The View: A real Shitty newspaper
Editor’s Note: From time to time we rely on outsiders and their view of the print industry. May be this is a wake up call not only for Lenox but…
Girl 2 Girl: Dreams & Possibilities
Let’s talk about a subject that often gets put on the back burner especially for us girls who are constantly managing the crazy, busy, monotonous, melancholy, wonderful, heartbreaking and sometimes…
Publisher’s Note: Hillcrest Cancer Center
Berkshire Health Systems is holding an open house on Wednesday, Aug. 28th from 9am to 6pm to show case the completed first phase of the new Cancer Center, which are…
From the Heart: A “Good” Obsession—-Collecting Plates
As obsessions go, collecting plates is one of the best. Collecting primarily white and blue plates is even better, although occasionally a little yellow gets in there, too. Most…
Editorial: Decisions
“Pittsfield Attorney Michael J. McCarthy should be a District Court judge,” reads the lead in a Berkshire Eagle story. Yet, we have appointments by the Governor that we agree or…
Sen. Dan Wolf’s ethics problem
State Senator Dan Wolf has a problem. The second term Democrat from Cape Cod is running for governor, but the state Ethics Commission recently ruled that he has a conflict…
Federal help for elevators and fire suppression tax credits for historic buildings in a historic district
U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) announced a plan last week aimed at preventing losses from huge fires, proposing a Congressional bill for $50,000 refundable federal tax credit for property owners…
Nixon resignation made history worth remembering
Last week was the thirty-ninth anniversary of a seminal event in United States history. On August 9, 1974, President Richard M. Nixon became the first American chief executive to step…
Change may be good
From time to time, real estate owners in the Lenox Historic District attempt to make change without regard to the historic signicance of its past. This is why we have…
Small Republican caucus in state Senate takes another hit
Even a partisan Democrat these days can’t help but feel a little sorry for the hapless Massachusetts Republican party. On Monday, state Sen. Michael Knapik, a Westfield Republican well regarded…