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Maureen White Kirkby of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Barnbrook Realty offers modern sophistication in a tranquil country setting. Bobby Houston of Scout House builds a co-housing project by the river in Great Barrington. An analysis of second quarter 2024 real estate sales. Plus, recent sales, a farm-and-table recipe, and gardening columns.

Here’s what we have for you this week in The Edge Real Estate section:

  • Property of the Week – Maureen White Kirkby of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Barnbrook Realty offers a uniquely designed modern house filled with natural sunlight, in an ideal country location.
  • Transformations – Bobby Houston from Scout House builds cohousing down by the river.
  • Weekly real estate transactions for Berkshire County, Northern Litchfield County and Columbia County.
  • Market Perspective – The real estate market in the second quarter was a mixed bag—higher sales and higher prices in some areas but lower in others. Mortgage rates are still having an impact.
  • The Self-Taught Gardener – The Dewey Hall Dalia Festival demonstrated the power of flowers to cast a spell on people captivated by the sheer beauty and range of the varieties of flowers within the genus of Dahlia.
  • The Lazy Berkshire Gardener – Yes, plants keep growing in the fall. What should the Lazy Berkshire Gardener be doing now—besides watering, that is? Plenty. Jodi has suggestions.
  • Farm and Table – A recipe for end-of-the-season Tomato Soup from the kitchen of Kisti Ornellas and Francesco Gallo.
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Pittsfield resident pleads guilty to kidnapping and other charges

Glen Chadwell, 52, plead guilty and subsequently sentenced on three charges related to a 2019 kidnapping.

Great Barrington and W.E.B. Du Bois Regional Middle School collaborate on crosswalk project

"The students all feel a stronger connection with the community after they completed the crosswalks. They are so proud that they were able to represent the school and come up with a design." W.E.B. Du Bois Regional Middle School science teacher Carole Aberdale said about the project.

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Stephen Schoenfeld of William Pitt Sotheby’s International Real Estate offers a magnificent retreat in the heart of the Berkshires with pool, tennis court, and pond on 25 beautiful acres. See how architect Pamela Sandler transformed a lake house on the shores of Lake Onota. A report on real estate sales in the first quarter of 2025. Plus, recent sales and gardening columns and a home-cooking recipe.

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