The press and the art of public relations
Herein is one of those cases, where a representative of the Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) and Tanglewood comes to Pittsfield to meet with local leaders including the Berkshire Chamber of…
The bell will ring
Please pass the word of a community celebration to your associates, friends and neighbors: On this Flag Day (June 14), we will salute our town manager and honor one of our…
Remo “Ray” Del Gallo honored
Take a gentleman, a person, who cares about his city, then add in time and a bar room setting, and you get a former mayor who was honored by the…
Local resident, community supporter and self-starter plans to plea to charges of fraud
Matthew Merritt, Jr., 81, former Lenox Republican town chair, local contributor to the Lenox Library and former head of Valleyhead School, seemed to have it all. Mr. Merritt, during his…
Jane (Peters) Layton’s celebration of life
Many people come to Lenox for a visit, summer vacation and/or retirement. Lenox, this past Saturday, paid tribute to a woman who accomplished all three things, from a visit with…
Saluting Lenox firefighters
For a moment pause and wonder what would’ve happened if a passerby, Jay Baver, had not seen smoke coming from the Curtis Hotel on the night of April 11, which…
The Dakota story
There is one name that comes to mind in the on-going saga of the restaurant business that created a steakhouse in Vermont from Shelburne to Rutland to Manchester and then…
A closer look at Elm Court Estate
Elm Court, an opulent estate located in Stockbridge is poised to be turned into a high-end spa with approval from the Stockbridge voters to allow for a spa-resort. These estates…
The double disaster
As they say in life, bad news comes in three. During the last week: -A fire at the Curtis Hotel in Lenox displaced residents and caused major damage, estimated to…
Lenox’s large funerals
Editor’s Note: This is a good time to recall those special funerals that brought many people to Lenox. Within the last 34 years, Marine Lance Cpl. Roger W. Muchnick, Jr.’s…