The library and the bell
Christmas came early for the Lenox Library in the form of a check for $2,000 from the board of selectmen to raise the bell at the library. W. David Roche,…
Reflections on Lenox’s Mark E. Huber
Sometimes one wonders how they got into a conversation with a person? In this case, it was at the Olde Heritage Tavern on a given day, probably a Friday afternoon.…
Lenox town budgets
Costs vs. revenue generated yearly either causes real estate taxes to increase or decrease. Yes, in Lenox we pay money for water/sewer, rubbish collection, community preservation and license fees from…
L.L.Bean was once a small store
Between Black Friday and Cyber Monday is a day dedicated to supporting small businesses nationwide. Last year, more than 100 million people came together to “Shop Small” in their communities…
Expansion of the Kennedy Park parking area
Once in a while something good can come from an error in judgment, in this case allowing the building of the Belvedere by town officials. Sometimes the town officials can’t…
Lots of things to be grateful for
Thanksgiving is a special time of year for all of us to rejoice and count our blessings and be thankful with family and friends. I am thankful for several things…
Sandwich boards out-of-hand
Like anything else, the issue of sandwich board signs in the Lenox Historic District has gotten out-of-hand. Any time you put the onus on the retailer, the retailer oversteps, creating…
Joseph W. Mooney, Jr., a newsman’s editor
Joseph W. Mooney, Jr. could have played Ben Bradlee in All the President’s Men, he could have been an editor-at-large for Newhouse Publications, but in reality he was the editor…
Pittsfield Kiwanis Club hosts “Stuff-A-Bus”
PITTSFIELD – A collection of school supplies was collected by the Pittsfield Kiwanis Clubs during its first annual “Stuff-A-Bus” event in the Wal-Mart parking lot. Kiwanis President Andrea E. Bacchi…
The debate and the bell
Many thanks to the 70-plus people who turned out for The Berkshire Beacon-sponsored debate last Wednesday between William “Smitty” Pignatelli (D-Lenox) and Lee Scott Laugenour of the Green-Rainbow Party. It…