 83, of Lenox

Phyllis worked as a stenographer at General Electric for several years before eventually settling in Lenox and working at Doherty & Stuart PC accounting firm as an office manager prior to her retirement in 1997.

Bits & Bytes: Future of Ramsdell Library discussion; Bettye LaVette at Club Helsinki Hudson; RSYP parent education workshops; Holocaust Remembrance Day film screening; Earth...

The Railroad Street Youth Project workshop offers tools and support for parents of young people who are currently experimenting or struggling with substance use.

Patricia New, 66, of Springfield, valedictorian at Monument Mountain in 1969

Her career included being a piano teacher; the organist and choir director at St. Peter’s Church, Great Barrington; mathematics and computer teacher at Berkshire Country Day School; computer programmer at Geary Corporation and more.

Berkshares Business of the Month: Assembly Coffee Roasters

In a world full of commodity coffee, Assembly Coffee Roasters buys from small-scale farmers.

Power Shift Part III: Let there be light, then obsolescence

Edison’s company made the light bulb marketable; then the new mega company, General Electric, shortened the life of the light bulb to force more sales.
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