The Berkshire Edge On-Air - Wednesday February 2, 2022

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. Good news/bad news from the regional school district: COVID cases down, but the pipes burst:
https://theberkshireedge.com/good-news-and-bad-for-berkshire-hills-covid-cases-down-but-pipes-burst/

2. The state DEP has found the privately owned Housatonic Water Works, providing water to the village of Housatonic, to have conducted an inadequate analysis of contamination in the water system: 
https://theberkshireedge.com/massdep-deems-housatonic-water-works-analysis-of-cancer-causing-contaminant-inadequate/

3. The Great Barrington Community Preservation Committee has awarded a record $1.1 million to nine projects in the town:https://theberkshireedge.com/great-barrington-community-preservation-panel-awards-record-1-2-million/

4. Vestiges of grandeur…. Artist Hunt Slonem to restore Searles Castle:
https://theberkshireedge.com/vestiges-of-grandeur-artist-hunt-slonem-aims-to-restore-searles-castle-as-a-private-residence/

5.  Plans move forward to install a statue of Great Barrington native son W.E.B. Du Bois, the great civil rights leader, in front of the Mason Library in Great Barrington — a project that has been stalled for many years:
https://theberkshireedge.com/plans-for-du-bois-statue-expand-to-include-gathering-place-for-the-community/