Issue: November 2017
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Changing course on pot
In Vermont, medical marijuana faces risks in push for broader legalization Mike Di Tomasso, Matt Lavallee, Chris Williams and Chris Motyka are among about 50 employees of Champlain Valley Dispensary and Southern Vermont Wellness, which operate Vermont’s largest legal marijuana-growing facility and supply medical marijuana dispensaries in Burlington and Brattleboro. Courtesy photo Jessica Sipe By read more
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Bakery’s mission: Gluten-free that’s good
Quest for better bread gives rise to storefront, cafe MaryAnna O’Donnell and Jeanne Daley show off some of the baked goods they sell at Saratoga Gluten Free Goods, their year-old bakery and cafe in Schuylerville. Joan K. Lentini photo By STACEY MORRISContributing writer SCHUYLERVILLE, N.Y. On a recent Monday morning, Jeanne Daley and MaryAnna read more
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Community radio aims to rise again
Backers seek ‘reboot’ for low-power FM Berkshires station After closing its studio in 2015, WBCR-LP consolidated its remaining equipment near its transmitter atop Fairview Hospital in Great Barrington. Its backers now hope to revitalize the local radio station. John Townes photo By JOHN TOWNESContributing writer GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. For much of the first decade read more
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Election 2017
Here are ballot questions and candidates for major local races in the Nov. 7 general election in New York and Massachusetts. A brief summary follows the candidate list for each county. MASSACHUSETTS BERKSHIRE COUNTY State representative — First Berkshire DistrictJohn Barrett III (D)Christine M. Canning (R) North Adams mayorThomas BernardRobert Moulton Jr. The state read more
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Visible world, refracted through inner life
Vermont artist draws fans for abstract works with a sense of place The artist Dona Mara has built a loyal local following for her work since moving to Rupert, Vt., in 2003 and has participated in dozens of area shows in over the past decade. Courtesy photo /Steven Schlussel By TELLY HALKIASContributing writer RUPERT, read more
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To save the museum, call off the auction
As this issue goes to press, the Berkshire Museum is in court defending its plan to sell off 40 works of art from its collection, beginning with a series of auctions scheduled this month at Sotheby’s in Manhattan. The museum’s opponents in this legal tussle, including three sons of Norman Rockwell and lawyers from the read more
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State joins effort to block Berkshire Museum art sale
The Massachusetts attorney general’s office has joined a court battle to block the start this month of the planned auction of 40 works of art from the Berkshire Museum’s collection. In a legal papers filed last month in Berkshire Superior Court, the office of Attorney General Maura Healey joined an effort by three sons of read more