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Maureen White Kirkby and Michael Harrigan of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Barnbrook Realty offer a unique investment opportunity with a charming mixed-use building in the heart of Great Barrington. Luca Shapiro and Rosalind Wright of Pryor & Peacock bring us “furniture re-imagined.” A year-end wrap-up of 2024 real estate sales has surprises. Plus, recent sales, a home-cooking 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 and Michael Harrigan of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Barnbrook Realty offer a unique investment opportunity with a charming mixed-use building in the heart of Great Barrington.
  • Transformations – Luca Shapiro and Rosalind Wright of Pryor & Peacock remind us that, if history has taught us anything, it’s that people don’t like boring furniture
  • Weekly real estate transactions for Berkshire County, Northern Litchfield County and Columbia County.
  • Market Perspective – The 2024 year-end real estate report has surprises.
  • The Self-Taught Gardener – As Lee gardens this season, he hopes to ask who he is gardening for and have an answer that is not first person singular. We all do what we can.
  • The Lazy Berkshire Gardener – Although the air has been cold, the sun will quickly warm up plants in a greenhouse or on a windowsill. Jodi advises on how to protect your houseplants in this situation.
  • Home Cooking – A recipe for Caramelized Onion and Bacon Tart from the kitchen of Leslie Noyes.
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Gov. Healey increases home heating assistance benefits for tens of thousands of Massachusetts households

“Increasing these benefits will help make sure seniors, families with children, and other residents can keep their homes warm during the coldest weeks of the year," said Gov. Maura Healey.

Are settlements on the horizon in ‘Gender Queer’ lawsuits?

As a mediation conference approaches, The Berkshire Edge reviews the two-year legal journey of Arantzazú Zuzene Galdós-Shapiro's civil rights lawsuit against the town of Great Barrington, its police department, and former Berkshire Hills Superintendent Peter Dillon.

The 90 percent solution: Lowering taxes for year-round residents

There is no universal fix to help all of our challenges, but one instrument the state has given towns to sustain and stabilize their full-time population is the residential tax exemption.

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