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School district looking to eliminate jobs in proposed fiscal 2026 budget, staff members express anger and frustration

“I worry about what happens to our students when their leaders lose sight of whom they serve," said Du Bois Middle School Spanish teacher Mercedes Girona. “I understand that there are budget cuts, but I feel like there needs to be a little bit more humanity."

John Render III, 81, of West Stockbridge

John worked for many years as a landscaper for his landscaping company Render’s Home and Yard Service.

CONNECTIONS: Tales of corruption, past and present

Spiro Agnew countered that the investigation was a “witch hunt.” The investigators were “liberals and biased.” Loudly, Agnew argued that the allegations were false, politically motivated and a sitting vice president could not be indicted.

James D. McGraw, 87, of Sheffield

Jim was an architect behind Sheraton’s transformation into a world-class organization, expanding its hotel management operations and property investments throughout North America, Asia and Europe.

Shirley Talbot, 92, of Stockbridge

She practiced couples therapy in Pittsfield and Stockbridge for 30 years with her husband of 71 years, Eugene Talbot.

Leno Collari, 91, of Great Barrington

Leno worked as a storekeeper for the highway department for the state of Massachusetts for over 40 years.

Jan Pedersen, 93, of Stockbridge

After retiring, Jan continued his woodworking interests, served as a volunteer Stockbridge firefighter, volunteered as a videographer for local cable television and was a member of the Lion’s Club.

Richard Wagner, 72, of Ashley Falls

Richard worked in Falls Village for Northeast Utilities Power Plant as a hydro operator for over 25 years.

Norton Fletcher, 95, of Sandisfield

Norton worked as a chef at the New Boston Inn from 1946 to 1949; as a private chef for Mrs. Ethel Perkins from 1951 to 1962 in Sandisfield and Lawrence; and for 15 years as a chef at the A. Holly Patterson Home for the Aged in Uniondale, New York, retiring in 1977.

Michael Bufis, 71, of Pittsfield, award-winning photographer

Michael’s most recent photographic honors include receiving honorable mention for "Mako Sica" at the juried exhibition "Art of the Hills" on display through Labor Day at the Berkshire Museum.

William Dempsey, 100, of Great Barrington

The family moved the Dempsey's Garage business to Great Barrington in 1937, operating on Railroad Street until 1947 when Mr. Dempsey and his brother, Matthew J. Dempsey Jr., took over the business and moved it to 42 Bridge St.

America’s new policy toward immigrants: Kids in cages, families imprisoned

This time, thankfully, the free press that our president mocks day after day as fake gave us the chance to hear firsthand from these mothers and fathers and their children, to see for ourselves the cages the children were sent to and to hear their cries.

Veterans protest statue to memorialize ‘communist’ W.E.B. Du Bois

Last month, the board of trustees of the town's libraries endorsed the idea of putting a statue of the scholar, civil rights leader and Great Barrington native in front of the Mason Library on Main Street in the center of town. The project can only move forward if sufficient funds are raised and the Historic District Commission and the selectboard approve.

James Law, 90, of Canaan, Conn., formerly of Sheffield

In 1957, the family moved to Sheffield where they owned and operated the Undermountain Orchards in Sheffield and later the Sheffield Flower and Garden Shop and Sheffield Landscape Contracting.

Gerald Middleton, 81, of Otis

He worked out of several different state highway garages and retired in 1992 as a supervisory tree surgeon.

Marie ‘GiGi’ Besancon, 95, of Otis

She worked at Otis Ridge Ski Area for over 60 years as the bookkeeper and made many friends throughout the years.

The Rev. Joseph P. Bishop, 99, of New Marlborough

He was profoundly committed to social justice throughout his life, most actively so during the 1960s when he participated in the iconic March on Washington in August 1963 and in a demonstration in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, for which he was briefly jailed.
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