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Maureen Jane Johnson Hickey, 86, of Great Barrington and Naples, Fla.

There will be a gathering to celebrate the life of Maureen Johnson Hickey (1938-2025) at the Berkshire Botanical Gardens in Stockbridge on Saturday, June 28th from 1:00-3:00pm.

Interview with Chris Tucci of Railroad Street Youth Project, panelist at ‘Weed Is Here, Now What?’ forum

"Recreational cannabis means that we are talking about cannabis. That’s a good thing. Young people are asking unsolicited questions, neighbors are talking to each other. ... We developed norms ... We’re starting to talk about what does safe use look like for adults? What is the norm?" --Chris Tucci, Railroad Street Youth Project deputy director

VIM Berkshires earns gold medal for providing access to medical care

“With a focus on helping people and families most in need, Volunteers in Medicine Berkshires exemplifies the spirit of social responsibility.” -- Stanley M. Bergman, Chairman and Chief Executive of Henry Schein

Bits & Bytes: VIM chosen as award finalist; increased enrollment for Richmond Consolidated School; Darrow student wins art competition; dairy farmer becomes veterinarian

Richmond Consolidated School Principal Monica Zanin works with her teachers to implement the latest research in student learning and to provide rich professional development.

Business Briefs: Crane to build facility in Malta; ‘buy local’ workshop; grant-funding workshop; Reeve Foundation grant for VIM Berkshires; Love Apple Farm re-opens

Volunteers in Medicine Berkshires (VIM) has received a $6,000 quality of life grant from the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation. The award will be used to help pay for an electric wheelchair lift at VIM’s newly expanded clinic.

Don’t disparage tourists; they can become residents

In his letter to the editor, a response to Maia Conty’s letter, Craig Okerstrom-Lange writes: “My family moved to GB in 1990 from NYC (we were originally tourists!). GB has evolved and changed in many positive ways since then."

CONNECTIONS: Yes, Virginia, there are Santa Clauses

“The most real things in the world are those that neither children nor men can see.” --- Editor of the New York Sun in 1897

Bits & Bytes: First Fridays Artswalk; Friday night shopping; storytelling talk; 2016 VIM coupon book; Williams fiction reading

Volunteers in Medicine Berkshires (VIM) announces that the launch of the 2016 VIM Coupon Book will take place at the Lenox Holiday Stroll, Saturday, December 5, from noon to 4 at MacKimmie Company and Casablanca.
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