11/21/2023 0 Comments Berkshire edge editorialsFinally, we have part 2 of our series on the history and current status of the Great Barrington Airport that has come under fire from newly arrived second home residents disturbed by the flight activity:ġ. The Berkshire Pride Festival is returning in June in Pittsfield, with a parade and a community celebration at the Common Park:ĥ. In north Berkshire County John Pitroff has organized Second Chance Composting, collecting surplus food scraps and organic matter, to create a community compost site for gardeners:Ĥ. The discussions over next year’s Berkshire Regional School District budget have begun with the district’s staff making a request for a full-time librarian at Muddy Brook Elementary School:ģ. We have a preview of the Tanglewood summer concerts and events - a schedule which our music writer David Edwards says is extraordinary, in his words, "Unconventional, subversive … exhilarating, hypnotizing, and intensely human”Ģ. Here are a few stories from the Edge this week:ġ. This chapter is written by Dan Tawczynski, who runs Taft: Farms and is a published author as well And finally, we should mention that we’ve just published the fourth chapter of our serial novel, “Artificial Insanity,” each chapter written by a different author. Meanwhile, the saga of the moribund Housatonic Water Works continues,ĥ. The Great Barrington Selectboard is also examining programs that will support affordable housing - in a community whose real estate values have become increasingly unaffordable:Ĥ. Meanwhile, in a multipart series our investigative writer Bill Shein has been examining the airport operations, and asking just how busy - and essential - the airport actually is:ģ. The controversy over the Great Barrington Airport continues, with the Selectboard hosting a crowded public hearing:Ģ. This column is devoted to poetry, and the author William Perry reminds us that the best Broadway lyricists should certainly be considered poets.ġ. This past Sunday we posted the third in a series of salutes to Broadway lyricists in our Anyone for Tennyson column. We’re all hoping it will stay the same as before.ĥ. The legendary Dream Away Lodge in Becket has reopened under new ownership after being closed for almost three years. An activist group rallied at Park Square in Pittsfield for a better future for Western Massachusetts:Ĥ. Bill Shein, ever with his eye on the Great Barrington Airport, has written part 7 of his series examining the operations of this historic - and controversial - feature of South Berkshire County:ģ. Our feature writer Hannah Van Sickle has written a look at student film makers producing films on local, tough social issues:Ģ. Guided by respected journalistic standards, the principle of fairness, the quest for truth, a commitment to social, economic and environmental justice, and an abiding admiration for the independent spirit of the Berkshires, The Berkshire Edge offers in-depth local news reports and features, perspectives on the arts, wide-ranging commentary, and a comprehensive calendar of events – all written, illustrated, and, in some cases performed, with wit, intelligence, insight and humor.ġ.
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