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Housatonic man killed, two others in critical condition, in East Street...
Great Barrington — A Housatonic man is dead, and two others — including the driver, whom police say was drunk — are in critical condition after the car they were riding in crashed into a telephone pole...
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Passenger injured in fatal crash in fair condition; driver remains in Bay...
Great Barrington — The severity of injuries to a Great Barrington man who was hurt in Saturday’s early morning fatal one-car accident on East Street is uncertain after conflicting reports. According to...
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A night of drinking on Good Friday turns deadly for Monument Mountain High...
Great Barrington — What began as a Friday night out for three friends at the start of the Easter holiday weekend ended tragically in early morning hours after what a preliminary police report said was...
View Article14-year-old Lenox student charged with making bomb threats
Lenox — A 14-year-old student at Lenox Memorial Middle and High School has been arrested and charged on three felony counts of making what police allege were false bomb threats to the official school...
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Art Ames, Co-op GM, to step down at end of May
Great Barrington — As if we didn’t have enough change to contend with after Main Street was deforested and the sidewalks torn up, now this: Art Ames, Berkshire Co-Op Market fixture with his big smile...
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New Marlborough, Sheffield officials reject school district budget
Sheffield — The Selectboards and Finance Committees from two of the five towns that comprise the Southern Berkshire Regional School District are balking at the district’s 3 percent budget increase for...
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Kyle Bailey, driver in April 4 fatal crash, arraigned in Southern Berkshire...
Great Barrington — The Glendale man charged with multiple offenses stemming from a deadly Easter weekend accident on East Street was formally arraigned Thursday (April 16) in Southern Berkshire...
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Great Barrington Town Hall briefs
Community Dialogue set for April 22 Great Barrington—The town will hold a community meeting at Berkshire South Regional Community Center on Crissey Road, Wednesday, April 22 at 7 p.m. for a dialogue...
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Mt. Everett robotics team off to World Championships in St. Louis
Sheffield — The Mt. Everett Regional High School robotics team is on a bus headed for the FIRST Tech World Championships in St. Louis after winning their third state championship last month at the...
View ArticleGreat Barrington schedules forum to explore shared community goals
Great Barrington — The town invites residents to a Community Conversation workshop on April 22 at Berkshire South Regional Community Center on 15 Crissey Road from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. The conversation...
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Zack Sheppard named interim Berkshire Co-op general manager
Great Barrington — The Berkshire Co-op Market has named Zack Sheppard, the Co-op’s current Operations Manager, as interim General Manager. Sheppard will assume the position at the end of May, when...
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BHRSD School Committee votes to keep school choice – for now
Great Barrington — School choice is here to stay for least another year after Berkshire Hills Regional School district officials voted unanimously last week (April 16) to keep the controversial...
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‘Community conversation’ highlights disconnect with town government
Great Barrington— In the age of instant information, small town New England government can seem downright old-fashioned, backward, and frustrating, particularly for those of us who don’t participate in...
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Edge forum identifies high-speed Internet as key to Berkshire economic future
Stockbridge — Twenty years from now in the Berkshires, what infrastructure will we wish we had put in place to keep the area thriving, expand its assets, create job opportunities that would attract...
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Town Meeting to vote on 9 CPA-funded projects totaling $867,000
Great Barrington — The May 4 annual town meeting will be the first time Community Preservation Act (CPA) projects are presented for approval by Great Barrington voters, who decided in 2012 that the...
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Decision time for Selectboard: Progressive property tax relief
Great Barrington — Tax relief that would cut 11 to 20 percent off the property tax bills for 80 percent of households could sweep through these hills as early as Fall of 2017 if progressive tax reform...
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Great Barrington operating budget increasing only at rate of inflation,...
Great Barrington — In the months and weeks leading up to Monday’s (May 4) annual town meeting, there’s been a perception expressed by some residents that the town’s proposed $10.9 million operating...
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At Annual Town Meeting, Great Barrington overwhelmingly approves town, school...
Great Barrington — In an apparent reversal of public sentiment, voters at Monday night’s (May 4) Annual Town Meeting overwhelmingly supported the Berkshire Hills Regional School District’s $13.5...
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Bridge over troubled waters: Great Barrington town meeting supports budgets,...
Great Barrington — After six months of what appeared to be tumult and polarization over the Berkshire Hills Regional School District’s organization and finances, along with insinuations by at least...
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Great Barrington Selectboard candidates: Karen Christensen
Karen Christensen’s mother used to say that it is the “busy people” who get things done because they know how to manage their time efficiently. Karen Christensen at the April 28 candidates’ forum at...
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