Kameron Spaulding and I — both of The Berkshire Record — spend the full half hour with Karen Christensen. Karen is a founding member of both GB21 and The Train Campaign. We had a wide-ranging discussion abut the sustainability of the Berkshire Hills Regional School District and also about recent developments in Connecticut that affect The Train Campaign’s efforts to… Read More
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For The Record – Episode 14
Kameron Spaulding and I talk about this week’s top stories in The Berkshire Record, including the grim proposed Berkshire Hills Regional School District budget, signs of optimism in the tiny but embattled Monterey police department and the recently announced return of the Great Barrington Farmers Market to downtown from the fairgrounds. Also on the agenda is an abandoned solar… Read More
Selectman Blechman’s Journalism Class
Of course, it is standard journalistic practice to confront public officials with rumors and ask them to confirm or deny. You would think Blechman, who brags about being a graduate of the Columbia J School “with honors,” would know that.
For The Record – Episode 13
Kameron Spaulding and I have a freewheeling discussion about this week’s top stories in The Berkshire Record, including a controversial petition presented to the embattled Berkshire Hills Regional School District, a major road salt shortage affecting Berkshire County, the continuing troubles of the Monterey Police Department and a rally for passenger rail service in Connecticut that could… Read More
For The Record – Episode 12
Kameron Spaulding and I talk about this week’s top stories in The Berkshire Record, including the blizzard that never was (#Smowmageddon2015), big tensions in the tiny Monterey police department and an initiative in Connecticut that could have implications for the return of passenger rail from NYC to the Berkshires. Also on the agenda is the ongoing clear-cutting… Read More
For The Record – Episode 11
Kameron Spaulding and I of the The Berkshire Record interview a special guest: blogger and educator Dan Valenti. A Pittsfield native, Dan now lives in Stockbridge and is outspoken on a number of issues, including Pittsfield city politics and school construction projects such as the proposed $115-million new Taconic High School in Pittsfield, the failed $51 million project for the Berkshire Hills Regional… Read More
For The Record – Episode 10
Kameron Spaulding and I talk about this week’s top stories in The Berkshire Record, including the controversial Elm Court development project in Lenox and Stockbridge, and the latest on the confusion surrounding the Mount Everett Regional School repair project in Sheffield. Also on the docket is the clear-cutting saga on Long Pond in Great Barrington and how public… Read More
For The Record – Episode 9
Kameron Spaulding and I talk about this week’s top stories in The Berkshire Record, including pricey repairs to Mount Everett Regional School in Sheffield, where price seems to climb by the week. Also on the agenda is the status of the Elm Court development project, which is mostly in Stockbridge. Our story this week focuses… Read More
For The Record – Year In Review 2014
Kameron Spaulding and I have a bull session about this year’s top stories in The Berkshire Record. There is so much to talk about that we ran a few minutes over our half hour spot. There is a historic bank robbery, a big school reconstruction proposition that failed, a river that will be disrupted by a huge dredging… Read More
For The Record – Episode 7
Kameron Spaulding and I talk about this week’s top stories in The Berkshire Record, including as much as $3.4 million in repairs needed at Monument Mountain Regional High School, former Lee police chief Joe Buffis refusing a plea bargain with federal prosecutors and a pair of public figures in Egremont duking it out verbally at a… Read More