GREAT BARRINGTON â As pot shops bloom in a legal landscape, so might problems.
But there is a tariff on recreational cannabis that state and local officials hope will counter them called Community Impact Funds â one that already has amounted to $1.7 million in town revenue from Theory Wellness.
Now, $185,000 of that fund money can be spent, and the town is giving it to four local organizations and the school district to help prevent or solve any fallout from legal pot. That amount represents the companyâs first-quarter fee to the town, after opening in January 2019.
On Monday, the Select Board announced the recipients of the Community Impact Fund program, after a committee made the decision:
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Two Car Accident In Great Barrington Under Investigation
Police and emergency crews were kept busy yesterday afternoon. Route 7 from Monument Valley Road to just beyond Lover’s Lane was closed to through traffic for five hours, and all vehicles were detoured while police worked the scene of a two-car crash just south of Monument Mountain Regional High School Monday afternoon.
The Berkshire Eagle reports that About 2 p.m., Great Barrington first responders were sent to Route 7 and Lover’s Lane, near the Monument Mountain Reservation parking lot, for a report of a serious crash.
Great Barrington Police say a 28-year-old Monterey woman driving a 2008 Toyota Tundra pickup was traveling north on Route 7 and collided with a 2008 Subaru Forrester whose driver was trying to exit Lover’s Lane onto the highway.
BECKET â Itâs Christmas in the year of COVID. But, even a devastating pandemic that has claimed thousands of lives isnât enough to dull the level of enthusiasm that these loyal customers look forward to every holiday season.
Each year, these customers wait in joyous anticipation to receive a package mailed from the Berkshires that contains The Dolphin Studio Calendar.
Each 12-inch-by-24-inch calendar includes 13 hand-printed silk-screen designs â one for each month, plus the cover. Every page is a hand-printed color print in a variety of designs. This year, the calendar has reached a significant milestone. It first was printed 50 years ago, in 1970.
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