Editorial: Lenox Parking
One sure way to turn-off tourists and their families is to issue a parking ticket without a series of posted warning signs of limited parking to two hours. If Lenox…
Girl 2 Girl: L-O-V-E
Are you unable able to sleep, eat, concentrate and can’t go about your daily routine with out thinking about that one person a zillion times? Is your mind a blur,…
Editorial: No retail in Pittsfield industrial park
The $30 million Waterstone Retail Commercial Development proposed for a section of the William Stanley Business Park by a Needham developer is not the answer for an industrial setting. General…
Return of the tolls
For the past several weeks there’s been a battle between the governor and Legislature over tolls on the Massachusetts Turnpike. Specifically, the tolls from Weston to West Stockbridge were the…
A follow on the subject of prostate cancer, by our own editor & publisher.
George C. Jordan III speaks about cancer-the diagnosis and the treatment in his own words. The news of cancer admittedly did not sit well. I probably was like a…
Editorial: Timing
When a businessman comes to town, he has a plan for its location, items for sale, hours to be opened and a support staff to ensure that the public is…
Top 10 Beacon moments
If you know me well, you know there’s nothing I love more than a good list. To mark the end of my (nearly) two years at The Berkshire Beacon, I’ve…
Girl 2 Girl: As we age
Is summer really half over? It seems it just begun. As we age our bodies begin to wear and what was once thought to be invincible (our super hero image…
‘Twenty Feet from Stardom’ hits the right notes
The documentary 20 Feet from Stardom, which wowed the audience at this year’s Berkshire International Film Festival, is now playing at theaters throughout the county. The film, directed by Morgan…
Berkshire County and Adams Retirement Systems score well
Public employees in two local retirement systems should feel pretty good about their pensions according to a recent report by the Pioneer Institute, a Boston-based research firm. Pioneer has recently…