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Great Barrington Seeks Town Meeting Volunteers| 12:37PM / Sunday, May 29, 2022 | |
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — The town clerk's office is seeking a few volunteers to help with on-site coordination of the annual town meeting on Monday, June 6, at 6 p.m. The meeting will be held drive-in style, at Monument Mountain Regional High School. If the town meeting business is not complete on Monday, June 6, the meeting will continue on Thursday, June 9, at 6 p.m. Volunteers will help to check in voters and distribute documents to voters as they arrive, tally hand votes and collect yes/no slips for votes on secret ballot articles on the town meeting warrant. The clerk's office has six volunteers committed but is seeking at least four 0 Comments
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Lila Kanner joins Jacob's Pillow as Chief Philanthropy Officer| 08:00AM / Friday, May 27, 2022 | |
 BECKET, Mass. — Jacob's Pillow announced that Lila Kanner has joined Jacob's Pillow as its new Chief Philanthropy Officer. She started in her new role with the Pillow on May 23. Kanner brings to the Pillow more than 20 years of experience in the arts and a decade in fundraising leadership. Most recently, she served as the Acting Director of Development at The Courtauld Institute of Art in London where she managed a development team to deliver campaigns, major gifts, membership, operations, alumni relations, and events. In her tenure at The Courtauld, she oversaw the strategy and management of the organization's fundraising efforts and led the 0 Comments
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Great Barrington Police Arrest 4 on Unarmed Robbery ChargesStaff Reports,
06:31PM / Thursday, May 26, 2022 | |
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Four individuals from New York State were arrested after an unarmed robbery at Berkshire Bank on Thursday afternoon. Desmond Collins, 34, of Queens; Adam Lamar Morrison, 30, of Irvingdale; Christopher Wright, 32, of the Bronx; and Shamina Cruz, 45, of Manhattan are all charged with larceny more than $1,200 and unarmed robbery. Police said more charges may be pending. An employee of Berkshire Bank's Stockbridge Road branch reported the robbery at about 2:39 p.m. A woman was attempting a fraudulent transaction when a bank employee identified the transaction as suspicious; the woman then grabbed the money and fled the bank. She got 0 Comments
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Storms In Store For Solid Sound Weekend | 12:05PM / Thursday, May 26, 2022 | |
It is a busy weekend in North County with the Solid Sound Music Festival opening its gates Friday and Memorial Day ceremonies Monday. Hopefully, the weather cooperates. Thursday, May 26, will be a cloudy spring day with temperatures in the mid-70s but come Friday, temperatures will creep up into the 80s with showers and thunderstorms expected. Expect high humidity and cloud cover throughout the day. The Weather Channel predicts that storms should begin in the afternoon. Same deal on Saturday, May 28. Although temperatures will be cooler in the mid-70s, expect clouds, showers, and thunderstorms mainly in the afternoon. The weather looks more 19 Comments
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2022 State of the County Report Released| 12:30PM / Tuesday, May 24, 2022 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Regional Planning Commission, in conjunction with the Berkshire Leadership Impact Council, has released the Berkshire Benchmarks 2022 State of the County Report. This report summarizes data and trends that help identify the region's successes and challenges. Throughout the last two years, more than 100 individuals and community organizations from throughout Berkshire County have worked to identify indicators to track how the region is performing across eight sectors: Economy, Education, Environment, Government, Health, Housing, Social Environment, and Transportation. A revamped BerkshireBenchmarks.org website 0 Comments
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Bidwell House Museum Begins Season with a Concert and Reception| 12:28PM / Monday, May 23, 2022 | |
 MONTEREY, Mass.— The Bidwell House Museum announced that they will open for their 31st season on Memorial Day weekend. Tours by appointment will begin on Monday, May 30 and on Sunday, May 29, at 2 p.m there will be an opening concert and reception with singer-songwriter Diane Taraz, who will perform her new show "No Such Thing as Idle Hands: The History of Women's Work." Following the show there will be a small reception to usher in the new season. Tickets can be purchased on the Museum website, https://www.bidwellhousemuseum.org/event/no-such-thing-as-idle-hands-opening-concert-and-reception/ Admission to the show and reception is free for 0 Comments
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Naumkeag's ViewEscapes Encourages Individuals to be part of NatureBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
03:44PM / Sunday, May 22, 2022 | |
 STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — Naumkeag encourages individuals to visit nature and experience culture through there new exhibit ViewEscapes which display sculptures that are one with nature. The exhibit, curated by associate curator for the Trustees of Reservations Mark Wilson showcases 12 large sculptures outside the historic Choate family cottage. Participants can also find eight sculptures and three works of art inside the home. This is not the first time George Rickey's kinetic work has been on display at Naumkeag. He had two exhibitions of sculptures, in 1994 and 1997. The current exhibit will be the first time his work has been on display at Naumkeag after his 0 Comments
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Great Barrington Community Preservation Committee to Review Funding | 08:00AM / Saturday, May 21, 2022 | |
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — The town's Community Preservation Committee will host a virtual meeting on Tuesday, May 24 at 6:30 p.m. to review CPA funding recommendations for the FY2023 year. The spending plans are subject to approval by voters at the June 6 Annual Town Meeting. The May 24 meeting and log-in links can be found on the town calendar here. The CPC has recommended the following expenditures: $200,000 for the town's Affordable Housing Trust Fund, for down payment and rental assistance for buyers or residents living in Great Barrington. $50,000 in pre-development funds to support Construct's proposed affordable housing development at 0 Comments
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Clinton Church Restoration Announces New Funding| 12:00PM / Friday, May 20, 2022 | |
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Clinton Church Restoration has been awarded a $117,000 capital grant from MassDevelopment and the Mass Cultural Council, part of a round of Cultural Facilities Fund grants. The funds will be used to help complete architectural and engineering plans for the African American cultural heritage center the nonprofit is creating in downtown Great Barrington. This is the project's second award from the Fund, whose planning and capital grants provide investments in cultural facilities throughout the Commonwealth. "It's wonderful to see this funding from the Cultural Facilities Fund," said Dan Bolognani, executive director of the 0 Comments
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Bidwell House Museum Online: 'The Thieves of Threadneedle Street'| 08:22AM / Friday, May 20, 2022 | |
 SHEFFIELD, Mass. — Join the Bidwell House Museum on May 21 at 4 p.m. for a talk about the Thieves of Threadneedle Street and learn how two Bidwell brothers perpetrated one of the biggest forgeries in the Bank of England's history. According to a press release, in 2008, as the world's economies were collapsing, writer Nicholas Booth wondered when the first ever global economic collapse had taken place. It was 1873, and for the author himself, so began a journey which led to his unearthing the true story surrounding something known as "The Great Forgeries Upon The Bank of England." Had the perpetrators been successful, they would have got away with 0 Comments
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Dewey Presents Considering Your Community Presentation and Concert| 08:32AM / Wednesday, May 18, 2022 | |
 SHEFFIELD, Mass. — Folk duo Mark Mandeville and Raianne Richards will continue Massachusetts Walking Tour in Sheffield Friday, May 20 from 7 to 9 pm at Dewey Hall. The Massachusetts Walking Tour strives to celebrate local artists and to help raise awareness of recreational greenspace throughout the state while its core group of musicians walks with instruments along the chosen tour route. The first 20 tickets sold will be subsidized by LCC grants and will be $10. The remaining tickets sold will be $18 in advance and $25 day of/at the door Mandeville and Richards will first offer a 45 minute presentation and 15 minute Q&A where they will discuss: how to 0 Comments
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Becket Glamping Proposal Facing Loud OpppositionBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:18AM / Tuesday, May 17, 2022 | |
BECKET, Mass. — Residents of the County and Yokum Pond roads sent a clear message during the second night of a public hearing for the Dream Away Lodge glamping proposal: not in our neighborhood. Last week, nearly a dozen residents spoke against Hit The Road LLC's special permit request to re-open the Dreamaway restaurant and establish a glamping facility at 1342 County Road.
Concerns about traffic and environmental impacts were repeatedly voiced. Many gave rather emotional testimonies about the quiet, serene atmosphere of Becket that attracted them in the first place.
"Even after approximately 500 signatures against this glamping project, and almost the entire
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