The Berkshire Eagle

Great Barrington lowered its tax rate, but bills will increase as home values rise

The tax rate in Great Barrington is once again down, but as home values continue to go up, residents will still be paying ...
The Berkshire Eagle

Housing secretary tours Berkshires, hears calls for funding and code reforms

State Rep. Leigh Davis hosted Ed Augustus — secretary for the Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities — local ...
MassLive

Great Barrington cannabis shops bring $6M lawsuit against town

In the Berkshires, three cannabis dispensaries sued the town of Great Barrington this week for nearly $6 million, accusing local officials of improperly collecting fees from the shops for years.
WAMC

Great Barrington voters to gather for first town meeting since controversial “Gender Queer” police search, launch of multi-million dollar cannabis lawsuit

The 2023 Great Barrington Town Meeting inside Monument Mountain Regional High School. BANNON: If you look at the town warrant this year, the spending is good- It's normal what it is. The problem is ...
WAMC

Great Barrington special town meeting Thursday will hear arguments for, against buying the troubled Housatonic Water Works

Great Barrington, Massachusetts is holding a special town meeting tonight to decide on two citizens petitions aimed at addressing longstanding water quality issues in the community. The crux of the ...
WNYT NewsChannel 13

Great Barrington seeks to dismiss ex-teacher’s lawsuit over controversial book

The town of Great Barrington is asking a federal court to dismiss a former teacher’s lawsuit over what was an alleged false claim of an inappropriate book in the classroom. The former teacher sued ...
MassLive

Town vote paves the way for new uses for closing Western Mass. college

After some back and forth, the town of Great Barrington passed a zoning proposal at a Saturday Town Meeting to add additional zoning to the closing Bard College at Simon’s Rock campus. While the ...