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1. Berkshire Hills Regional School District to borrow $1.5 milli0n to study reconstruction of Monument Mountain Regional High School: https://theberkshireedge.com/berkshire-hills-to-borrow-1-5-million-to-study-reconstruction-of-monument-high-school/
2. For our Edge subscribers Sheela Clary will conduct an Edge-sponsored online interview with New York Times’ Supreme Court reporter Linda Greenhouse discussing her new book, “Justice on the Brink” and other topics:
3. Public transit in the Berkshires may shrink.. Berkshire Regional Transportation Authority proposes to cut service by 50 percent in South Berkshire County:
4. The Berkshires are welcoming refugees. The Jewish Family Service is helping to resettle afghan refugees; https://theberkshireedge.com/a-warm-welcome-jewish-family-service-resettles-afghan-refugees-into-berkshire-community/
5. U.S. Senate panel proposes to name a federal fellowship program after Sheffield native Samya Stumo who died three years ago in the crash of Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 MAX-8: https://theberkshireedge.com/senate-panel-pushes-legislation-to-rename-key-fellowship-program-after-samya-stumo/
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