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Praise for Leigh Davis’ leadership
Mr. Gardner’s June 30, 2024 Letter to the Editor held Leigh Davis responsible for (1) the cost to repair or build Monument Mountain High School; (2) the water delivered by private utility Housatonic Water Works; (3) MassDOT’s recent closing of the Brookside Road Bridge; (4) the collapse seven years ago of the Old Brick House (Park Street) Bridge; and (5) “don’t get me started on the libraries and roads.”
State awards Construct with $3.1 million grant for Cassilis Farm
Great Barrington — Construct Inc., the leading nonprofit provider of affordable housing and support services in the Southern Berkshires, has been awarded a $3.1 million grant from the Healey-Driscoll administration’s 2024 Affordable Housing Development program. The state funds will help construct and subsidize 11 units at Cassilis Farm, a Gilded Age estate in New Marlborough, making them affordable to families and workers at or below 60 percent of the area median income (AMI).
Frustrated fans sounding off after music fest cut short, last-minute venue change
Capulet Fest promised a three-day hard rock fest that will “have your mind blown,” according to its website. But fans are pulling out their hair Monday trying to get their money back after cancelled sets, and a last-minute venue change too. The CT Attorney General’s Office is now...
Connecticut Sweeps Select Side Tourney in NY
Part of the resurgence of HS all-star and select-side tournaments took place in late June in New York. Teams from New York, Connecticut, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, both boys and girls, converged on Glover Field in Pelham, NY for a on-day event. The idea of the tournament was to give...
From ‘General Hospital’ to the Berkshires: Carolyn Hennesy to star in GBPT’s ‘Survival of the Unfit’
Great Barrington — Great Barrington Public Theater will present the American premiere of the play “Survival of the Unfit” on Saturday, July 6, at the McConnell Theater on the campus of Bard College at Simon’s Rock. Subsequent performances will be held Thursdays through Saturdays, at 7:30 p.m., along with matinée performances at 3 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays, up until Sunday, July 21.
Following its 50th anniversary, The Bookloft looks to the community for support
Great Barrington — Shortly after celebrating its 50th anniversary in May, The Bookloft unveiled a $100,000 GoFundMe campaign to “Help Keep the Bookloft Aloft” in light of declining revenue. Giovanni Boivin, the owner of Great Barrington’s independent bookstore since late 2022, told The Berkshire Edge that while...
High Spirit Community Farm provides residential farm living for adults with intellectual disabilities
High Spirit Community Farm is a therapeutic residential and farm-based work program for adults with intellectual disabilities in Great Barrington, MA. The organization was founded back in 2014 when parents of young adults with intellectual disabilities were struggling to find placement for their children after they aged out of other residential programs in the area. At High Spirit, they were looking to build a program that “provided a community approach to care,” said Justin Roccabruna, the agency director for High Spirit Community Farm.
Renowned jazz composer Iyer to debut new work at Norfolk festival
In a Q&A, pianist Vijay Iyer ’92 talks about the inspiration for a new composition he’ll introduce at this month’s Yale-hosted Norfolk Chamber Music Festival. As a Yale College undergraduate, Vijay Iyer ’92 majored in math and physics. But unbeknownst to most of his classmates, he was also a student of music. A classically trained violinist, Iyer had by that time moved on to mastering the piano and was teaching himself how to play jazz.
West Stockbridge Celebrates 250 Years
WEST STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — On Saturday, July 6, West Stockbridge commemorates its 250th anniversary with a series of events throughout the day. Festivities begin at 10am at the Old Town Hall on Main Street with a procession, antique vehicle display, readings, and music. A family BBQ follows at noon,...
CHRO finds state agency retaliated against whistleblower
The Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities (CHRO) found that the Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) retaliated against former employee Adam Osmond by denying him an interview for a job position several years after he became a whistleblower. “Mr. Osmond established by a preponderance of evidence that DECD did not interview him for […] The post CHRO finds state agency retaliated against whistleblower appeared first on Connecticut Inside Investigator.
Overdrive Monster Truck Madness from The Goshen Stampede
The Overdrive Monster Truck Tour Madness visited The Goshen Stampede in Goshen, Connecticut, featuring the Virginia Giant and Hurricane Force performing freestyle. MonsterTruckinatorTV filmed this event. Subscribe to their YouTube Channel today.
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