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If you liked ‘Lee,’ you will also like ‘Blitz’

Saoirse Ronan shines in “Blitz."

Dry January offers plenty of opportunities for socializing, good food

If you count yourself among the 1 in 5 Americans estimated to be taking part in Dry January, don’t despair; the local food scene might just be enough to satiate your need for heading out for a night on the town sans alcohol.

Business Briefs: Berkshire Museum free for kids; Barrington Stage new play award; Timber Framers Guild acquires Heartwood School; BTCF grant deadlines

The Timber Framers Guild has acquired the Heartwood School for the Homebuilding Crafts to further its educational mission.

Interview with MMRHS Principal Kristi Farina: ‘If the question is equity, the answer is now.’

"To do this work well, we are going to have to engage with families." - Monument Mountain Regional High School interim Principal Kristi Farina

Dr. Jared Maurice Emery, 79, of Lenox

Jared's hard work earned him a reputation for excellence around the world. He was humbled to operate on figures such as President George H. W. Bush, Lady Bird Johnson, and many others who traveled to him in Houston from around the globe.

Patricia Plue, 80, of Pittsfield

Following her 1996 retirement from Suburban Propane in Bennington, Vermont, she proceeded to “just do it,” expanding her ongoing love of domestic and international travel.

News Brief: District Attorney Harrington joins ‘Visit A Prison Challenge’

The “Visit a Prison Challenge” encourages all state and federal policymakers to visit a prison or jail.

John A. Seelig Jr., 84, of Great Barrington

In his younger years John trained show horses and showed them at Madison Square Garden, Northampton Fair and Essex Fair in Vermont.

Country Homes for Happy Holiday Celebrations

A selection of perfect homes for "over the river and through the woods" to celebrate happy holidays.

Lorinda Mazur, 72, of Richmond

Lorinda was the first woman elected to the Unites States Telephone Association board of directors as well as chairperson of USTA’s Government Relations Committee, testifying on behalf of the telecommunications industry before the U.S. Congress, receiving an award from USTA for her service.

Bits & Bytes: Community dialogue on racism; Lenox Land Trust conversation; ‘Love Travels Fast’; Berkshire Theatre Awards

During the presentation, Gwendolyn VanSant will address personal identity and bias and their relationship to systemic racism and cultural barriers.

Donald Moulthrop, 92, of Great Barrington, a pilot and ‘Hometown Hero’

He was hired as co-pilot and flight engineer with Northeast Airlines in 1958, and retired in 1987 as captain with Delta Airlines. He also operated a popular Christmas tree farm on Silver Street in Great Barrington for many years.

THEATRE REVIEW: Oldcastle Theatre’s intriguing ‘Water, Water, Everywhere’ fails to tie up loose ends

The elements of this piece jibe nicely, enhance the mystery elements of the story and promote a sense of local history as theater.

Bits & Bytes: ‘Conscious Conversations’; ‘Talking Ticks’; ‘Edith Wharton in France;’ public speaking workshops; Zen lecture

The Milne Public Library will host “Talking Ticks: Literary, Medical and Personal Views,” a panel discussion about Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses.

Enrich the soil, cool the planet

Walter Jehne argues that entirely eliminating our reliance on fossil fuels is unfeasible, and that even if we did, it would not reverse the impacts of climate change. Instead, Jehne believes that regenerative agriculture and eco-restoration are the only ways to rebuild our soils, which he argues will dramatically cool the climate as well as reverse many of the symptoms of climate change.

CONNECTIONS: Feme covert, feme sole

Mostly a wife was protected from having any rights at all. The wife’s opinions and desires were not considered — “the perfect marriage was one mind and two bodies.”
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The Edge Is Free To Read.

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