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CONNECTIONS: In this fraught time, focus locally

It is important for us to feel relevant at a time when it is easy to feel small and impotent.

Charles Tenney, 94, of Stockbridge

He was the water superintendent for the Town of Stockbridge for 30 years, retiring in 1987.

Business Briefs: SoCo Creamery flavor party; wine and spirits fair; BNRC conservation gathering; Community Film Fund launch; ‘Standing Lincoln’ acquisition

The Community Film Fund is a matching fund to help nonprofits in the Berkshire region create impactful videos for their branding, marketing and social media.

Bruce Wilcox, 69, of East Nassau, N.Y., formerly of Stockbridge

Bruce worked for the U.S. Postal Service in Oakland, California, and Albany, New York, before starting a second and most beloved career with Windy Hill Farm in Great Barrington as a landscaper, foreman, horticulturist and all around lover of plants.

Selma Hawkins, 77, of Great Barrington, librarian at Ramsdell and Mason libraries

Her favorite job, however, was as a librarian at both the Ramsdell and Mason libraries.

Donald Rider Wood Jr., 75, of West Stockbridge

He was a founding member of the Stockbridge Sportsmen’s Club and enjoyed anything outdoors. He enjoyed hunting and fishing and teaching his grandchildren the lost art of living off the land.

Downtown goblins and ghosts : A Great Barrington Halloween tradition — ‘It’s glorious’

"This event provides our students with the much needed opportunity to contribute their skills and energy to the supportive community where they live." -- Neel Webber, Monument Mountain Regional High School art teacher

John Adams Miller, 97, of Stockbridge

John was a volunteer fireman with the Glendale Fire Company from 1946 until his passing with 72 years of membership and service and was also a member of the Berkshire County Forest Wardens.

Michael Macken, 68, of Stockbridge

After college, Michael changed gears and became a professional long-distance trucker, working for several companies including Beacon Moving and Storage in New York and UPS.

Leslie Rathbun, 80, of Stockbridge

He worked at the New England Telephone Company and retired as an award-winning sales manager. With good friend Sam Dellea, he started and ran Berkshire County Cellular for many years.

Leslie G. Rathbun, 80, of Stockbridge

He worked at the New England Telephone. With good friend, Sam Dellea, they started and ran Berkshire County Cellular for many years. 

Rose Marie Girdler, 89, of West Stockbridge

She was a graduate of the former Williams High School.

Helen Oggiani, 97, of Housatonic

She actively participated in the annual All Saints' Polish picnics, at which, even into her 80s, she could dance five polkas in a row.

Anne Iemolini, 95, of Stockbridge

Anne worked for many years as a secretary for the Marian Fathers in Stockbridge.

Members of Monument Mountain’s first class gather for 50th reunion

Despite the schools’ regionalization at the start of the 1967-68 academic year, Monument Mountain Regional High School was not ready to be occupied. As a result, juniors and seniors were assigned to one of the two high schools—Searles in Great Barrington or Williams in Stockbridge—depending on which courses they had signed up for.

Lynda McDarby, 75, of Lenox, retired English teacher

Lynda taught English at Taconic High School in Pittsfield for many years, retiring in 2003.

Nancy Clark, 86, of Lenox

Nancy maintained decades-long friendships with girlhood friends Barb Fiorini, Dot Hotchkiss, Fran Toolin and Mary Genkos. She loved attending the Williams High School class of 1950 reunions.
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