The Berkshire Edge On-Air - Wednesday June 24, 2020

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. Great Barrington held its Annual Town Meeting this week, and due to the COVID19 pandemic, the annual meeting took place in the parking lot of Monument Moutnain Regional High School … with all social distancing protocols observed. One of the hottest issue before the voters was the conduct of the town police department: 
https://theberkshireedge.com/police-defunding-effort-fails-town-and-school-budgets-pass-but-great-barrington-annual-town-meeting-to-continue-thursday/

2.  Scandal in West Stockbridge: Peter Skorput, the former Fire Chief who was found to have been engaging in kickbacks, is seeking his old seat on the Selectboard:
https://theberkshireedge.com/forced-out-as-fire-chief-fined-by-state-ethics-panel-skorput-seeks-to-reclaim-seat-on-select-board/
3. Given that the cultural Berkshires are looking at much abbreviated season due to COVID19, director and actor Jim Frangione surveys how theaters and theater artists are coping and devising ways to practice their art:https://theberkshireedge.com/theater-in-the-time-of-covid-19-how-area-theaters-and-theater-artists-are-coping-during-the-pandemic/

4.  We have a fascinating profile of Susan Sellew and her Rawson Brook Farm in Monterey where she produces delicious chevre:https://theberkshireedge.com/wp-admin/post.php?action=edit&post=102145

5.  Our columnist Carole Owens has a fascinating account of how she once had to host a dinner with the Kennedys — yes, those Kennedys:https://theberkshireedge.com/connections-93/

6.  Finally, writer David Edwards, who often writs about music and Tanglewood, considers what dangers lurk along the trail.. namely, poisonous snakes:
https://theberkshireedge.com/deadly-berkshire-copperheads/