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Pittsfield city council talks free parking for veterans, impending North Street infrastructure project, Miss Hall’s gift to DEI office
During discussion of a $600 gift from private all-girls boarding school Miss Hall’s, Ward 5’s Patrick Kavey said he was uncomfortable accepting the donation to the city’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Office given the spring’s explosion of sexual abuse allegations over years there. “Just with the...
Berkshire Children's Chorus, Berkshire Concert Choir Spring Concert
PITTSFIELD, Mass. Berkshire Children's Chorus and Berkshire Concert Choir present their joint Spring Concert, titled "The Sounds of Music." The show is on May 17 at 7:00 PM in the Common Room at Zion Lutheran Church. Admission to these concerts is free. While tickets are complimentary, donations are welcomed to...
Lee Chamber Seeks Volunteers for Main Street Beautification
LEE, Mass. — The Lee Chamber of Commerce is reaching out to the community for volunteers to participate in a project aimed at enhancing the charm of the town's main street. On Thursday, May 23, the Chamber plans to hang flower baskets sourced from Clark's Nursery on lamp posts along the main thoroughfare.
Chicopee Public Library exhibit highlights tactile art created in Chatham, N.Y.
Experiencing some of the world’s most prominent art pieces is usually a visual affair – often limited to only one of the five senses. That, and viewers are usually asked to not touch the works, either. But, through the work of an organization in Chatham, New York, the...
PETER MOST: Great Barrington Town Meeting — the good, the bad, and the ugly
Great Barrington’s schizophrenic 2024 Town Meeting offered an all-you-can-eat town politics buffet, although few residents showed up to partake. Five percent of eligible town voters (253 residents) observed unequal portions of the good, the bad, and the ugly. Let’s consider each in turn. Town Meeting had a little...
Lee voters push forward new public-safety complex, public-works site
Lee — By an overwhelming margin of 267 votes to 148 votes, with 11 blank votes, Lee voters approved a ballot measure on May 14 that will put in motion a plan to create a new $36.7 million public-safety facility and Department of Public Works site. In December, residents...
What’s the HenHud teacher’s union hiding? Why is it endorsing school board candidates?
Regarding “HenHud teachers see a perilous future for our schools. Why doesn't our board of education?,” lohud.com, May 8:. It’s been said that sunlight is the best disinfectant, yet, when it comes to local school board elections, some key players are purportedly allergic to transparency. Case-in-point: Recent...
Upstate NY bakery foodies rave about is a James Beard Award finalist
Hudson, N.Y. — A beloved Upstate New York bakery that got its start in Manhattan is on the rise, right alongside its artisanal bread. Mel the Bakery is a finalist for a James Beard Award, a prestigious honor considered the Oscars of the food world. The Hudson bakery has been nominated for the Oustanding Bakery award and is in the running against four other bakeries.
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