The Berkshire Edge On-Air - Wednesday April 28, 2021

The Berkshire Edge LLC is a locally owned, regional publication. Our goal is to provide – regularly and in depth – content that truly reflects the life, interests and aspirations of this unusually rich and vibrant community.

Guided by respected journalistic standards, the principle of fairness, the quest for truth, a commitment to social, economic and environmental justice, and an abiding admiration for the independent spirit of the Berkshires, The Berkshire Edge offers in-depth local news reports and features, perspectives on the arts, wide-ranging commentary, and a comprehensive calendar of events – all written, illustrated, and, in some cases performed, with wit, intelligence, insight and humor.

1. In Great Barrington’s annual town election, there’s only one contested race:

https://theberkshireedge.com/only-one-contested-race-on-the-ballot-for-great-barringtons-annual-town-election/

2. Mickey Friedman, our observer and analyst of the cleanup of toxins from the Housatonic River watershed, has written an analysis of the status of the 20-year campaign to remove PCB’s from the Housatonic River watershed — and this includes Connecticut as well. The verdict is that the EPA’s cleanup is arbitrary and capricious:

https://theberkshireedge.com/a-cleanup-thats-arbitrary-and-capricious/

3. Egremont is the latest rural Berkshire town to adopt a plan to bring high-speed Internet access to its citizenry:

https://theberkshireedge.com/egremont-officials-sign-broadband-pact-to-light-up-unserved-areas-of-town/

4. And of course we can’t go a week without reaffirming the fight against the COVID19 pandemic and the value of vaccines. Dr. Christopher Sproul of the Community Health Program assures Berkshire residents that vaccine is safe:

https://theberkshireedge.com/why-we-can-be-confident-in-a-fast-tracked-covid-19-vaccine/

5. And from our agriculture desk comes a story about how Berkshire farmers have adapted to pandemic conditions:

https://theberkshireedge.com/one-year-later-how-berkshire-farmers-adapted-to-the-pandemic/