While other towns in south Berkshire have adopted STR bylaws, none are as discriminatory as the ones being proposed in Egremont, which create classes of property owners and unfairly favor the haves over the have-nots.
A fair town is an inclusive town and safeguards the community and its families. The current short-term rental bylaw proposal falls short in several key areas.
On Saturday, July 4, I will be joining South County Resistance from 11 a.m. to noon in front of Great Barrington Town Hall to celebrate our nation’s core values of freedom, equality, justice, and representative democracy.
The housing crisis will not be solved by conversation alone. We need institutions and community leaders willing to actively engage with unconventional but viable local solutions.
Many have expressed a desire to better understand what cannabis is, what it isn't, and where it may or may not fit into modern wellness and healthcare. That is why I am excited to welcome Dr. Peter Grinspoon to Great Barrington on June 30 for a community conversation about aging and cannabis.
As the nation enters an era of fiscal dominance, school districts and town governments may need to act now to rebuild public trust—or risk losing the ability to pass a Proposition 2½ override when they need it most.
After 53 years without a championship, Knicks fans weren't just hungry for a title — they were chasing something more profound: transcendence. This spring, the team finally delivered it.
Thousands are dead, costs are climbing into the hundreds of billions, and Israel isn't even a party to the agreement. It's time we start asking why we went to war at all.
"Across America, Democrats, Republicans and independents alike must unite to reject Trump’s corruption and ICE’s lawlessness," said U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin.
This season, when the Knicks are finally champions after 53 long years and have come to embody (even for the moment to unify) New York City, has been a special one for all the team’s fans, myself included.
Now that state lands are poised to assume an even greater role in achieving the governor’s green energy goals, it’s time to stop pretending that acres in the east are more valuable than those in the west by adopting uniform PILOT payments statewide.
