The staff at Cafe Perspectivo -- Lulu and Hershey's creative coffeehouse -- has invented startling new ways of perceiving the world with sound... you could call it a blue-tooth glass armonica. Ben Franklin would have loved this!
In his letter to the editor, Dick Solar writes: "As a 40-year resident of Great Barrington, I think about development and change long and hard, and this is an opportunity to improve the town."
In his letter to the editor, Stephen McAlister writes: "What’s at stake here is the integrity of a New England town meeting, the most direct form of democracy on the planet."
In his letter to the editor, Carl Stewart of Alford writes: "There is a specific statute that deals with the liability of towns for damage caused by improperly maintained roads; it is MGL, chapter 84, section 15. (MGL is the General Laws of Massachusetts.)"
Oh NO!! Lulu and Hershey have come up with the scariest Hallowe'en creation ever! Even Bram Stoker, even Mary Shelley would shiver before this hobgoblin.
It's time to reinvent ourselves and think about a Berkshires for the next generation. We need to envision a Berkshires for the generation yet to be born.
The silver lining of this autumn of our discontent is that the streets and proverbial water coolers of Great Barrington are suddenly buzzing with neighbors newly engaged with the civic life of our town.
In his letter to the editor, Andy Moro of Housatonic writes: “The naysayers can't stand someone living the American dream proposing to develop an eyesore into something that will benefit the town.”
In his letter to the editor, Chip Elitzer of Great Barrington writes, of the Main Street reconstruction project: “The new, overpowering array of tall, cobra-headed street lights is not mandated by the DOT, nor is the intensity of the illumination."
In his letter to the editor, Patrick Fennell writes: “It is time to end this nightmare and embrace a positive change and a chance to upgrade Bridge Street and give the community a positive shot in the arm.”