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Enjoy gracious living in a magnificent Colonial Revival— a rare fusion of 18th-century authenticity and cutting-edge modern comfort—offered by Maureen White Kirkby of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Barnbrook Realty.The transformation of a two-hundred-year-old building. A new column on local housing issues. A report on real estate sales in the fourth 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 — Enjoy gracious living in a magnificent Colonial Revival— a rare fusion of 18th-century authenticity and cutting-edge modern comfort—offered by Maureen White Kirkby of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Barnbrook Realty.
  • Transformations — Red House Design has transformed an outdated Cape-style house into an oasis of calm and modernity, open living and outdoor beauty.
  • Weekly real estate transactions for Berkshire County, Northern Litchfield County and Columbia County.
  • Market Perspective – Introducing a new featured column called Building Community,with a profile of Doug Mishkin, local housing champion.
  • Market Perspective – Sandy Caroll, chief executive officer of the Berkshire County Board of Realtors, summarizes 2025 sales: residential up, land down. But the real story is in the details.
  • The Self-Taught Gardener — On a trip to the Galanthus Gala in Pennsylvania, more snow and the hope of spring cause this gardener to wonder what comes next.
  • The Lazy Berkshire Gardener – It’s the Vernal Equinox! Everthing will start to grow at once. Jodi warns us to set our priorities.
  • Home Cooking – A recipe for Matzo Brei from “What’s on the Board” by Neil Fox: You don’t have to be Jewish to love Matzo Brei.
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What are we doing to prevent the next shooting? Pittsfield Public Health & Safety Committee brings gun violence prevention model to the table

“The cumulative cost of one homicide to a city is around $10 million,” writes Thomas Abt in his book "Bleeding Out." But for the victims, witnesses, and survivors of homicide and gun violence, the cost is incalculable.

BIFF announces $600,000 gift to The Triplex Cinema to support critical capital improvements and long-term partnership

“BIFF is honored to contribute to preserving the future of The Triplex,” said BIFF Board Chair Pat Fili-Krushel. “For two decades, our partnership has been essential to the growth of both organizations, and we’re excited to keep expanding, engaging, and connecting audiences through film.”

Demonstrators nationwide to take to the streets once again March 28 to protest Trump administration

As Berkshire County residents prepare to join the latest in a series of nationwide "No Kings" protests on March 28, co-organizer Robin Oherin says, "the closest thing [to what] we are going through now [was] the American Revolution."

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