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Great Mountain Forest to host Nature Writing Retreat at Historic Yale Camp in Falls Village, Conn., Aug. 7 to 9

“The retreat brings people together, builds community in the forest, gets participants outside and off their screens, and uses nature sustainably to heal and inspire minds and souls,” stated Great Mountain Forest Executive Director Michael Zafros. Retreat registration closes on July 30.

Restoration of dormant school seen as critical to Housatonic village revival

The primary order of business for Conner and Nappo was to get the selectboard to write a letter of endorsement for Grayhouse's application for $75,000 on an emergency basis from the Massachusetts Historical Commission's Preservation Projects Fund.

Hopes are high in the village as old Housie Market and Cafe is bought at auction

Buyer Patrick Hollenbeck, who also chairs the Great Barrington Libraries board of trustees, said he's not sure what he wants to do with the property.

Greenagers provide 8 community garden beds at French Park

The project is just one in a series of efforts by Greenagers to teach teenagers and families sustainable farming practices and how to grow their own food.

Take that, Trump! Obamacare enrollments up statewide and in South County

Even as uncertainty looms over the Affordable Care Act and its associated programs, enrollment numbers are up, both nationwide and in Massachusetts.

‘Housie’ loses its cafe as owner Amy Hagerty heads west

"You created an incredibly vibrant and cool space for so much beyond just inventive food: nature, art, stimulating community and engaging fun.” -- Housie Market customer Kathy Lampro Adams

GE still plans to dump PCBs in the Berkshires, environmentalists warn

GE has formally objected to EPA’s final cleanup remedy, challenging the agency’s directive to transport and dispose of the PCB waste to an off-site facility.
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