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PREVIEW: Ted Rosenthal and Tanglewood Learning Institute present a ‘trumpet summit’ on July 20 featuring Jon Faddis, Randy Brecker, Benny Benack III, and Bria...

"I’m thrilled to have four fantastic trumpeters—legends and rising stars—join my trio for an evening celebrating the richness and diversity of jazz trumpet greats: from Louis Armstrong to Miles Davis and beyond." — Ted Rosenthal

Thousands join #BlackLivesMatter demonstration in Great Barrington

Longtime police Chief Bill Walsh told the board his department was an early adopter of the principles enunciated in President Obama's Task Force on 21st Century Policing.

‘Silence’ of GB police ‘cannot go unnoticed’

In a letter to the editor, Mae Whaley writes, "As much as it is necessary for us to stay aware of the overt ways in which police departments across the country are contributing to racism, we cannot allow the constant images and videos of tear gas, rubber bullets and concussion grenades to lower our standards for how we expect our police to behave."

Alan Chartock: I Publius

Now is a time in which police are under a microscope.

Longtime Great Barrington police chief to retire at end of year

Walsh said he was giving early notice at this time to allow "a smooth passing of the torch."

Great Barrington police arrest suspect, seize ‘extremely large cache of narcotics’

The inventory revealed 748 bags of heroin, several bags of cocaine, 18 bags of marijuana, several different prescription drugs and $2,700 in cash.

News Brief: Great Barrington Police Department awarded re-accreditation status

The Massachusetts Police Accreditation Commission offers two program awards: certification and accreditation, with accreditation being the higher of the two.

News Brief: GB police awarded grant to reduce impaired driving

The Great Barrington police will join other departments across the state as well as the Massachusetts State Police in the national Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over enforcement mobilization.

Rumored bomb threat at Monument unfounded, district officials say

In an interview, Superintendent Peter Dillon said he and other school officials could not find any evidence of a bomb threat, which was the most pressing concern.

Town Hall Briefs: Ailing bridges, traffic nightmares and other tales of woe

Whether one lane of the Brown Bridge is closed during construction or whether it is shut down altogether, the construction will be a major disruption to traffic, especially considering the fact that the town-owned Division Street bridge was closed by the state in the second week of September.

News Briefs: Mass Pike daytime construction; GBPD re-accreditation assessment

The Massachusetts Department of Transportation has announced that crews will be conducting maintenance operations at specific locations on I-90 westbound in West Stockbridge and Becket beginning Monday, Sept. 30, and continuing through to Thursday, Oct. 3.

Police chief touts crackdown on road scofflaws, including speeders and skateboarders

Police Chief Bill Walsh, along with Sgt. Paul Storti, presented a recently designed strategic enforcement plan to the selectboard Monday night at the Claire Teague Senior Center.

Police: No charges against New York woman who struck teen skateboarder in crosswalk

"An investigation was conducted, and based on witness statements, as well as video evidence gathered from a nearby business, no charges will be filed in connection with the accident at this time." -- Great Barrington police Chief William Walsh

News Brief: Police charge juvenile driver who hit young woman with car

Police have probable cause to believe the driver was impaired after having used marijuana. Field sobriety tests were performed at the scene.

News Brief: GBPD enlists mental health clinician

The Mental Health Co-Responder Program is designed to increase earlier identification and intervention for citizens with mental illness who have contact with law enforcement.

State police nab defiant Great Barrington cop for OUI on Mass Pike

Two parties had told police that Bartini's silver-blue Chevrolet Silverado pick-up truck "almost struck their vehicles from behind and swerved around their vehicles at a high rate of speed," according to a report prepared by Trooper Paul E. Savage, the arresting officer.

News Briefs: Lake Mansfield trail work; Mass Pike bridge deck repair; GBPD joins use-of-force database

The GBPD joins hundreds of police departments nationwide in reaffirming their commitment to better data, which can be used to develop policies and procedures and build a stronger understanding of when, why and how officers use force when detaining suspects.
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