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VOL. IV NO. 27 12/01/2023

Reader to Reader

Carole,

Your editorial is spot on!

The clean-up [of the PCBs in the Housatonic River] will create a terrible mess and risk many more lives from the disruption. It looks like they are crafting inconvenient ways to clean up that make it look better to just leave the poison where it is! How about another option, GE?

Thanks for the Ed., Ed.

Ramelle Pulitzer

Hi Carole,

First, I wanted to introduce ourselves. My husband, Mickey, and I have lived in Stockbridge for the past 2 years. We have 6 children, ages 1 to 21. We’ve been in the Berkshires for 11 years, and we moved up from North Egremont (and currently live in the house formerly owned by former selectman Chris Irsfeld). 

Thank you for your Stockbridge Updates!

I have a little submission, if you publish this type of thing: our 15-year-old daughter, Leah, will be in the upcoming performances of A Christmas Carol, put on by the Berkshire Theatre Group at the Unicorn Theatre starting December 7. Her role is that of “the Vocalist,” and she’s the understudy for several female roles. Anyway, I just wanted to share that since I think she might be the only cast member from Stockbridge!

Thanks again, Elisa Kammeyer

To the editor:

I would like to thank Kate and Hans Morris for their generous donation of land to help us invest in housing solutions.

Morris envisioned, “a very beautiful addition to the community and an end result where the units are affordable, for example, to employees of the town, schoolteachers and others who want to and deserve to live in the community.”

The Morris family brings even more to the table than you might realize. They’ve actually done this before, having built affordable housing in cities like St. Louis and New York City for example. There are so many skills we all can bring to bear when we work together with a common cause. Keep it up Stockbridge!

This is a great example of how we can move the needle with a shared vision, by rolling up our sleeves, figuring out what needs to be done, doing the hard work to get it done, and together making progress. This is a great community with great people who step up and step forward.

Patrick White

“Golden Rule” by Norman Rockwell on display at NRM. Photo: Patrick White

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