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The Great Barrington, Massachusetts selectboard says it’s considering purchasing fairgrounds that have sat rotting and unused for years just south of town center.
Acquiring the land, which previously hosted fairs and horse racing, was raised at a special meeting held virtually Wednesday night.
“We’re not getting any tax benefit from it at the moment, so there’s that. But I just think it could be a great asset to the town, said selectboard member Bill Cooke, who envisioned the site becoming a park. “I think we could also have any number of events there. We could put in a skating rink for wintertime stuff, we could put in picnic tables – that sort of thing, just a simple little park if nothing else. And clean it up and knock down some of those dangerous buildings and make it look presentable for the south end of town.”
01/14/2021
HOUSATONIC, Mass. Bruce Sherwood Barnum, age 71, died on Jan. 14, 2021, at The Landing at Laurel Lake, his
residence for the last five years.
Born on July 3, 1949, he was the son of Bethuel S. and Mildred (Snyder) Barnum.
A lifelong resident of Housatonic, Bruce attended Housatonic Elementary School, Searles Middle School, and Monument Mountain Regional High School. He worked at various supermarket chains since 1974 throughout Great Barrington.
He was a member of The Grange since 1985 and an active lifelong member of Housatonic United Methodist Church and then Alford Community Church when the churches merged.
Never one to withhold his opinion, Bruce always spoke his mind. He was an avid sports fan. The Red Sox, Celtics, Patriots, and Kentucky Basketball were always on his tv when they were winning.
STOCKBRIDGE â As budget season begins, the town plans to institute a âzero-basedâ formula for municipal spending.
That means starting from scratch instead of updating operating budget line items from the current year, Finance Committee Chairman Jay Bikofsky said during a meeting last week.
âEverything needs to be justified, as opposed to âlevel funding,â as done in the past,â he pointed out.
Town Administrator Michael Canales said that he has asked department heads to âfocus on reviewing what theyâre asking for, why theyâre asking for it, and how these numbers are calculated.â The practice has been to either ask for the same amount as the previous year, or a cost-of-living salary increase.
Police: Driver, 92, killed in two-vehicle crash in Great Barrington berkshireeagle.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from berkshireeagle.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
A Two Car Crash in GB Results In One Fatality
One woman was killed and another woman suffered injuries after
a two car crash caused massive traffic troubles on route 7,
just south of Monument Mountain Regional High School in Great Barrington, Massachusetts.
First responders were called to the scene after 2 pm on Monday afternoon at the intersection of
route 7 and Lovers Lane parallel to The Monument Mountain Reservation Parking lot. According to Great Barrington police, a 28 year old woman from Monterey was driving a 2008 Toyota Tundra pick-up truck northbound on route 7 and then collided with a 2008 Subaru Forester as that vehicle was attempting to exit from Lovers lane onto the highway.