The Declaration of Independence makes crystal clear that the Founders fought for the proposition “that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. — That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed …” Having lost the 2020 election, Donald Trump became the first president in our history to oppose the peaceful transfer of power and to try, in...
For a new play, it is evidence of a talent emerging, a writer with an eye and ear for the often ignored or overlooked individuals who don't please an audience.
Prior to co-founding Free Speech For People, John Bonifaz served as the executive director and general counsel of the National Voting Rights Institute, and as the legal director of Voter Action, a national election integrity organization.
The B’Shalom Chorale, the Berkshires’ only chorale showcasing Jewish music, will culminate its fifth season with concerts in Pittsfield and Great Barrington Tuesday and Wednesday.
The talk “Navigating Climate Change in Uncertain Times” will draw on literature, history, philosophy, environmental studies, politics and economics to situate climate change as an urgent personal and political call to action.
The Railroad Street Youth Project workshop offers tools and support for parents of young people who are currently experimenting or struggling with substance use.
Linda Greenhouse is the Knight Distinguished Journalist in Residence and Joseph M. Goldstein Lecturer in Law at Yale Law School in New Haven, Connecticut, and writes a biweekly opinion column for the New York Times on the Court and the law.
The staged reading of 'Visiting Mr. Green' reunites director and Edge columnist Dan Dwyer with Berkshire actor Ralph Petillo and newcomer and Berkshire student Evan Silverstein.
Smart water meters use attached transponders to transmit usage and other data to water companies via the same cellular data networks used by smartphones.
The Hill neighborhood in Great Barrington has well-lit sidewalks, houses that sit close together and wide streets, making it ideal for children at Halloween, but its popularity was sealed more than 20 years ago by the haunted house on Hollenbeck.
Part of the national Not in Our Town movement, the campaign will engage Berkshire residents, businesses, town governments, schools, community organizations and others in an effort to educate, organize and mobilize communities to respond to and prevent incidents of hate and injustice.
To date, Clinton Church Restoration has raised just over half of the $100,000 needed to purchase the building and cover initial operating costs. The organization is under contract to purchase the decommissioned church with a deadline of Friday, March 31, to complete the transaction.
A longtime Stockbridge resident, Denny Alsop made the first crossing of Massachusetts by canoe in 1988 and his journey resulted in the introduction of the Massachusetts Rivers Protection Act.
The window painting is a longstanding downtown tradition that gives students a chance to casually interact through a positive activity with storeowners who help the students throughout the day.
