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Blacklisted during the release of The Brave One, Dalton Trumbo (seated) finally received the best story Oscar from Walter Mirisch in 1975, 18 years after the ceremony, in recognition that he was the film's real author — a fact some still dispute. Courtesy of AMPAS by Gary Baum, Scott Feinberg April 21, 2021, 6:45am PDT How Robert Rich's 1957 story win for the film (despite the fact that he didn't write a word) kicked off one of Hollywood's most intriguing credit battles — and why it remains unsolved. On May 15, 1975, Dalton Trumbo was vindicated. One of Hollywood's top screenwriters...

  "There are certain sections of the budget that will be discussed, and we will dig down in the weeds of those departments," Town Administrator Jay Green said. "But tonight we are going through the budget overview so you all will have a sense of what the economics look like for fiscal 22."   The meeting was held in the Memorial Building's gymnasium. Everyone was spread out 3 feet from each other and masks were required.   Green presented the $16.5 million fiscal 2022 budget and took some time to discuss the levy limit and the estimated tax rate. He said Adams will be left with ...

ADAMS There are three candidates for two open Select Board seats to be decided at the May 3 town election. ¶ They are incumbent John Duval, and challengers Howard Rosenberg and Donald Sommer. John Duval Duval is seeking his fourth term on the Select Board, having served on it for the past nine years. He previously served on the School Committee for 17 years, and is the vice chairman of the Berkshire Regional Planning Commission. “I really enjoy working with the Select Board and town residents to make Adams a better town,” Duval said. He said the main challenge that the town faces...

Raise your own cow Having tasted vineyard ownership, Nock began discussions with Deaker and Thomson about buying land in Otago with the potential to produce truly great wines. Land near Lake Wanaka was generating buzz and so the three decided to drive around the area scouting for empty blocks. Nock ultimately purchased just under five hectares of farmland, a small enough plot to avoid the need for Overseas Investment Office approval, which he planted in 2020 with roughly equal portions of pinot noir and chardonnay. He chose chardonnay based on a prediction from Jancis Robinson MW that New Zea...

  Incumbent John Duval has returned papers along with former member of the board Donald Sommer and newcomer Howard Jay Rosenberg. The deadline for nomination papers was Monday at 5 p.m.   Duval is seeking a fourth three-year. The second three-year seat is open and had been held by James Bush, who died in 2020. The Selectmen decided against appointing a replacement to finish out the last year of Bush's term.   All other open positions will be filled by incumbents running unopposed except for Paula Wheeler, who is running for the open assessor position unopposed.   No papers...