Guest Column: An Honor to Serve

As I reflect on the past 22 years serving as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, I do so with immense pride and gratitude.

Op-Ed: If Trump Really Wants to Help Working People He Won't Kill This Federal Agency

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was created to protect regular people from abusive banks and other businesses. Isn’t that what Trump said he wants to do?

Letter: Protect Our Water

Letter: Greylock Glen's Future Is at a Crossroads; Time to Act Is Now

I urge the citizens of Adams to support the citizens' petition to establish a Greylock Glen Commission — a critical step to provide the expert oversight this project desperately needs.

Letter: Save Notch Forest

I just do not understand how Mass Audubon Society can intentionally destroy the bald eagle's habitat ... let alone the loons.

Letter: Is the Select Board Listening to Dalton Voters?

A reasonable expectation by the people of a community is that their Select Board rises above personal preference and represents the collective interests of the community.

Letter: Berkshire Community Action Council Rumors Hurt Fundraising Efforts

We were shocked to hear that there are members of our community who are spreading untruthful accusations about our programs. We pride ourselves on the collaborative way we work with our partners in the community.

Letter: Dalton Board Should Not Stop Special Election

This date should have been set a month ago after the resignation took effect.

Letter: Logging in the Notch Forest

For residents of lower Reservoir Road, suggestions that so-called climate smart logging will be good for us smacks of the urban renewal language used to usurp land and neighborhoods in the 1960s and '70s.

Letter: Stop the Notch Reservoir logging project

Spending time in nature has great benefits to the emotional well-being of people, and it would be a shame to take that from our fellow North Adams residents.

Letter: Mitts Will Work for the People

It is a pleasure to endorse Marybeth Mitts as the next representative to the Massachusetts House of Representatives for the Third Berkshire District.

Veteran Spotlight: Guardsman Pvt. Shy Ann Jackson

Born in Falmouth, she entered basic training at Fort Jackson, S.C., in August 2014 after graduating from Mashpee High School.

Letter: Time to End the MCAS Graduation Requirement

As a parent, public educator, and school committee member, I urge you to vote YES on Question 2 and eliminate the MCAS as a graduation requirement.

Letter: On Timberspeak in North Adams

Like every other resident of North Adams, I was until very recently unaware of a sneaky logging plan for a patch of pristine public lands on the south side of Mount Greylock called Notch Woods.

Letter: The Best Summer ... Until

Oh what a summer it's been. I cannot remember a nicer summer than 2024. We used our pool more this year than the past 25 years we've lived here.

Letter: Response to Crane and Art re: Notch Reservoir Project

The Crane and Art argument badly misstates the concerns of North Adams citizens who are opposed to the project.

Letter: Advocate for Passenger Rail from North Adams to Boston

I implore you and your readers to take this time to learn about and advocate for this exciting new project that could expand commerce and travel across Massachusetts.

Letter: Logging Unnecessary in North Adams

I can't imagine why anyone would agree to log the Bellows Pipe Trailhead at Mount Greylock State Reservation.

Guest Column: North Adams Is Leading on Climate Response

A broader understanding of the nature of both our regional forests and the role of humans that interact with them is necessary to understand what actions are called for and how they will work hand-in-hand with passive approaches to long-term stewardship.

Letter: Vote No On Oct. 8

Maybe I'm out of my mind but I'm not willing to subsidize a 30-year mortgage for a declining enrollment.

Letter: Halt the Notch Reservoir Logging Project

I am writing to express my strong opposition to the proposed logging project at the Notch Reservoir in North Adams, a key source of our city's drinking water.

Letter: Yes to Greylock Project

This project has been in development for years, with the opportunity for public feedback and scrutiny. It has reached this point because the MSBA understands that our schools need to meet the quality expectations of the moment.

Letter: Support Next Generation With New Greylock School

Rejecting the opportunity to build a new school at the same or lower cost than renovating the aging facility, with the state covering 80 percent of the expenses, would be shortsighted and fail to provide long-term cost savings.

Letter: Vote Yes for Greylock School Project

I am writing to encourage all of your North Adams readers to vote Yes on Tuesday to invest in our school district, our students, and the future of our community.

Letter: Show North Adams Children They Are Valued on Oct. 8

I have said many times that our kids are our most precious asset and our responsibility to them as a city is that we provide them the best education possible.