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Kate Lascar of Compass offers a beautifully renovated former stagecoach stop that blends modern comfort with historic charm. 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.

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

  • Property of the Week – Kate Lascar of Compass offers a beautifully renovated former stagecoach stop that blends modern comfort with historic charm. Great location.
  • Transformations – Architect Pamela Sandler opens up a house on Onota Lake to light, movement, and, most importantly, to the lake itself.
  • Weekly real estate transactions for Berkshire County, Northern Litchfield County and Columbia County.
  • Market Perspective – In the first quarter of 2025, some sectors are up but others are down.
  • The Self-Taught Gardener – In anticipation of the unveiling of the W.E. B. DuBois statue in Great Barrington, Lee learns about the healing power of public art on his trip to Birmingham, Alabama.
  • The Lazy Berkshire Gardener – Jodi admits a preference for pulling and reducing plants she doesn’t want. A tiny bit of editing from the Lazy Berkshire Gardener results in a lazy win!
  • Home Cooking – A recipe for Spring Pasta for a cold spring night from the kitchen of Monica Bliss.
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Healey-Driscoll administration awards more than $28 million in second year of Cannabis Social Equity Grant Program

The Executive Office of Economic Development awarded 194 grants totaling $28.8 million through the Cannabis Social Equity Grant Program in fiscal year 2026.

Southern Berkshire Regional School District Committee chair and vice chair return as members after apparent resignations

Despite verbally announcing their resignations on March 5—and having their names removed from the district website—Arthur Batacchi and Kimberly Alcantara returned to the committee a week later without any explanation.

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Director Melania Levitsky presents nine Chekhov short stories in this adaptation, bringing to life characters she calls "totally beautiful and innocent with their failures and fantasies."

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