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Gov. Healey proposes increased state funds for infrastructure, including for Berkshire County municipalities

Gov. Maura Healey is proposing to increase the state's Chapter 90 program to allocate $300 million annually in state funds to municipalities.

James Grimsley Jr., 58, of Pittsfield

An animal lover, he was a squirrel whisperer and amateur chipmunk trainer.

James ‘Bud’ Wells, 94, of Lenox

After Lenox School closed and became Bordentown School, Bud remained for a bit but moved on to take a job as a shipping assembler for Lenox Machine until 1988, when he could not resist his neverending urge to just travel and to play golf every day that he possibly could.

Theodore Muller Jr., 70, of North Fort Myers, Fla., and Fulton, N.Y.

He worked in many different trades throughout his life but his most rewarding was the time spent as an electrician.

Edward Schmidt, 83, of Lee

He enjoyed steam engines and car rides in his antique cars. Edward was known for fixing and collecting vintage clocks and watches.

Vincent Ullrich, 69, of Brunswick, Maine, formerly of Sheffield

Vincent began his second career with GE, later Lockheed Martin, working with the Aegis Test Team at Bath Iron Works.

Ormond Gigli, 94, of West Stockbridge, photographer of 20th-century icons

At the center of his successful oeuvre stands his best-known photograph, "Girls in the Windows," taken in New York City in 1960.

Vietnam-era justice versus Trump-era justice

In an interview at his home, local veteran Steve Pullen recalled two significant nights during his service, one in which he lost a significant portion of his hearing, and another when he found himself in a situation that could very well have resulted in his court martial and dishonorable discharge.

Betty Hodgkins, 96, of Lee

She held many jobs until she landed as the librarian at the elementary school. She traveled Route 20 on many of snowy nights, getting her degree in library science at Westfield State College.

Harold ‘Boots’ Potler, 95, of Lenox

Boots later founded and became president of Whalon’s Furniture and Design stores in Ship Bottom, Avalon, Villas and Absecon, New Jersey.

Sylvia Holcomb, 99, of Lenox

She was known for her self-deprecating humor, her ability to complete the New York Times crossword in pen and her skill at covering all horizontal surfaces in her home with miscellanea.

Harry J. Stuart, 75, of Lenox and Saranac Lake, N.Y.

Two years later, he and Tim Doherty were partners in Doherty & Stuart PC; a partnership that continued for 40 years until the unexpected retirement of his partner in early 2018.

Dr. Roger Connor, 99, of Naples, Fla., formerly of Pittsfield

His office was initially located at 74 North St., relocating in 1963 to the newly developed Doctors’ Park on South Street with a dozen or so colleagues in different specialties.

Lee Ketchum, 94, of Lenox

After his retirement, Lee began a new business with his wife, Mary, called Hidden Gardens. They grew cut flowers for the wholesale markets in New York City, Boston and Albany.

Richard Prout, 92, graduate of Pittsfield High School

A licensed funeral director, he owned and operated Douglass Funeral Service in Amherst for many years until his retirement in 1995.

Raymond Elling, 94, of Great Barrington

Upon his retirement in 1972, he and wife Josephine moved the family to Great Barrington and opened a bed B&B that they ran for 27 years.

Donald Rider Wood Jr., 75, of West Stockbridge

He was a founding member of the Stockbridge Sportsmen’s Club and enjoyed anything outdoors. He enjoyed hunting and fishing and teaching his grandchildren the lost art of living off the land.
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