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Davis declares victory in 3rd Berkshire District State House race

Davis will be taking over for William “Smitty” Pignatelli who announced in February that, after 22 years in office, he would not be running again.

Johann Sierau, 65, of Broken Arrow, Okla., formerly of South Egremont

He attended school in the Southern Berkshire School District until June 1971.

Tales from the ‘dead letter office’: Greetings from Costa Rica 43 years later

Marie Tassone had an interesting and colorful life, culminating in her designation by the board of selectmen as Great Barrington's "photographer laureate" in 1989, a year before her death at age 86.

FILM REVIEW: ‘Ask Dr. Ruth’ profiles the astonishing life of famous sexpert

This 4-foot-7-inch dynamo with a thick German accent connected with her audience because of her candor and her good intuitive advice.

CAPITAL IDEAS: Lunchin’ and learnin’ with local titans

Getting to the specific solution for your company, whether you’re an owner, an aspiring one or just looking for that next promotion will first require recognizing that you have problems.

CAPITAL IDEAS: A lower high and icicles

The concept shared at Davos is similar to what we’ve been preaching: Local businesses need to embrace the new technologies to not only offer the services that their clients want, but also to use these technologies on the operations side, making their companies more efficient.

BerkShares Business of the Month: Swiss Hütte

The Swiss Hütte is a little bit Berkshires and a little bit Hudson Valley—the state line literally runs through the middle of the restaurant.

Smoke Signals from the Swamp: Comey on Comey in ‘A Higher Loyalty’

Critical reviews of “A Higher Loyalty” are easy to find. Instead, I’m going to offer some excerpts many critics have neglected—reminiscences that reveal why James Comey has become the man he is, providing perspective about why he responded the way he did to the Clinton email investigation and the improper demands of Donald Trump.

The Stockbridge Civil War park and monument at the Red Lion Inn intersection

The [Civil War] soldier’s monument was built in 1867. Williamstown was the first to build one in Massachusetts, Stockbridge the second.

A NOVEL: ‘Over the Edge,’ Chapter 4

Her schooling in Switzerland was academic enough. Not only could she walk balancing a book on her head, she read the books she balanced. That was a prerequisite.

Letter from Paris: Bern, Switzerland

BERN, SWITZERLAND: This December's Letter From Paris comes from the most Instagrammed winter city in Europe…

Anita C. Ormsbee, 91, of New Marlborough, Massachusetts

Anita came to the U.S. through Ellis Island in 1930 with her sister Agnes to be reunited with her parents who had come ahead.

Martin Brunnschweiler, 76, of Sheffield

Marty owned and operated Riverlee Farm in Sheffield with his wife, Rosa, also working as an independent truck driver. Marty enjoyed his horses and farming since childhood.
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