Two strong candidates for Governor
Two of the biggest names in Massachusetts politics recently entered the contest for governor and one looks like he’s learned from a previous race he lost. The other still needs…
IS183’s upcoming art happenings
STOCKBRIDGE, MA—Dive into the arts at one or all of IS183’s upcoming art happenings this fall! This October, IS183 is hosting three events in 3 days that will inspire and…
NATIONAL GRID OFFERS TIPS FOR EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
Western MA has experienced unprecedented severe weather events over the last several years. National Grid (NG) reminds customers to plan ahead, be prepared, and stay safe in the event of…
The View: The Verizon Switch Building
“When the Town looks good, it will always have a positive affect on tourists.” So says Ralph Petillo, Lenox Chamber of Commerce executive in response to the new paint job…
Massachusetts Broadband 123 Director’s Corner
Massachusetts Broadband 123 Director’s Corner By Judith Dumont As summer winds down and we enter the beautiful fall in New England, we are very excited that several towns are…
Editorial: Miley Cyrus’s twerk
On the entertainment scene, it was Miley Cyrus at the MTV Video Music Awards last month that set the tone with her “twerking” and sticking out her tongue to the…
Editorial: Summertime
We know that summertime and living is easy applies to Berkshire County especially to Lee, Lenox, Stockbridge and West Stockbridge. We might even say it about Great Barrington and North…
The View: Tolls and Speed
Western Massachusetts people may be getting bit on one hand with a toll increase and on the other hand a proposed increase of 5 Miles per hour (MPH) on The…
Mass Gov. kills computer tax
Gov. Deval L. Patrick said he no longer supports a controversial new computer software services tax that has raised issues of opposition from the state’s technology community and spawned numerous…
The View: What’s in a name? Smitty’s snafu by United Healthcare Workers
Recently Berkshire County was swamped with a postal card mailing from United Healthcare Workers-East (1199SEIU Massachusetts) of 150 Mt. Vernon St., S-300-POL, Dorchester, MA. Normally one gets these double-sided political…