Perhaps one lesson to be gleaned from all this is how accepting so many people were of Epstein's largess and friendship after they knew who and what he was.
I was well impressed by the rigor and intelligence of Mr. Geiler’s comments and questions, as well as by the focus and clarity of CPC Chair Karen Smith’s facilitation of the meeting.
Moving forward, it is essential that we highlight both the businesses that truly honor our community and those whose current practices leave much to be desired.
When I was about 10 years old, I announced to my family that I would take a saw and cut down one of the evergreens in Osceola Park to bring home as a Christmas tree.
The Parties have determined that the current state of affairs, with Good Drivers behaving abusively and the Bad Drivers causing undue delays and accidents, is unsustainable.
After a decade of drifting away from truth, facts, and logic, now in the 2025 holiday season, there may be something worth mentioning, a belief that also crosses party lines.
I grew up in an observant home, and there is no question that Chanukah is a perfectly wonderful holiday. I celebrate it annually with my eight-tiny-reindeer menorah and a plate of latkes, but really, it just cannot hold a candle—or eight candles—to Christmas.
Trump chooses to double down on every policy or decision he makes, regardless of how unpopular they may be. This should cause red lights to flash and sirens to blare over why he is acting this way.
Great Barrington Library Fund board member Frederica Sigel's defense is akin to noting that the Titanic was making record time—right up until the moment it wasn’t.
This year’s Community Preservation Plan states that the CPC will give historic preservation priority to Town-owned properties. Isn’t the possibility of securing a generous MBLC grant the perfect time for Great Barrington’s only municipal building on the National Register of Historic Places to seize the moment?
