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A Trip to the Moon on Gossamer Wings

The moon has been an important subject in English poetry dating back to Chaucer in the 14th century, who was an astronomer as well as a poet. There is a crater on the far side of the moon named for Chaucer.

Police ‘defunding’ effort fails, town and school budgets pass, but Great Barrington Annual Town Meeting to continue Thursday

Two young South County residents, Jake Borden of Egremont and Mae Whaley of Great Barrington, proposed to cut police budgets in their towns.

Annual Town Meeting does not need to be held June 22, 2020

The Town of Great Barrington is using FEAR to tell its voters, “this meeting must happen now!”

Nation unified in confronting COVID-19 epidemic

In his letter to the editor Steve Farina writes: "This is our opportunity to show each other our true sense of community."

Keep Lake Mansfield Road open: Here’s how

In his letter Steve Farina writes: “Utilize a technology such as Technopost , or similar, to construct a boardwalk from the beach to the boat ramp along the edge of the lake.”

In a nod to reality, Great Barrington selectmen vote to close Lake Mansfield Road

The report the task force presented Monday night said that the preliminary cost estimate for an 18-foot-wide paved road "including subsurface reconstruction, proper drainage and stabilization of the lake edge is at least $1 million."

Squeeze is on: Upper Railroad Street parking lot to be closed this week; night paving scheduled for next week

The upper Railroad Street lot appears to have about 30 spots, the loss of which, even for a few days, will have some denizens of downtown scrambling to find places to park their vehicles.

Second attempt to repeal Great Barrington’s plastic water bottle ban fails

After about an hour of debate and argument over procedure, the show of hands against the repeal was overwhelming.

Plastic water bottle ban isn’t answer to plastic pollution

In his letter Steve Farina writes: “Our little town's ban that this is nothing more than a means to raise awareness of a global plastic problem.”

Of plastic water bottles, weed, Du Bois and zoning: Great Barrington annual town meeting preview

Minus the education side, the proposed town budget itself will rise from $11.37 million to $11.55 million, for an increase of only 1.6 percent.

Endorsements for Leigh Davis, Great Barrington Selectboard candidate

Add it all up and you have a savvy, enterprising woman who brings people together to get things done. That's the kind of leadership we need to see more of. 

Single-use water bottle ban should be repealed

While I understand there will be people to whom the facts will not matter, and they are going to support this ban no matter what, I can’t change that.

Surprise: Discord notably absent from town, school budget processes

The Berkshire Hills school committee is expected to vote Thursday night to approve its own spending proposal of $26.2 million. The vote to approve it is almost a foregone conclusion after last week's quiet and harmonious public hearing.

Great Barrington Selectboard backs away from enforcement of plastic water bottle ban

Selectboard Chairman Steve Bannon said he could not support enforcement of the bylaw until there is an implementation and funding plan for the series of water stations that are planned to help consumers refill the reusable bottles.

An election-day fable

In his letter Steve Farina of Great Barrington writes: "Andrea Harrington should be the next Berkshire County District Attorney."

Andrea Harrington represents needed reform in Berkshire County DA office

In his letter to the editor, Steve Farina writes: “Andrea Harrington is the right person in the right place at the right time.”

Andrea Harrington brings fresh perspective, fresh leadership to D.A. race

In his letter to the editor, Steve Farina writes:  "The District Attorney’s office needs the fresh leadership, energized leadership, found in someone who embraces the Criminal Justice Reform that the people of Massachusetts, and particularly, the people of Berkshire County both want and deserve."
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