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…
Lenox needs to move forward, not back
Editor’s Note: Bruce Garlow served as an assistant to former State Rep. Christopher Hodgkins, D-Lee, prior to being named town administrator for Richmond. An editorial in last week’s Berkshire Beacon…
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…
Girl 2 Girl: Keeping All Your Eggs
Seems like a funny title right? Well today is the first day of school for my girls, 3rd and 5th grade oh boy… and of course with the first day…
“School Days, School Days, Good ‘Ole’ Golden Rule Days…”
This week, as children throughout Berkshire County went back to school after the long summer vacation, my thoughts traveled back through time. It was more decades ago than I care…
Editorial: Time has come
The time has come for the town meeting members to re-visit the need for a town manager, given the circumstances of last week when the intended party reneged at the…
Region’s influence in state government and politics to grow
Western Massachusetts is poised to have considerably more influence in state government and politics in the coming months. State Sen. Stanley Rosenberg, a Democrat from Amherst, announced in late July…
Berkshire lawyer’s dogged pursuit for judgeship is unprecedented
Michael J. McCarthy is not taking no for an answer. McCarthy, a Pittsfield attorney and former city solicitor and assistant district attorney, has twice been rejected by the Governor’s Council…
Editorial: Labor Day
On the one hand, summer vacation is coming to a close this weekend for many people. The weather patterns were all over the place this summer, but many will remember…
Editorial: Verizon Switch building
When a local select board takes up an issue of a distressed property owned by a public utility, it means that the communication between the two bodies has lost contact…