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Family Flight Lab
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (120+ words) The Berkshire Edge News and Ideas Worth Sharing Meet a real stealth fighter pilot this Memorial Day weekend! Prepare for takeoff! Kids (and their adult co-pilots) will spread their wings and hit the heights at AMP's first-ever " " "! This day will…...
Miss Hall's School leadership failed its students and must step down
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (216+ words) Editor's Note: The following is a letter addressed to Julia Heaton, Nancy Gustafson Ault, and the Miss Hall's School Board of Trustees. To Julia Heaton, Nancy Gustafson Ault, and The Board of Trustees to Miss Hall's School, Sadly, Matthew Ruttledge…...
Otis Library provides update on new library project during community meeting
2+ week, 1+ day ago (261+ words) On Tuesday, May 19, voters will decide whether or not to approve these funds at the annual town meeting. It will appear on the warrant as "Article X: New Library Construction Project." Thibault opened the meeting by explaining why there is a…...
Monument Mountain Regional High School Ranks Among Top 15 in Massachusetts" Advanced Placement Performance
2+ week, 2+ day ago (392+ words) This report proves that when you pair high expectations with real support, world-class results follow for every student," said Berkshire Hills Regional School District Superintendent Peter Dillon. These results speak to the dedication of our students, the expertise of our…...
To the residents and taxpayers of Great Barrington: a note of gratitude
2+ week, 3+ day ago (602+ words) theberkshireedge. com News and Ideas Worth Sharing To the residents and taxpayers of Great Barrington: a note of gratitude How were these three institutions foundational to my career? Let's start with Mason Library. Each week, I would walk to the…...
Southern Berkshire Regional School District's budget may not be ready for town meetings
3+ week, 1+ day ago (239+ words) The Berkshire Edge News and Ideas Worth Sharing Southern Berkshire Regional School District's budget may not be ready for town meetings Here is another meeting about Southern Berkshire School District (SBRSD) trying to come up with a budget, and time…...
Southern Berkshire Regional School District still working to formulate its fiscal 2027 budget
3+ week, 2+ day ago (348+ words) While members of the committee and school officials attended the April 1 meeting, which was held at the school district's administrative office, Ricca clarified that the gathering was "not an official meeting, so nothing needs to be warned or adjourned." An…...
We're all in this together so that children get educated: Seth Lewis Levin to become principal of W. E. B. Du Bois Regional Middle School on July 1
3+ week, 3+ day ago (1046+ words) Shaw Israel Izikson is Managing Editor for The Berkshire Edge. Izikson is an award-winning journalist, editor, and photographer from Baltimore, Maryland. He was the winner of the 2015 New England Better Newspaper competition in editorial writing. Izikson is the former editor…...
BUSINESS MONDAY: Spotlight on the Ninja Fit Playground by Neighborhood Ninjas'coming to Lee this summer
3+ week, 6+ day ago (255+ words) A new kind of playground is coming to Lee'one where Berkshire residents of all ages can build strength, improve health, and connect through shared challenges. This fun, safe, obstacle playground will be the first of its kind in Western Massachusetts....
Clarifying the record on the Southern Berkshire Regional School Committee
4+ week, 1+ day ago (391+ words) The Berkshire Edge News and Ideas Worth Sharing Clarifying the record on the Southern Berkshire Regional School Committee As former chair of the Southern Berkshire Regional School District, I can clarify some misunderstandings Mr. Dumont put forward in his recent…...