Who should market Lenox?
Selectman John McNinch is right. During the most recent Lenox Board of Selectmen meeting, he spoke out against the constant stream of marketing proposals filling the agenda at recent meetings. “This [the…
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…
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…
Race in American politics
The election is next Tuesday. That is not news. What is news is the appearance this presidential race is not about the ability of the incumbent vs. a former governor,…
Our Berkshire Beacon debate and the raising of the bell
The more I go to the Lenox Library, the more I think how fortunate this community is in having a public library geared to its citizens and a place for…
Good to be home
The clouds of life are forming; there may be one or two turns as one goes forward. There is sunlight before the end of the tunnel of life. Thus, it is…
For George
Last Friday, The Berkshire Beacon’s Owner and Editor, George C. Jordan III, suffered a minor heart attack. George is stable now and recovering, and our thoughts and prayers are with him…
Newspapers can protect democracy
This newspaper, like all others, is custom-made for you. The hours at board meetings, school concerts and writing profiles of candidates are all things done for you. The local newspaper…
The Berkshire Beacon to sponsor 4th District Representative debate
Politics may seem to be usual on the national level as well as the state level with Elizabeth (Herring) Warren and Scott P. Brown (R-Mass.) debating for the U.S. Senate seat formerly…
Beacon Cinema search
In last week’s Berkshire Beacon edition, our reporter Bera B. Dunau wrote about the Beacon Cinema’s search of some of its patrons for items not sold within the building from…