12+ hour, 39+ min ago   (1201+ words) Howard Lieberman is a local musician, writer, and lapsed tech guy who moved full-time to the Berkshires ten years ago. An entrepreneur, teacher, and speaker, he previously worked in sound at Bose and Apple, studied acoustics at MIT, and, most…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (1716+ words) I don’t know about you, but I’ve got a bad feeling about this, our latest war. Frankly, I don’t think many Americans understand exactly how crazy this one actually is or how absolutely bonkers it is for us to be…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (572+ words) The question on everyone’s mind—well, at least my mind—is what will the court determine Great Barrington should pay to take over Housatonic Water Works (HWW)? Fortunately for Great Barrington, the willing-seller question is no longer relevant. HWW’s charter…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (309+ words) Founded in 2003, ViM provides free medical, dental, behavioral health, therapeutic, and other services to residents who are ineligible for health insurance. According to its website, the organization has 170 clinical and nonclinical volunteers. This year, the panel discussion will take place…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (570+ words) Sometimes the things we see every day have a story behind them. For me, the new flagpole in front of the Stockbridge Town Offices will always have a story connected to Keith Raftery. A few years ago, the Town of…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (322+ words) It’s a busy morning on a local farm. The harvest crew members in the field carry bins that fit exactly 20 bunches of kale. With practiced motions, they harvest the mature leaves from each plant, neatly wrap each bunch with a…...

5+ day, 10+ hour ago   (461+ words) We can handle the truth Breasted repeatedly asked why the lawsuit’s existence was withheld. Hartsgrove repeatedly fumbled in response. While the legal strategy in defending a lawsuit is likely privileged, the existence of a lawsuit is not. The fact that…...

5+ day, 11+ hour ago   (150+ words) Lee — The Voices of Freedom, a celebration of diversity, culture, and America’s Semiquincentennial, was held on Sunday, August 30. The event included storytelling, music, food, and dancing at both the church and at the Town Green. “America is celebrating its 250th anniversary,…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (449+ words) Shaw Israel Izikson is Managing Editor for The Berkshire Edge. Izikson is an award-winning journalist, editor, and photographer from Baltimore, Maryland. He was the winner of the 2015 New England Better Newspaper competition in editorial writing. Izikson is the former editor…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (562+ words) The Berkshire Edge News and Ideas Worth Sharing LEONARD QUART: My hobbling days Today I am getting my blood drawn at the local New York University clinic. It means that I must walk more than usual. Today the 10 blocks I…...