2009 Resource Guide by Hersam Acorn

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Advertiser Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-7 Berkshire Town Hall Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Chambers of Commerce. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Town of Berkshire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-18 Lakes and Ponds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Area Church Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34-37 Medical Health Facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Funeral Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Golf and Miniature Golf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Commonwealth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Registries of Deeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Museums . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24-26 Historic Sites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26-27 Emergency Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27-30 Arts and Theatres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Private Schools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31-40 Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Libraries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

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RESOURCE GUIDE DIRECTORY OF ADVERTISERS Advertising and Printing Adams Specialty & Printing Co. 413.743.9101................................................. 38

Breads Berkshire Mountain Bakery 413.274.3212 ................................................ 14

Lee Print & Design 413.243.0025................................................ 45

Building Supplies, Lumber and More Dettinger Lumber Co. 413.442.6916, 877.442.6916 ........................ 24

Automotive and More Carlson Auto Body, Inc. 413.243.1813 ................................................ 44 Ford’s Auto Service 413.243.1107 ................................................ 46

Coins Berkshire Hills Coins and Antiques 413.449.1400 ................................................ 17

Greenﬁeld Auto Salvage 413.774.4758, 800.322.3046 ....................... 24

Contractors/Builders Farrington Contractors 413.664.2095 ............................................... 41

Jim’s Garage 860.824.7009 ............................................... 23

South County Joiners 413.298.4679................................................ 32

Lenox Dale Service Station, Inc. 413.637.2258 .................................................. 2

Walton Home Improvements 413.3058.2674 .............................................. 31

Mike Golin Automotive 413.499.7283 ................................................ 38

Computer and Internet Services Anteris IT Solutions 413.997.4005 ................................................ 18

Precision Autocraft 413.528.1457, 800.734.1457......................... 40 Ray’s Auto Parts, LLC 413.299.7783 ................................................ 42 Sayers’ Auto Wrecking 413.443.1635, 413.663.9030 ........................ 42 Seward’s Tires, Inc. 413.528.3168 .................................................. 8

Custom Embroidery Greenland Custom Embroidery 802.442.0951 ............................................... 25 Dentists Lee Family Dentistry 413.243.0098 ............................................... 46

Tunnel City Auto 413-662-2088 .............................................. 27

Dining and Entertainment Castle Street Cafe 413.528.5244................................................ 16

Williams Kingsley Auto Repair 413.442.1620, 413.499.4147......................... 16

Flavours 413.637.3188 ................................................ 28

Banking, Investments and Financial Services Greylock Federal Credit Union 413.443.5114 ................................................ 19

Joe’s Diner 413.243.9756 ................................................ 38

Lee Bank 800.843.4100 ............................................... 47 New England Financial 413.443.4921 ................................................ 15

McDonald’s Lee & Great Barrington, MA, No. Canaan, CT .......................................... 45 Education Kid’s Korner 413.243.1573 ................................................ 46

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Rudolf Steiner School 413.528.4015 ................................................ 22 Environment Berkshire Enviro-Labs, Inc. 413.243.1416 ................................................ 46 Farm Stores Ioka Valley Farm 413.738.5915 ................................................ 32 Flooring The Floor Store 413.232.7175 ................................................ 12 Gifts & Jewelry Berkshire Soul and Spirit Center 413.243.2834................................................ 45 Divine Mercy Gift Shop and Bookstore 413.298.1112 ................................................ 21 Karen Keenan Gifts and Home 413.243.2689................................................ 45 Glass and More Lenox Glass and Door 413.637.1044 .................................................. 2 Gutter Systems Al Smith Seamless Gutter Systems 413.637.3189, 800.660.3189........................... 2 Hair Salons and Manicurists Hair Unlimited 413.243.1900 ................................................ 45 Hardware Caligari’s Hardware 413.637.0499 ................................................ 13 Lee Hardware 413.243.0786 ................................................ 45 Health, Healthcare and Fitness Berkshire Healthcare 800.445.4560 ............................................... 11 Berkshire South Regional Community Center 413.528.2810 ........................................... 9 Cooke and Burnell Orthopedics 413.443.4431, 800.640.4431........................ 26

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RESOURCE GUIDE DIRECTORY OF ADVERTISERS Lee Regional VNA 413.243.1212, 800.427.1208 ........................ 31 Suburban Internal Medicine 413.243.0122 ................................................ 47 Heating Oil and Propane Amerigas 413.274.6012 ................................................ 14 D.J. Oil Express 888.BUYS.OIL, 413.637.1834 ....................... 2

Machine Shops S&S Machine and Welding, Inc. 413.743.7799 ................................................ 31 Markets and Specialty Charles H. Baldwin and Sons 413.232.7785 ................................................ 12 Music The Music Store 413.528.2460 ............................................... 17

Custom Audio Works 413.269.6250 ................................................ 44 Dyer Excavating, LLC 413.269.6335, 413.269.7210 ......................... 31 Family Wireless 413.243.3030................................................ 48 Gagnon Woodworks 413.454.7900 ............................................... 17

H.L. Fuel Co., Inc. 518.794.9066................................................ 41

Nail Care Lucky Nails 413.243.2008 ............................................... 46

Hobbies and Sports Adventureus Outdoor Sport and Recreation Headquarters 413.528.5648 ................................................. 8

Pet Care, Food and Supplies Breezy Nook Pet Crematory 518.733.9896 ................................................ 30

Egremont Country Club 413.528.4222................................................ 22

Hayes Happy Dog Day Care and Training 413.229.5999 ................................................ 23

S.J. Masters Tile 860.824.7088 ............................................... 33

Insurance Berkshire Insurance Group, Inc. 413.447.7376, 413.441.5441 ....................... 29

Real Estate Stone House Properties, LLC 413.232.4253 ................................................ 12

Vuolo Renovations 413.243.3419 ................................................ 46

Frank Consolati Insurance Agency, Inc. 413.243.0105, 413.243.0109 .........................47

Rubbish Removal Daley and Sons Trucking, Inc. 413.243.3656, 413.637.1986 .......................... 2

Minkler Insurance Agency, Inc. 413.298.3741 ................................................. 18 New England Financial 413.443.4921 .................................................15

Screen Printing QRSTees 802.236.1488 ............................................... 25

Toole Insurance Agency, Inc. 413.243.0089, 800.649.1021 ...........................3

Septic Services Mt. Everett Sanitation 413.528.3364................................................ 15

Landscaping B&B Landscaping 413.243.4984.................................................47

Services Antique Restoration at the Granary 413.637.0867 .................................................. 2

Cottage Care 413.243.4257 ................................................. 17

Berkshire Electric Motors 413.637.0867 .................................................. 3

Zema’s Nursery, Inc. 518.733.5868 .................................................27

Berkshire Executive Airport Express 413.637.4677 ................................................ 20

Lightning Rods Associated Lightning Rod Co. 845.373.8309 ................................................38

Braman Pest Elimination 413.528.3893 ................................................ 47 Bruce C. Zarnoch, Contractor 413.243.8987 ................................................ 32

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Henry’s Electric, Inc. 413.243.0690................................................ 47 Meyer Well Drilling Corp. 413.269.4578 ................................................ 38 Pignatelli Electric 413.637.3460 ................................................ 26

Signs Showcase Signs 413.499.4467 ................................................ 42 Tanning Paradise Island Tanning 413.243.8300, 800.881.8545 ....................... 45 Tattoos Intradermal Designs 413.499.0811 ................................................ 33 Tents Classical Tents and Party Goods 413.637.4215 .................................................. 3 Towing and Repairs R.W.’s, Inc. 413.243.0946 ............................................... 45 Toys Tom’s Toys 413.528.3330 ................................................ 16 Worship Hope Church 413.637.2212 .................................................. 4

BERKSHIRE COUNTY

TOWN HALL INFORMATION ADAMS Town Hall: 8 Park St. Adams, MA 01220 743-8300 • Fax: 743-8316 Board of Selectmen meet alternate Wednesdays at 7 p.m. at Town Hall.

GREAT BARRINGTON Town Hall: 334 Main St. Great Barrington, MA 01230 528-3140 • Fax: 528-2290 Board of Selectmen meet Mondays at 7 p.m. at the Town Hall on an as-needed basis.

ALFORD Town Hall: 5 Alford Center Rd. Alford, MA 01230 528-4536 • Fax: 528-4581 Board of Selectmen meet second and fourth Mondays at 7 p.m. at the Town Office Building.

HANCOCK Town Hall: 3650 Main St. (Rt. 43) Hancock, MA 01237 738-5225 • Fax: 738-5310 Board of Selectmen meet first and third Tuesdays at 7 p.m. at Town Hall.

BECKET Town Hall: 557 Main St. Becket, MA 01223 623-8934 • Fax: 623-6036 Board of Selectmen meet first and third Wednesdays at Town Hall. CHESHIRE Town Hall: 80 Church St. Cheshire, MA 01225 743-1690 • FAX: 743-0389 Board of Selectmen meet Tuesdays at 7 p.m.

HINSDALE Town Hall: 39 South St. Hinsdale, MA 01237 655-2245 • Fax: 655-8807 Board of Selectmen meet Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m. at Town Hall. LANESBOROUGH Town Hall: 83 North Main St. (Rt. 7), Lanesborough, MA 01237 442-1167 • Fax: 443-5811 Board of Selectmen meet Mondays at 7 p.m. at Town Hall.

CLARKSBURG Town Hall: 111 River Rd. Clarksburg, MA 01247 663-7940 • FAX: 664-6575 Board of Selectmen meet the second and forth Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. at Town Hall.

LEE Town Hall: 32 Main St. Lee, MA 01238 243-5505 • Fax: 243-5507 Board of Selectmen meet first and third Tuesdays at 7 p.m. in the Court Room in the Town Hall.

DALTON Town Hall: 462 Main St. Dalton, MA 01226 684-6111 • Fax: 684-6107 Board of Selectmen meet every Monday at 7 p.m. at Town Hall.

LENOX Town Hall: 6 Walker St. Lenox, MA 01240 637-5500 • Fax: 637-5518 Board of Selectmen meet every other Wednesday- 2nd floor of Town Hall.

EGREMONT Town Hall: Route 71, P.O. Box 368 South Egremont, MA 01252 528-0182 • Fax: 528-5465 Board of Selectmen meet every Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Town Hall.

MONTEREY Town Hall: 435 Main Rd., Monterey, MA 01245 528-1443 • Fax: 528-9452 Board of Selectmen meet Mondays at 8:30 a.m.

FLORIDA Town Hall: 367 Mohawk Trail Drury, MA 01343 662-2448 • Fax: 664-8640 Board of Selectmen meet Mondays at 7 p.m. at the Town Office Building.

MOUNT WASHINGTON Town Hall: 118 East St., Mount Washington, MA 01258 Phone and Fax: 528-2839 Board of Selectmen meet alternate Mondays at 7 p.m. at Town Hall.

NEW ASHFORD Town Hall - 188 Mallery Rd. New Ashford, MA 01237 Phone: 458-5671 Board of Selectmen meet first and third Mondays at 7 p.m. at the schoolhouse.

SAVOY Town Hall - 720 Main Rd. (Rt. 116) Savoy, MA 01256 743-4290 • Fax: 743-4292 Board of Selectmen meet Tuesdays at 7 p.m. at Town Hall.

NEW MARLBOROUGH Town Hall: Mill River - Southfield Road P.0. Box 99, New Marlboro, MA 01244 229-8116 • Fax: 229-6674 Board of Selectmen meet Mondays at 7 p.m. at Town Hall

SHEFFIELD Town Hall: 21 Depot Sq. Sheffield, MA 01257 229-2335 • Fax: 229-7010 Board of Selectmen meet first, third and fourth Mondays at 7 p.m. at Town Hall.

NORTH ADAMS City Hall: 10 Main St., North Adams, MA 01247 Phone: 662-3000 • Fax: 662-3010 City Council second and forth Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m. in City Hall.

STOCKBRIDGE Town Hall: 6 Main St. Stockbridge, MA 01262 298-4714 • Fax - 298-4485 Board of Selectmen meet Mondays at 7 p.m. at Town Hall.

OTIS Town Hall: 1 North Main Rd. Otis, MA 01253 269-0103 • Fax: 269-0104 Board of Selectmen meet second and fourth Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m. at Town Hall.

TYRINGHAM Town Hall: 116 Main Rd. Tyringham, MA 01264 Phone: 243-1749 Board of Selectmen meet second and fourth Tuesdays at 7 p.m. at Town Hall.

PERU Town Hall: 3 East Main Rd. Peru, MA 01235 Phone and Fax: 655-8312 Board of Selectmen meet Mondays at 6 p.m. at Town Hall PITTSFIELD City Hall: 70 Allen St. Pittsfield, MA 01201 499-9321 • Fax: 442-8043 City Council meets on the second and fourth Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers. Except July, August and December. RICHMOND Town Hall: 1529 State Rd. Richmond, MA 01254 698-3882 • Fax: 698-3272 Board of Selectmen meets the first, second and fourth Wednesdays at 6 p.m. at Town Hall. SANDISFIELD Town Hall - 66 Sandisfield Rd., P.O. Box 163, Sandisfield, MA 01255 258-4711 • Fax: 258-4225 Board of Selectmen meet Mondays at 7:30 p.m. in the Town Hall Annex, except during July and August when they meet every other Monday.

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WEST STOCKBRIDGE Town Hall: 9 Main St. West Stockbridge, MA 01266 232-0319 • Fax: 232-7195 Board of Selectmen meet Mondays at 6:30 p.m. at the Village School. WILLIAMSTOWN Municipal Building: 31 North St. Williamstown, MA 01267 458-3500 • Fax: 458-4839 Board of Selectmen meet the second and fourth Mondays at 7:30 p.m. at the Municipal Building. WINDSOR Town Hall: 1927 Route 9 Windsor, MA 01270 684-3811 • Fax - 684-3806 Board of Selectmen meet Mondays at 7:30 p.m. at the Town Offices.

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ALFORD, MA 01230

Williamstown Chamber of Commerce BERKSHIRE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 75 North St., Suite 360 Pittsfield, MA 01201 413-499-4000 BERKSHIRE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Northern Berkshire Office 6 West Main St. N. Adams, MA 01247 Phone: 413-663-3735 WILLIAMSTOWN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Box 357 Williamstown, MA 01267 413-458-9077 • 800-214-3799 LEE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 3 Park Pl. • Lee, MA 01238 413-243-0852 LENOX CHAMBER OF COMMERCE At the Curtis • 5 Walker St. Lenox, MA 01240-0646 413-637-3646

SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Visitor & Information Center 362 Main St. Great Barrington, MA 01230 413-528-1510 Lodging: 413-528-4006 STOCKBRIDGE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 6 Elm St. • P.O. Box 224 Stockbridge, MA 01262 413-298-5200 Lodging: (866) 626-5327 THE BERKSHIRE VISITORS BUREAU Discover the Berkshires Visitor Center 3 Hoosac St. Adams, MA 01220 413-743-4500 or 800-237-5747 Lodging: 800-237-5747, Ext. 140 MOHAWK TRAIL ASSOCIATION P.O. Box 1044 • N. Adams, MA 01247 413-743-8127 • FAX 413-743-8163

TOWNS OF THE BERKSHIRES ADAMS, MA 01220 The town of Adams was the birthplace of famous American suffragette Susan B. Anthony (1820-1906). Until it was incorporated in 1778 and named after patriot Samuel Adams, the town was known as the East Hoosuck Plantation. Present day North Adams was a part of Adams until 1878. 2009 Resource Guide

Settled in 1750, Alford was originally part of Great Barrington, until settlers successfully petitioned for separation in 1769, and Alford, named after Col. John Alford of Charlestown, was incorporated in 1773. During the first half of the 19th century, there were a dozen marble quarries in Alford, but when the railroads bypassed the town, they became unprofitable and closed. Until 1938, Alford had its own baseball team.

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TOWNS OF THE BERKSHIRES ASHLEY FALLS, MA 01222

DALTON, MA 01226

Part of Sheffield, the hamlet of Ashley Falls is noted as the home of Elizabeth “Mumbet” Freeman, one of the first slaves to be set free in Massachusetts and in the then newly formed United States of America. Cool Things in Ashley Falls: Bartholomew’s Cobble • Colonel John Ashley House

The town was named for Tristam Dalton, speaker of the State House of Representatives and the first U.S. Senator from Massachusetts. By 1829, the town was comprised of three paper mills, a gristmill, and five sawmills, all within a mile of the town meeting house. Still the largest employer in town, Crane & Company has produced all the paper on which United States Currency is printed since 1879. Cool Things in Dalton: Crane Papermaking Museum Wahconah Falls State Park • Holiday Farm

BECKET, MA 01223 Becket once prospered with lumber mills, but a flood in 1927 wiped out most of that 19th century industry. The bell in the Congregational Church (1780) was made by Paul Revere. Johnny Appleseed (aka John Chapman 1774-1845) hiked to the top of Jacob’s Ladder around 1801. Cool Things in Becket: Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival YMCA Chimney Corners Camp • Becket Arts Center

CHESHIRE, MA 01225 Cheshire was founded in the 1760’s by Baptists from Rhode Island. The town’s reputation for religious diversity continued, and in 1885 there were only 1,537 people in Cheshire but there were four different churches. The manufacture of shoes, cotton fabric and cheese were the mainstays of Cheshire’s 19th century economy. The town also boasted the first factory in western Massachusetts to manufacture cotton making machinery. Cool Things in Cheshire: Cheese Press Monument at the corner of Church and School streets Hoosac Lake (aka Cheshire Reservoir), 550 acres The Ashuwillticook Rail Trail

CLARKSBURG, MA 01247 In 1866 the Linwood Woolen Company erected a brick mill in Clarksburg to weave cashmere. The town also had three powder mills which produced $36,000 worth of black gunpowder between 1861 and 1869. The E. R. Tinker powder mill exploded in May of 1869 ending production of that product. Cool Things in Clarksburg: Clarksburg State Forest The Golden Eagle Restaurant Musterfield House 10

NORTH EGREMONT, MA 01252 SOUTH EGREMONT, MA 01258 North and South Egremont are two beautiful and distinct villages that share a common government. Named for Charles Windham, Earl of Egremont, the township was settled the Dutch in 1722 and incorporated in 1775. Egremont was once a stagecoach stop on the Albany-Hartford road Cool Things in the Egremonts: Catamount Ski Area Mt. Everett Reservation • Kenver, Ltd.

FLORIDA, MA 01247 “In 1905, when [Florida] was incorporated, there was talk of the United States purchasing the territory of Florida from Spain. The new village among the mountains chose the name of the flat, tropical region of palms and pelicans. Perhaps an overdeveloped sense of humor on the part of the town fathers contributed to the extraordinary choice.” – from The Berkshire Hills, 1939 Cool Things in Florida: The Mohawk Trail Eastern Portal of the Hoosac Tunnel Savoy Mountain State Forest

GREAT BARRINGTON, MA 01230 Great Barrington is noted as the birthplace of scholar and political leader W.E.B. Du Bois (a founder of the NAACP), and, as the home of inventor William Stanley, was the first municipality with electric streetlights. The closing-scene of Shays’ Rebellion took place in Great Barrington. Cool Things in Great Barrington: Downtown! • Ski Butternut • Monument Mountain Reservation and Beartown State Forest

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The Hancock Shaker community, now a living history museum, was founded in 1790. The town of Hancock is also home to a campground, a nudist camp, the state’s largest ski area and 24 known and catalogued cemeteries. Cool Things in Hancock: Hancock Shaker Village Ioka Valley Farm • Jiminy Peak

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Named for the Reverend Theodore Hinsdale, this small town houses more than 1,500 acres of stateowned open space, two lakes, five summer camps and the headwaters of the East Branch of the Housatonic River. The 14,500 acre Hinsdale Flats Watershed is a federally designated Area of Critical Environmental Concern. Cool Things in Hinsdale: Lake Ashmere Five (count ‘em, five) summer camps Dan Duquette Sports Academy

HOUSATONIC, MA 01236 Housatonic, boasts a beautiful old paper mill, and a group of interesting art galleries and studios. Alice’s Restaurant isn’t around anymore, but the old Trinity Church, where Alice once lived and where the saga began has become home to The Guthrie Center and The Guthrie Foundation. Cool Things in Housatonic: Guthrie Center Great Barrington Pottery Housatonic Artist Community

LANESBOROUGH, MA 01237 BERKSHIRE, MA 01224 In 1822 Lanesborough was quite the metropolis with (among other industry) five hotels, two hatters, five shoe shops, three tailors, a harnessmaker, five blacksmith shops, five saw mills and a shop for making spinning wheels. The popular 19th century humorist Josh Billings (Henry Wheeler Shaw) was born in Lanesborough. Cool Things in Lanesborough: Berkshire Mall • Old Stone Church • Balance Rock

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TOWNS OF THE BERKSHIRES LEE, MA 01238 SOUTH LEE, MA 01260

LENOX, MA 01240 LENOX DALE, MA 01242

Named for Major Gen. Charles Lee, this community boasts the primary Berkshire exchange on the Massachusetts Turnpike, working mills and quarries, an outlet shopping mall, the country’s tallest wooden church steeple and Joe’s Diner, made famous by Norman Rockwell’s painting, “The Runaway.” Cool Things in Lee: Prime Outlets in Lee Berkshire Record Outlet October Mountain State Forest

Beginning with the arrival of English actress Fanny Kemble in the 1830s, Lenox has been the adopted home of several great artists, including Nathaniel Hawthorne and Edith Wharton. It continues to be a center of cultural and the arts in Berkshire County. Cool Things in Lenox: Tanglewood • Shakespeare & Company Kriplau • Berkshire Scenic Railway (Lenox Dale)

MONTEREY, MA 01245 “Monterey used to be called Green Woods. When the southern part of Tyringham became a separate town during the Mexican War, patriotic selectmen wished to name it in commemoration of battles in Mexico and Texas, but Palo Alto and Buena Vista were too foreign-sounding. Monterey was musical and not too hard to pronounce, so Monterey it became.” – from The Berkshire Hills, 1939 Cool Things in Monterey: Bidwell House • Lakes Buel and Garfield Beartown State Forest

MOUNT WASHINGTON, MA 01258 In a land dispute in 1755, a group of Dutch settler Robert Livingston’s agents killed an Englishman. A syndicate of 40 British proprietors purchased a plantation on Taghconic Mountain (Mount Washington) in 1757, and Livingston’s agents retaliated by burning six farms. It took 17 years to resettle the area, and gain title to the land. It was finally incorporated as the Town of Mount Washington in 1779. Cool Things in Mount Washington: Bash Bish Falls State Park Mt. Everett (second highest peak in Massachusetts) ��

NEW ASHFORD, MA 01237 Although known as the New Ashford Plantation as early as 1762, no written records were kept by the town until 1775 and it has always been one of the smallest communities in the state. A 19th century census showed that of 44 adults, 38 reported farming as their primary occupation. In 1885, the Berkshire County Gazetteer noted that “no doctor or lawyer has ever been located in town. Cool Things in New Ashford: Snowy Owl Resort • New Ashford Church

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MILL RIVER, MA 01244 SOUTHFIELD, MA 01259 New Marlborough is made up of five separate villages: Mill River, Southfield, Hartsville, New Marlborough Center and Clayton. A three-mile stretch of the Konkapot River through Mill River powered as many as 15 mills at different times. Cool Things in New Marlborough: New Marlborough Meeting House Southfield Store Mepal Spa and Manor

When Tyringham, New Marlborough, Sandisfield, and Becket were laid out in 1737, a portion of unincorporated land to the east was set aside as Province Land. It later became the District of Bethlehem, and the unincorporated town of Loudon, which were annexed in 1809, and renamed after Harrison Gray Otis. Cool Things in Otis: Otis Ridge Ski Area Otis Egg Farm Otis Reservoir

NORTH ADAMS, MA 01247 North Adams grew to be the commercial and industrial center of North Berkshire in the 19th century with the cutting of the Hoosac Tunnel (1851-1875). Considered one of the great engineering feats of the 19th century, it cost $21,241,842 and 196 lives, and took 22 years to complete. Cool Things in North Adams: MASS MoCA Western Gateway Heritage State Park & the North Adams Museum of History and Science North Adams Public Library

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TOWNS OF THE BERKSHIRES PERU, MA 01235

RICHMOND, MA 01254

Peru was known as Partridgefield, after Oliver Partridge, one of the original purchasers of the grant, from 1771-1805. When the village was renamed townsmen explained, “Like Peru in South America, we are in the mountains, and though there is no gold and silver under the rocks, our town favors hard money and begins with a P.” – from The Berkshire Hills, 1939 Cool Things in Peru: Garnet Mountain Monument

Ten years after Stockbridge was settled (1746), sections of land to the north were purchased from two Mahican sachems. In 1762 the area west of Lenox Mountain was set off as Mt. Ephraim, later to become Richmont or Richmond in 1765.

PITTSFIELD, MA 01201 Pittsfield has contributed much to the history of the United States. Pittsfield’s “Fighting Parson”, Rev. Thomas Allen, brother of Ethan Allen, rallied local Minutemen for the Battle of Bennington in 1777. In the mid-1800s, Herman Melville lived on the outskirts of the city and wrote “Moby Dick”. And throughout the 20th century, the General Electric facility was critical to national defense operations. Cool Things in Pittsfield: Onota and Pontoosuc Lakes Arrowhead Berkshire Museum

SANDISFIELD, MA 01255 (Also known as New Boston, MA) Sandisfield occupies 53 square miles, making it the largest town in area in Berkshire County. Today it is heavily forested and there is little is evidence that this was also one of the most prosperous towns in the county. In the mid-19th century Sandisfield boasted six saw mills, four smaller mills, four blacksmith shops, two chair shops, a bedstead shop, a wheelwright’s shop, a shingle mill, a tannery, and a silk mill. Cool Things in Sandisfield: Sandisfield State Forest • Sandisfield Arts Center

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TOWNS OF THE BERKSHIRES SAVOY, MA 01256 An 1876 Atlas of Berkshire County shows Savoy had 145 dwellings, seven schools, nine saw mills, one blacksmith shop and two stores at that time. Over the next 100 years the town saw its fortunes and population fall from 955 in 1850 to 467 in 1975. Cool Things in Savoy: Tannery Falls • Savoy Mountain State Forest

SHEFFIELD, MA 01257 The oldest town in Berkshire County, Sheffield was purchased from Chief Konkapot and other Stockbridge Indians in 1724 for 460 pounds Sterling, three barrels of cider, and 30 quarts of rum. Comprised of two villages, Sheffield and Ashley Falls, today much of the township remains open and in agricultural production. Cool Things in Sheffield: Berkshire Choral Festival

STOCKBRIDGE, MA 01262 The town was incorporated and named Stockbridge in 1739. The Mahican Indians had called it W-nahkta-kook, the Great Meadow, and when it was given to them as a grant by the Massachusetts General Court, it � ��

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TYRINGHAM, MA 01264 President Grover Cleveland fished in Hop Brook, and Mark Twain spent time in Tyringham after the death of his daughter. Santerella was the studio of Sir Henry Hudson Kitson, sculptor of the Lexington Minuteman. At its zenith, the little-known Shaker community of Jerusalem in Tyringham numbered 200 souls. Cool Things in Tyringham: Ashintully Gardens • Santarella • Shaker buildings at Fernside

WASHINGTON, MA 01223 The town was first called Washington, after the first president, when it became a town in 1784. It had previously been known as Greenoch, Watsontown, and Hartwood. A stage route traversed the mountainous west section of town before the Pontoosuc Turnpike was built in 1830 through the valley on the east side of town. Cool Things in Washington: Coles Brook Farm • Bucksteep Manor

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WEST STOCKBRIDGE, MA 01266 Queensborough, later West Stockbridge, was assembled from part of Indiantown (Stockbridge) and the “Gore”, a long border section disputed with the colony of New York. Much of the marble used to build the State House in Boston and the old City Hall in New York came from West Stockbridge quarries.

WILLIAMSTOWN, MA 01267 The catchy and descriptive phrase “Williamstown, the Village Beautiful” was coined by Henry Tague, manager of the Greylock Hotel. In the early 20th century, Mount Hope Farm, a major experimental farm, was noted for its success in using genetic principles to improve the yield of potatoes and to boost the production of egglaying poultry and dairy cattle. Cool Things in Williamstown: Clark Art Institute Williams College

At over 3,000 acres Notchview in Windsor is the the largest of the 91 properties held by The Trustees of Reservations. The picturesque hilltop general store has been owned by the same family for several generations and was featured in Yankee Magazine. Cool Things in Windsor: Notchview Reservation Windsor Jambs Windsor State Forest

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SOME OF THE LARGER LAKES AND PONDS IN BERKSHIRE COUNTY Area/Acres BECKET Buckley-Dunton Pond2...............................................195 Greenwater Pond1 ........................................................88 Palmer Brook Pond2.3 ..................................................134 Robin Hood Lake2.3 ......................................................70 Rudd Pond1 ...................................................................80 Shaw Pond ...................................................................100 (Becket 77 - Otis 23) Yokum Pond1 ..............................................................109 Center Pond1 ..............................................................125 CHESHIRE Cheshire Reservoir or Hoosac Lake3 ..........................418 CLARKSBURG Clarksburg Reservoir3 ...................................................49 DALTON Center Pond2 .................................................................30 EGREMONT Mill Pond2 ...................................................................20

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Prospect Lake ...............................................................57 FLORIDA North Pond ..................................................................18 GREAT BARRINGTON Benedict Pond1 ..............................................................35 (Great Barrington and Monterey) ................................ Long Pond Water Supply ...........................................113 Mansfield Pond ............................................................35 HINSDALE Ashmere Lake ..............................................................217 Cleveland Reservoir3 Water Supply ...........................145 Plunkett Reservoir2.3 ......................................................73 Sackett Reservoir3 new Water Supply .........................20 Windsor Reservoir1.2 Water Supply .............................62

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MEDICAL - HEALTH FACILITIES GREAT BARRINGTON Berkshire VNA 21 Taconic Ave. Great Barrington, MA 01230 413-528-0130 Fairview Hospital 29 Lewis Ave. Great Barrington, MA 01230 413-528-0790 8600 Main St. Human Resources 30 Cottage St. Great Barrington, MA 01230 413-528-9155 The Community Health Center of the Berkshires 4th Floor, Fairview Hospital 29 Lewis Ave. Great Barrington, MA 01230 413-528-8580

SHEFFIELD Community Health Center at Southern Berkshire 491 Berkshire School Rd. Sheffield, MA 01257 413-229-5982 LEE Lee Regional VNA 32 Park St. Lee, MA 01238 413-243-1212 800-427-1208 PITTSFIELD Berkshire Area Health Education Center (AHEC) 60 Charles St. Pittsfield, MA 01201 413-447-2417

Berkshire Medical Center 725 North St. Pittsfield, MA 01201 413-447-2000 Berkshire VNA 165 Tor Court Pittsfield, MA 01201 413-447-2862 Elder Services of Berkshire County, Inc. 66 Wendell Ave. Pittsfield, MA 01201 413-499-0524 esbc@esbci.org Family Center of the Berkshires 741 North St. Pittsfield, MA 01201 413-447-2145

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Berkshire Health Systems, Inc. 725 North St. Pittsfield, MA 01201 413-447-2000

Hillcrest Campus of BMC 165 Tor Court Pittsfield, MA 01201 413-443-4761 HospiceCare of the Berkshires 396 South St. (Rt. 7) Pittsfield, MA 01201 413-443-2994 or 413-528-4786 info@HospiceCareInTheBe rkshires.org Brien Center for Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services 333 East St. Pittsfield, MA 01201 413-499-0412 RICHMOND Community Health Association 1831 State Rd. Richmond, MA 01254 413-698-3303

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NORTH ADAMS Brien Center for Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services Northern Berkshire Counseling Center 25 Marshall St. North Adams, MA 01247 413-664-4541 Northern Berkshire Healthcare 71 Hospital Ave. North Adams, MA 01247 413-664-5140 VNA & Hospice of Northern Berkshire 535 Curran Memorial Highway North Adams, MA 01247 413-664-4536 STOCKBRIDGE Austen Riggs Center 25 Main St. (Rt. 102) Stockbridge, MA 01262 413-298-5511 or 800-51-RIGGS info@austenriggs.org

ELDER CARE SERVICES Elder Services of Berkshire County 413-499-0524 Toll Free Number: 800-544-5242 Elder Abuse Hotline: 800-922-2275 Meals on Wheels 66 Wendell Ave. Pittsfield: 413-499-0524 116 Ashland St., North Adams: 413-662-3125

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FLYNN & DAGNOLI MONTAGNA HOME FOR FUNERALS 74 Marshall St. N. Adams, MA 01247 (413) 663-6523 Local ownership

FLYNN & DAGNOLI-BENCIVENGA FUNERAL HOME 5 Elm St. Pittsfield. MA 01201 (413) 442-1733 Local ownership

AUGE-PACIOREK-SIMMONS FUNERAL HOME 13 Hoosac St. Adams, MA 01220 (413) 743-0815 Local ownership

DEVANNY-CONDRON FUNERAL HOME 40 Maplewood Ave. Pittsfield, MA 01201 (413) 445-5988 Ownership - Carriage Services, Houston, TX

WELLINGTON INC. FUNERAL SERVICE 220 East St. Pittsfield, MA 01201 (413) 445-4064 Local ownership

MCBRIDE FUNERAL HOME 6 Liberty St. Adams, MA 01220 (413) 743-0101 Local ownership

DWYER FUNERAL HOME INC. 776 North St. Pittsfield, MA 01201 (413) 442-5094 Local ownership

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HOPKINS CO. INC. FUNERAL DIRECTORS 61-67 Spring St. Williamstown, MA 01267 (413) 458-3719 Local ownership

TROTTIER-PRINGLE FUNERAL HOME 6 Summer St. Adams, MA 01220 (413) 743-0640 Local ownership DERY FUNERAL HOMES N. State Road Cheshire, MA 01225 (413) 743-3678 Local ownership

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Berkshire Hills Country Club 350 Benedict Rd. • Pittsfield, MA ...........................413-447-9429 Greenock Country Club West Park Street • Lee, MA .....................................413-243-3323 Stockbridge Country Club Stockbridge, MA ......................................................413-298-3423 Taconic Golf Club 125 Meacham • Williamstown, MA .......................413-458-3997 Wahconah Country Club

Bass Ridge Country Club 151 Plunket Street • Hinsdale, MA .........................413-655-2605 Cranwell Resort & Golf Club 55 Lee Rd. • Lenox, MA.................413-637-1364 / 800-272-6935 Egremont Country Club Route 23 • Great Barrington, MA ...........................413-528-4222 Forest Park Country Club Forest Park Avenue • Pittsfield, MA .......................413-743-3311 General Electric Athletic Association Adams, MA ..............................................................413-743-3311 North Adams Country Club 641 River Rd. • Clarksburg, MA ............ 413-664-9011 or 637-7887 Pontoosac Lake Country Club Ridge Ave., Pontoosac Lake • Pittsfield, MA ............. 413-445-4217 Skyline Country Club 405 South Main St. • Lanesboro, MA .....................413-445-5584

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COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS

REGISTRIES OF DEEDS

Lands Managed by Division of Fisheries and Wildlife in Berkshire County Acres Becket W.MA. ...................................................... Becket 234.00 Chalet W.M.A. ................................Dalton, Windsor 5,354.10 DISTRICT HEADQUARTERS ..............Pittsfield, Dalton 2.05 Dolemite Ledges ................................................Sheffield 150.30 Eugene Moran W.M.A. .................................Windsor 1,239.00 Fairfield Brook ...............................................Richmond 111.40 Farmington River ..................................................... Otis 519.32 Forbush Sanctuary ........................................... Hancock 268.00 Green River ...............................................Williamstown489.20 Hancock W.M.A. ............................................. Hancock 204.00 Canoes Access/Housatonic River..........Great Barrington 27.50 Hinsdale Flats W.M.A. ................................ Hinsdale 1,478.20 Hop Brook W.M.A. ...................................................Lee 415.10 Housatonic River, .............................East Branch Dalton 11.00 Housatonic Valley W.M.A. ........ Pittsfield, Lenox, Lee 817.90 Jug End Fen .......................................................Egremont 38.80 Jug End W.M.A. ...........................................Egremont 1,158.00 Kampoosa Fen .............................................. Stockbridge 72.00 Konkopot ................................................... New Marlboro 8.80 Maple Hill W.M.A. ............................West Stockbridge 345.00 Nordeen Marsh .............................................. Richmond 22.90 Otis...................................................................................... 83.50 Peru W.M.A. ................................Peru & Tracy Pond 3,970.20 Savoy W.M.A. .....................................................Savoy 1,282.80 Stafford Hill W.M.A. .................................... Cheshire 1,591.60 Three Mile Pond W.M.A. .................................Sheffield 874.60 Westfield River, ............................East Branch Windsor 110.00 Westfield River, ................................West Branch Becket 88.00

NORTHERN DISTRICT 65 Park St. Adams, Massachusetts 01220 (413) 743-0035 Adams Cheshire Clarksburg Florida Hancock Lanesborough New Ashford North Adams Savoy Williamstown Windsor MIDDLE DISTRICT 44 Bank Rd. Pittsfield, Massachusetts 01201 (413) 443-7438 Becket

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Dalton Hinsdale Lee Lenox Otis Peru • Pittsfield Richmond Stockbridge Tyringham Washington SOUTHERN DISTRICT 334 Main St. Great Barrington, Massachusetts 01230 (413) 528-0146 Alford Egremont Great Barrington Monterey Mount Washington New Marlborough Sandisfield Sheffield West Stockbridge

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MUSEUMS ANIMAGIC - MUSEUM OF ANIMATION, SPECIAL EFFECTS AND ART View technologies from the movies like “The Matrix”, “X-Men”, “Predator & Chicken Run”. See a real Academy Award. Make your animation movie. By appt. (413) 243-2051/(413) 841-6679 • 77 Main St., Lee, MA 01238 ARROWHEAD, HOME OF HERMAN MELVILLE 18th century farmhouse where Melville wrote “Moby-Dick”. National Historic Landmark. Guided tours; museum shop. Call for hours. (413) 442-1793 Fax (413) 443-1449 • 780 Holmes Rd., Pittsfield, MA 01201 BECKET LAND TRUST HISTORIC QUARRY AND FOREST Abandoned granite quarry, spectacular vistas, extensive hiking trails, self-guided historic walk, artifacts, exhibits, programs, year round daily. (413) 623-2100 Historic Quarry: Quarry Road, Becket, MA 01223 Office: 12 Brooker Hill Rd. at Route 8, PO Box 44, Becket, MA 01223 THE BERKSHIRE MUSEUM Where art, history and science collide. Experience aquarium, dinosaur dig, ancient Egypt, 18th - 21st c. art and more. Monday - Saturday 10-5, Sunday 12-5. (413) 443-7171 Fax (413) 443-2135 • 39 South St., Route 7, Pittsfield, MA 01201 BERKSHIRE SCENIC RAILWAY MUSEUM Ride along the river between Lenox and Stockbridge. A narrated diesel hauled 20 mile trip in vintage coaches. Weekends and holidays, June to October (413) 637-2210 Fax (413) 637-4965 • Willow Creek Road at Housatonic Street, PO Box 2195, Lenox, MA 01240 THE BIDWELL HOUSE MUSEUM Colonial life comes alive in 1750 Reverend’s home. Tours, 196 acres,

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gardens, trails, picnic benches. Memorial Day-Columbus Day. Thursday-Monday 11-4. (413) 528-6888 Fax (413) 644-9997 100 Art School Rd., PO Box 537, Monterey, MA 01245 CHESTERWOOD Home of Daniel Chester French, sculptor of the Lincoln Memorial. Visit the studio, garden, woodland walk, museum shop. May-October, Daily 10-5. (413) 298-3579 Fax (413) 298-3973 4 Williamsville Rd., PO Box 827, Stockbridge, MA 01262 THE CLARK French Impressionist, Old Master, American art; special exhibitions; events and programs set on 140 bucolic acres and trails. Kids Free. (413) 458-2303 Fax (413) 458-2324 225 South St., Williamstown, MA 01267 CRANE MUSEUM OF PAPERMAKING Located in a portion of Crane’s Old Stone Mill, the museum traces Crane’s history from its colonial roots. June to mid-October, 1-5 pm, Monday-Friday. (413) 684-6481 Fax (413) 684-0817 Off Housatonic Street, 30 South St., Dalton, MA 01226 DARK RIDE PROJECT - CENTER FOR ROBOTIC-ARTS & ERIC RUDD STUDIO Robotic-art creatures, interactive sculpture environments; new tech art, tours and more. Next to Natural Bridge State Park. Summer: Wednesday-Sunday 12-5. (413) 664-9550 • Historic Beaver Mill, Route 8, North Adams, MA 01247 THE DU BOIS CENTER OF AMERICAN HISTORY We are dedicated to WEB Du Bois’ vision of an inclusive America, providing programs to foster a better understanding of our shared heritage. (413) 644-9595 Fax (413) 644-9596 684 South Main Street, Great Barrington, MA 01230 FRELINGHUYSEN MORRIS HOUSE & STUDIO Guided tours of American Abstract Artists’ Bauhaus inspired home, artwork and collection. 46 acre estate. Late June-Labor Day, ThursdaySunday. Fri-Sat to fall. (413) 637-0166 Fax (413) 637-9790 92 Hawthorne Street, PO Box 2256, Lenox, MA 01240 MASS MoCA Housed on a restored 19th century factory campus, we are the country’s largest center for contemporary art including performances year-round. (413) 664-4481 Fax (413) 663-8548 87 Marshall St., North Adams, MA 01247; Mail: 1040 MASS MoCA Way, North Adams, MA 01247 THE MOUNT, EDITH WHARTON’S ESTATE AND GARDENS Elegant 1902 mansion & gardens designed by Edith Wharton. “Magnificent” - New York Times. Main rooms decorated by leading designers. Tours/cafè/shop. (413) 637-1899/(888) 637-1902 2 Plunkett Street, at the southern junction of Route 7 & 7A, Lenox, MA 01240

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NORTH ADAMS MUSEUM OF HISTORY AND SCIENCE The North Adams Historical Society, Inc. Over 25 exhibits on three floors portray a microcosm of America as told through the history of North Adams and the environment of the Berkshires. (413) 664-4700 • Western Gateway Heritage State Park, Building 5A, North Adams, MA 01247

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VENTFORT HALL MANSION & GILDED AGE MUSEUM 1893 Morgan Gilded Age Mansion location of Miramax Cider House Rules. Open daily June - October & winter Saturday & Sunday 10-3. Monday-Friday winter 11-2. (413) 637-3206 Fax (413) 637-8805 104 Walker St., PO Box 2424, Lenox, MA 01240 WILLIAMS COLLEGE MUSEUM OF ART Collection/changing exhibitions emphasize American, modern, contemporary/art of world cultures. Tuesday-Saturday 10-5, Sunday 1-5. Open year-round. Free. (413) 597-2429 Fax (413) 458-9017 Route 2, Williamstown, MA 01267 Mail: 15 Lawrence Hall Dr., Suite 2, Williamstown, MA 01267

Williams College Museum of Art - Williamstown, MA WILLIAMSTOWN HOUSE OF LOCAL HISTORY A museum and archive devoted to Williamstown history Permanent Exhibit: From Wilderness to Williamstown Special exhibits: change twice a year Children’s Discovery Room: an interactive space for children Plus: a collection of photographs, documents, and artifacts from the 1700s to the present day, as well as published material on the town, and genealogical material on local families. For more information go to: www.williamstownhistory.com <http://www.williamstownhistory.com/> Open Monday-Friday 10-12 and 1-3. (413) 458-2160 · David and Joyce Milne Public Library 1095 Main Street, Williamstown, MA

HISTORIC SITES ARROWHEAD, HOME OF HERMAN MELVILLE 18th century farmhouse where Melville wrote “Moby-Dick”. National Historic Landmark. Guided tours; museum shop. Call for hours. (413) 442-1793 Fax (413) 443-1449 780 Holmes Rd., Pittsfield, MA 01201 BRYANT HOMESTEAD National Historic Landmark home and farm of America’s famed 19th century poet. House tours, exhibit, museum shop, nature trails, picnicking. (413) 634-2244 Fax (413) 634-0376 207 Bryant Rd., Cummington, MA 01026 CHAPIN LIBRARY OF RARE BOOKS & MANUSCRIPTS Books and manuscripts of 9th-20th centuries. Changing exhibitions. Permanent display of The Four Founding Documents of the United States. (413) 597-2462 Williams College, Stetson Hall, Main Street, Box 426 Williamstown, MA 01267 CHESTERWOOD Home of Daniel Chester French, sculptor of the Lincoln Memorial. Visit the studio, garden, woodland walk, museum shop. May-October, Daily 10-5. (413) 298-3579 Fax (413) 298-3973 4 Williamsville Rd., PO Box 827, Stockbridge, MA COLONEL JOHN ASHLEY HOUSE, THE The center of an 18th c. empire. Col. Ashley owned 2000 acres, mills and slaves. Learn about Elizabeth Freeman, who sued for her freedom. (413) 298-3239 Ext. 3000 Fax (413) 298-5239

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117 Cooper Hill Rd., Ashley Falls, MA 01222 Mail: PO Box 792, Stockbridge, MA 01262 HANCOCK SHAKER VILLAGE Enjoy a day at the historic Shaker Village. Hands-on activities for the whole family. Heritage farm and garden, shop, cafe. Kids under 12 free. (413) 443-0188/(800) 817-1137 Fax (413) 447-9357 Route 20, PO Box 927, Pittsfield, MA 01201 MISSION HOUSE MUSEUM AND GARDENS This National Historic Landmark, built c. 1740 and restored in 1930, tells of Colonial era Stockbridge – both English and Mohican. Gardens. (413) 298-3239 Ext. 3000 Fax (413) 298-5239 19 Main St., PO Box 792, Stockbridge, MA 01262

BERKSHIRE COMMUNITY ACTION COUNCIL 1531 East St. • Pittsfield, MA 01201 Business Office : Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.–4 p.m. 413-445-4505 Fuel Office: Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.–4 p.m. 413-445-5671 Energy Conservation Office: Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. 413-443-4672 Food Pantry: Monday–Friday, 10 a.m.–12:45 p.m. 413-443-4503 Fax: 413-447-7871 • 85 Main St. • North Adams, MA 01247 Business Office: Monday – Friday, 8 a.m.–4 p.m. 413-663-3014 Fuel Office: Monday–Friday, 9 a.m.–4 p.m. 413-663-3099 Food Pantry: Monday–Friday, 8 a.m.–3:30 p.m. 413-663-3014 Fax: 413-663-3577 BERKSHIRE FOOD PROJECT P.O. Box 651 413-664-7378 • North Adams, MA 01247 Hours: Monday, Thursday, & Friday, 12 noon Hot meals served three times per week for anyone in need. Meals are free; donations accepted. Meals served at First Congregational Church, North Adams. (Enter by Summer St. entrance.) BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF PITTSFIELD 16 Melville St. 413-448-8258 • Pittsfield, MA 01201 Hours: Monday-Friday, 2 p.m.-9 p.m. • Saturday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Summer Camp Guidance Department, alcohol and substance abuse counseling, after school programs, day care, full range of recreational activities, ice skating and vocational classes. Also provides daily feeding program throughout the winter months for club members, ages 6-18. (Membership to club required.)

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EMERGENCY MEAL SERVICES BREAKIN’ BREAD KITCHEN St. Peter’s Parish Center 413-528-2037 Corner of East and Cottage St. • Great Barrington, MA 01230 Offers a hot meal for anyone in need on Thursdays at 5:30 p.m. THE CHRISTIAN CENTER 193 Robbins Ave. 413-443-2828 • Pittsfield, MA 01201 413-443-3933 Hours: Monday-Friday, 9:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Emergency services such as food, clothing, information and referral. Free meals are served on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday at noon for anyone in need. Offers assistance to income-eligible people in need of eye exams or eyeglasses, in conjunction with the Lions Club and local doctors. COMMUNITY HEALTH PROGRAMS (formerly Children’s Health Program) Administrative Offices: 413-528-9311 P.O. Box 30, 54 Castle St. •Great Barrington, MA 01230 Hours: Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.- 4 p.m. • Programs include the following: • Community Health Center of the Berkshires - Fourth Floor, Fairview Hospital, Great Barrington, MA 01230, 413-528-8580 • Provides health care services for all ages regardless of income and health insurance status. • Family Support Network of South Berkshire- 940 South Main Street, Great Barrington, MA 01230, 413-528-0721 Provides a variety of services for families with children under 5 years of age at no charge.

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SOUTH BERKSHIRE WIC FOOD AND NUTRITION PROGRAM 54 Castle St., Great Barrington, MA 01230, 413-528-0457 Food vouchers/nutritional information for income eligible families with children under 5 years. Pregnant women and post-partum mothers welcome. COMMUNITY LUNCH Guthrie Center 413-528-1955 • 4 Van Deusenville Rd. Housatonic, MA 01236 • Provides free lunch each Wednesday from noon–2 p.m. to anyone who needs a nutritious meal. DALTON COMMUNITY RECREATION ASSOCIATION, INC. 400 Main St. 413-684-0260 • Dalton, MA 01226 Hours: Monday-Friday, 6 a.m.- 9 p.m. (Summer) 5 a.m.- 8 p.m. Saturday 6 a.m.- 9 p.m., Sunday 8 a.m.- 9 p.m. (Summer) Saturday 6 a.m.- 5 p.m., Sunday 8 a.m.- 3 p.m. Health/fitness nautilus offered, yoga, aerobics and other health programs. Offers youth league sport programs, some adult league sports, tennis, and a pool. Recreational activities for infants through seniors. Mini-camps during school breaks and summer day camps. Dalton Youth Center drop-in facility closed during summer months. ELDER SERVICES OF BERKSHIRE COUNTY. INC. www.esbci.org 66 Wendell Ave. 413-499-0524 •Pittsfield, MA 01201 Hours: Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.- 5 p.m. Services for elders 60 years and older. Case management, information and referral, homemaker/personal care, home health services, nutrition, “Meals on Wheels” program, housing, adult family care, ombudsmen (advocacy for elderly patients in long term care facilities) and money management program. Nursing home prescreening, protective services, employment opportunities for elders, volunteer opportunities (transportation, shopping and companionship) and transportation resources. Support group for family caregivers of the elderly. FOOD BANK OF WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS P.O. Box 160 Hatfield, MA 01038 413-247-9738 x106 Contact: Fern Spierer, Event and Volunteer Coordinator, ferns@foodbankwma.org The mission of the Food Bank is to distribute food to those in need in the four counties of western Massachusetts and to work with our community to end hunger. Variety of internship and volunteer opportunities available. A program can be customized based on student needs and time available. PEOPLE’S PANTRY St. Peter’s Parish Center, Lower Level 413-528-2037 • Corner of East and Cottage St. (Entrance on Russell Street) Great Barrington, MA 01230 Serving South County residents, the People’s Pantry offers bags of groceries to anyone in need of food on Thursdays, 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Please use the lower entrance off Russell St. and do not park in the Center’s driveway.

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EMERGENCY MEAL SERVICES VERMONT DEPARTMENT OF PREVENTION, ASSISTANCE, TRANSITION AND HEALTH ACCESS 200 Veterans Memorial Drive, Suite 6 (802) 442-8541 Bennington, VT 05201-1949 Fax: (802) 447-6972 Hours: Monday-Friday, 7:45 a.m.- 4:30 p.m. Federal and state programs for individuals and families under the poverty level: Medicaid, food stamps, emergency aid, aid for needy families with dependent children (RUFA), and general assistance. VETERANS OUTREACH CENTER, INC. 152 North St. 413-499-0256 •P.O. Box 1474 • Pittsfield, MA 01202 Hours: Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.- 4 p.m. (24 hour answering service) Assistance to veterans and their families with personal or interpersonal stress. Counseling, crisis intervention, information & referral, technical assistance with VA claims, emergency food pantry, and van transportation for all Western Massachusetts. Transportation must be arranged two weeks in advance. WILLIAMSTOWN FOOD PANTRY c/o Sts. Patrick & Raphael Parish Center c/o 413-458-3149 53 Southworth St. • Williamstown, MA 01267 Hours: Wednesday, 1-3 p.m. Call above number for individual appointments or emergencies.

ARTS & THEATRES BERKSHIRE THEATRE FESTIVAL East Main Street • Stockbridge, MA........................413-298-5576 Professional summer theatre open June - Labor day CLARK WHITNEY GALLERY 25 Church St. • Lenox, MA .....................................413-637-2126 Contemporary paints and sculpture. Changing exhibits. COLONIAL THEATRE 111 South St. • Pittsfield, MA ................. Live entertainment.

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JACOB’S PILLOW DANCE FESTIVAL George Carter Road • Becket, MA ..........................413-637-1322 America’s oldest dance festival. National and international dance. Open late June-end of August. Box office: 413-243-0745 LITTLE CINEMA (at the Berkshire Museum) 39 South St. • Pittsfield, MA Open year-round. Foreign and domestic movies nightly. Matinee. 300 Seats, air conditioned, state-of-the art sound system. SHAKESPEARE AND COMPANY Kemble Street • Lenox, MA .....................................413-637-3353 May through October. Call for brochure or tickets. STERLING AND FRANCIS CLARK ART INSTITUTE 225 South St. • Williamstown, MA .........................413-458-9545 19th century paintings; Renoir, Monet, etc. Open September-June Tuesday thru Sunday 10am-5pm Closed Mondays. July-August daily 10am-5pm Open President’s Day, Memorial Day, Labor and Columbus Day 10am-5pm. Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day TANGLEWOOD West Street, Rt. 183 • Lenox, MA During July and August ..........................................413-637-5165 Boston.......................................................................617-266-1492 Boston Symphony summer home. Open late June through Labor Day weekend. 5,000 seat Shed. 1,200 seat Ozowa Hall, the lawn. WILLIAMS THEATRE FESTIVAL On the campus of Williams College Williamstown, MA ............................. For tickets: 413-597-3400 Productions of many of the worldís finest plays, featuring major actors. Open June through August.

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EMERGENCY SERVICES FOR EMERGENCIES CALL 911 POLICE DEPARTMENTS Adams Police Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alford Police Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Becket Police Department. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cheshire Police Department. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clarksburg Police Department. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dalton Police Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Egremont Police Department. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Florida Police Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Great Barrington Police Department . . . . . . . . Hancock Police Department. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hinsdale Police Department. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lanesborough Police Department . . . . . . . . . . . Lee Police Department. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lenox Police Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Massachusets State Police (Lee) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Massachusets State Police (Detectives) . . . . . . . Massachusets State Police (Cheshire) . . . . . . . . Monterey Police Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mt. Washington Police Department . . . . . . . . . New Ashford Police Department. . . . . . . . . . . . New Marlborough Police Department . . . . . . . Otis Police Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Peru Police Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pittsfield Police Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Richmond Police Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sandisfield Police Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Savoy Police Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sheffield Police Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stockbridge Police Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tyringham Police Department. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Washington Police Department. . . . . . . . . . . . . West Stockbridge Police Department . . . . . . . . Williamstown Police Department . . . . . . . . . . . Windsor Police Department. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

413-743-1929 413-528-5300 413-623-8934 413-743-1501 413-663-3313 413-684-0300 413-528-2160 413-662-2448 413-528-0306 413-458-5492 413-655-0201 413-443-4107 413-243-5530 413-637-2346 413-243-0600 413-499-1112 413-743-4700 413-528-2244 413-528-2839 413-458-9096 413-229-8393 413-269-4556 413-655-8377 413-448-9702 413-442-3693 413-258-4742 413-743-4290 413-229-8522 413-298-5530 413-243-2124 413-623-5111 413-232-8500 413-458-5733 413-684-0300

FIRE DEPARTMENTS Adams Fire Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alford Fire Department. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Becket Fire Department. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cheshire Fire Department. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clarksburg Fire Department. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dalton Fire Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Egremont Fire Department. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Florida Fire Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Great Barrington Fire Department . . . . . . . . . . Hancock Fire Department. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hinsdale Fire Department. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lanesborough Fire Department. . . . . . . . . . . . . Lee Fire Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lenox Fire Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Monterey Fire Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New Ashford Fire Department. . . . . . . . . . . . . . New Marlborough Fire Department . . . . . . . . . Otis Fire Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Peru Fire Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pittsfield Fire Department. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Richmond Fire Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sandisfield Fire Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Savoy Fire Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Savoy Volunteer Fire Department . . . . . . . . . . . Sheffield Fire Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stockbridge Fire Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tyringham Fire Department. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Washington Fire Department. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . West Stockbridge Fire Department . . . . . . . . . . Williamstown Fire Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . Windsor Fire Department. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

413-743-1929 413-528-3641 413-623-8760 413-743-3145 413-663-5761 413-684-0500 413-528-3464 413-663-5898 413-528-0788 413-738-5446 413-655-2533 413-443-2321 413-243-2100 413-637-2347 413-528-1932 413-458-9096 413-229-8100 413-269-4409 413-655-8675 413-448-9765 413-698-3366 413-258-4742 413-743-3946 413-743-3846 413-229-7033 413-298-5562 413-243-0448 413-623-8760 413-232-4490 413-458-8113 413-684-3771

Poison Control Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800-332-2030 American Red Cross. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 413-442-1506

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PRIVATE SCHOOLS ADAMS Berkshire Arts & Technology Charter School One Commercial Place, P. O. Box 267 Adams, MA 01220 413-743-7311 • info@bartcharter.org

Eagleton School 446 Monterey Rd. Great Barrington, MA 01230 413-528-4385 Hillcrest Educational Centers Brookside Campus • 5 Ramsdell Rd. Great Barrington, MA 01230 413-528-0535

St. Stanislaus Kostka School 108 Summer St. Adams, MA 01220 •413-743-1091 ststanislaus2002@yahoo.com

John Dewey Academy Searles Castle, 389 Main St. Great Barrington, MA 01230 413-528-9800 • Info@jda.org

DALTON St. Agnes School 30 Carson Ave., Dalton, MA 01226 413-684-3143 tdudziak@berkshire.rr.com GREAT BARRINGTON BCC South County Center 343 Main St. (Rt. 7) Great Barrington, MA 01230 413-528-4521

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PRIVATE SCHOOLS Rudolf Steiner School 35 West Plain Rd. Great Barrington, MA 01230 413-528-4015

HANCOCK Hillcrest Educational Centers Intensive Treatment Unit 3832 Hancock Rd. (Rt. 43), Hancock, MA 01237 • 413-738-5151

Simon’s Rock of Bard College 84 Alford Rd., Great Barrington, MA 01230 413-528-0771

HOUSATONIC Berkshire Meadows 249 North Plain Rd., Housatonic, MA 01236 413-528-2523 LEE St. Mary’s School 115 Orchard St., Lee, MA 01238 413-243-1074

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LENOX Berkshire Christian School Offices & Classrooms: 259 Kemble St., Lenox, MA 01240 413-637-2474 (K-8) 413-637-2446 Berkshire Country Day School P.O. Box 867 • Lenox, MA 01240 413-637-0755 Brook Farm campus 55 Interlaken Rd. (Route 183), Stockbridge, MA 01262

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PRIVATE SCHOOLS Winthrop campus 45 West Street (Route 183) Lenox, MA 01240 info@berkshirecountryday.org Hillcrest Center 349 Old Stockbridge Rd. Lenox, MA 01240 413-637-2834 Hillcrest Educational Center at Highpoint 242 West Mountain Rd. Lenox, MA 01240 • 413-637-2845 Valleyhead 79 Reservoir Rd., P.O. Box 714 Lenox, MA 01240 413-637-3635 Owensgilbert@valleyhead.org MONTEREY Gould Farm 100 Gould Rd., P.O. Box 157 Monterey, MA 01245 413-528-1804 inquiry@gouldfarm.org NEW MARLBOROUGH Kolburne School 343 New Marlborough-Southfield Road New Marlborough, MA 01230 413-229-8787 NORTH ADAMS Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts 375 Church St. North Adams, MA 01247 413-662-5000

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AREA CHURCH DIRECTORY TRINITY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 1156 Ashley Falls Rd. Ashley Falls, MA 01222 413-229-2712 Mailing Address: P.O. Box 124 Churches in Becket THE YOKED PARISH BECKET FEDERATED CHURCH Main St. (Rt. 8) and Chimney Corners Becket, MA 01223 413-623-5217 (call for both churches)

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Churches in Adams FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 15 Commercial St. • Adams, MA 01220 413-743-3495 FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH 42 Park St. • Adams, MA 01220 413-743-1677 NOTRE DAME DES SEPT DOULEURS/ ST. THOMAS AQUINAS CHURCH 21 Maple St. (at McKinley Square) Adams, MA 01220 413-743-0577 ST. MARK’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH 39 Commercial St. (corner of River Street) Adams, MA 01220 413-743-0947 ST. STANISLAUS KOSTKA CHURCH 25 Hoosac St. (corner of Summer Street) Adams, MA 01220 413-743-0041 NOTRE DAME DES SEPT DOULEURS/ ST. THOMAS AQUINAS CHURCH 2 Columbia St. (Rt. 8) • Adams, MA 01220 413-743-0577 Churches in Alford ALFORD UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 2 Main St. • Alford, MA 01230 413-528-2011 Mailing Address: P.O. Box 182 • 198 Main St. Great Barrington, MA 01230 Church in Ashley Falls GREENWOODS COMMUNITY CHURCH 355 Clayton Rd. • Ashley Falls, MA 01222 413-229-8560 Mailing Address: P.O. Box 346 • Ashley Falls MA 01222 34

Churches in Florida FLORIDA BAPTIST CHURCH Church Rd. • Florida, MA 01247 413-662-2024 just off of Rt. 2 Churches in Gt. Barrington CALVARY CHRISTIAN CHAPEL 195 North Plain Rd. Great Barrington, MA 01230 413-528-2134 CONGREGATION AHAVATH SHOLOM North Street • P.O. Box 464 Great Barrington, MA 01230 413-528-4197

FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF BECKET CENTER YMCA Road • Becket, MA 01223 (Guild Hall - 413-623-8300)

FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST SCIENTIST 454 Main St. Great Barrington, MA 01230 413-528-1540

ST. MATTHEW MISSION (A mission of St. Patrick Parish, Hinsdale) 78 Washington St. Becket, MA 01223 413-655-2208

FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH 251 Main St. (Rt. 7) • P.O. Box 660 Great Barrington, MA 01230-0660 413-528-2740

Churches in Dalton BERKSHIRE FIRST CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE 165 North St. • Dalton, MA 01226 413-684-3535

HEVREH OF SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE 270 State Rd. Great Barrington, MA 01230 413-528-6378 LIVING GOD FELLOWSHIP 420 Stockbridge Rd. Great Barrington, MA 01230 413-528-6959

DALTON UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 755 Main St. • Dalton, MA 01226 413-684-0521

MACEDONIA BAPTIST CHURCH 9 Rosseter St. Great Barrington, MA 01230 413-528-0430

FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF DALTON 514 Main St. • Dalton, MA 01226 413-684-1715

ST. JAMES EPISCOPAL CHURCH 325 Main St. (Rt. 7) Great Barrington, MA 01230 413-528-1460

GRACE EPISCOPAL CHURCH 791 Main St. (Rt. 8) • Dalton, MA 01226 413-684-0016

ST. PETER’S CHURCH 213 Main St. Great Barrington, MA 01230 413-528-1157

ST. AGNES CHURCH 489 Main St. • Dalton, MA 01226 413-684-0125 KINGDOM HALL OF JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES 235 Division Rd. • Dalton, MA 01226 413-684-1230 Churches in Egremont FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF SOUTH EGREMONT Main Street • South Egremont, MA 01258 413-528-2209 NORTH EGREMONT BAPTIST CHURCH 207 Egremont Plain Rd. (Rte. 71) North Egremont, MA 01252 413-528-6066

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SOUTH BERKSHIRE FRIENDS MEETING 280 State Rd. • P.O. Box 726 Great Barrington, MA 01230 413-528-1230 TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH 352 Main St. Great Barrington, MA 01230 413-528-1330 UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST MEETING OF SOUTH BERKSHIRE 198 Main St. • P.O. Box 423 Great Barrington, MA 01230 413-528-4850 Churches in Hancock HANCOCK BAPTIST CHURCH Main Street • Box 10A Hancock, MA 01237 413-458-3158 2009 Resource Guide

AREA CHURCH DIRECTORY CONT. TACONIC VALLEY CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP Worshipping at the Hancock Elementary School Rt. 43 • Hancock, MA 01237 413-738-5814

ST. MARY MOTHER OF THE CHURCH PARISH 40 Academy St. Lee, MA 01238 413-243-0275

Churches in Hinsdale FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH Maple Street • P.O. Box 309 Hinsdale, MA 01235-0309 413-655-2670

TRUTH TABERNACLE UNITED PENTECOSTAL CHURCH 36 Woodland Rd. • Lee, MA 01238 413-243-4435

ST. PATRICK PARISH 48 Church St. • Hinsdale, MA 01235 413-655-2208 Churches in Housatonic BETHEL BAPTIST CHURCH 2 Kirk St. • Housatonic, MA 01236 413-274-0282 Churches in Housatonic CORPUS CHRISTI PARISH 520 Main St. (Rt. 183) Housatonic, MA 01236 413-274-3443 ALL SAINTS PARISH 25 Front St. • Housatonic, MA 01236 413-274-3443 HOUSATONIC CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH 1098 Main St. • P.O. Box 571 Housatonic, MA 01236-0571 413-274-6343 Churches in Lee BERKSHIRE HILLS BAPTIST CHURCH 190 Pleasant St. (Rt. 102) Lee, MA 01238 413-243-0837 CHURCH OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD 1530 Pleasant St. (Rt. 102) South Lee, MA 01260 413-243-1561 (Episcopol) FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH 25 Park Pl. • P.O. Box 395 Lee, MA 01238-0395 413-243-1033 GREATER GRACE CHURCH OF THE BERKSHIRES 160 High St. Lee, MA 01238 413-243-3919 KINGDOM HALL OF JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES 945 Pleasant St. (Rt. 102) Lee, MA 01238 413-243-3495 ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI CHAPEL (A mission of St. Mary Parish, Lee) Rt. 102 • South Lee, MA 01260 413-243-0275 ST. GEORGE’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH 20 Franklin St. Lee, MA 01238 413-243-0272 2009 Resource Guide

Churches in Lenox CHURCH-ON-THE-HILL (UCC) 169 Main St. Lenox, MA 01240 413-637-1001 HOPE ADVENT CHRISTIAN CHURCH 259 Kemble St. • Lenox, MA 01240 413-637-2212 ST. ANN CHURCH 134 Main St. • Lenox, MA 01240 413-637-0157 ST. HELENA’S EPISCOPAL CHAPEL 245 East New Lenox Rd. • Lenox, MA 01240 413-637-1483 TRINITY PARISH (EPISCOPAL) 88 Walker St. (Rt. 7A) • Lenox, MA 01240 413-637-0073 UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 6 Holmes Rd. • Lenox, MA 01240 413-445-5918 Churches in Lenox Dale ST. VINCENT DE PAUL CHURCH 29 Crystal St. • Lenox Dale, MA 01242 413-637-3525 Churches in Monterey MONTEREY UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST 49 Main Rd. • P.O. Box 182 Monterey, MA 01245-0182 413-528-5850 OUR LADY OF THE HILLS MISSION (A mission of Our Lady of the Valley Parish, Sheffield) Beartown Rd. • Monterey, MA 01245 413-229-3028 Churches in Mt. Washington CHURCH OF CHRIST IN MT. WASHINGTON 116 East St. • P.O. Box 695 South Egremont, MA 01258-0695 413-528-8212 Churches in New Ashford CHRISTIAN HARVEST CENTER Worshipping at the New Ashford Church 155 Mallery Rd. • New Ashford, MA 01237 413-458-1083 Churches in New Marlborough UNITED CHURCH OF NEW MARLBOROUGH 234 Norfolk Rd. • P.O. Box 8 Southfield, MA 01259-0008 413-229-8109 A Hersam Acorn Newspapers Publication

Churches in North Adams BETHEL PENTECOSTAL CHURCH 55 Harding Ave., North Adams, MA 01247 413-663-8998 BLACKINTON UNION CHURCH Massachusetts Avenue North Adams, MA 01247 BROWN WARREN CHAPEL AME ZION CHURCH 45 Chestnut St. • North Adams, MA 01247 413-663-3057 CONGREGATION BETH ISRAEL 53 Lois St. • North Adams, MA 01247 413-663-5830 FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF NORTH ADAMS 131 Main St. • North Adams, MA 01247 413-663-3780 FIRST BIBLE BAPTIST CHURCH 35 Notch Rd. • North Adams, MA 01247 413-662-2107 FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH 134 Main St. • North Adams, MA 01247 413-663-9940 THE FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 159 East Main • North Adams, MA 01247 413-664-9655 HARVEST CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES SOUP KITCHEN 275 River St. • North Adams, MA 01247 413-664-4845 JESUS SAVES TABERNACLE 45 River St. • North Adams, MA 01247 413-662-2260 KINGDOM HALL OF JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES 10 West Shaft Road Ter. North Adams, MA 01247 413-663-5030 NOTRE DAME DE SACRE COEUR 228 East Main St. North Adams, MA 01247 413-663-8642 OUR LADY OF MERCY PARISH AND SHRINE 635 State Rd. • North Adams, MA 01247 413-663-3976 OUR LADY OF THE INCARNATION 1290 Massachusetts Ave. North Adams, MA 01247 413-662-2502 ST. ANDREW’S CHAPEL (EPISCOPAL) 1436 Massachusetts Ave. North Adams, MA 01247 413-622-2844 ST. ANTHONY OF PADULA CHURCH 68 Marshall St. • N. Adams, MA 01247 413-663-3112 35

AREA CHURCH DIRECTORY CONT. ST. JOHN’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH 59 Summer St. North Adams, MA 01247 413-664-9656

CONGREGATION KNESSET ISRAEL 16 Colt Rd. Pittsfield, MA 01201 413-445-4872

THE SALVATION ARMY 393 River St. North Adams, MA 01247 413-663-7987

CORNERSTONE BAPTIST CHURCH 1123 West St. • Pittsfield, MA 01201 (Mailing Address: 532 West St.) 413-443-6696

Churches in Otis FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF OTIS 46 North Main Rd. Otis, MA 01253 413-269-7171

EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH OF PITTSFIELD 389 Cheshire Rd. Pittsfield, MA 01201 413-442-1992

ST. MARY OF THE LAKES CHURCH 72 North Main St. Otis, MA 01253 413-269-4200 ST. PAUL’S CHURCH (EPISCOPAL) Main Street Otis, MA 01253 413-243-0272 Churches in Peru FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF PERU, UCC P.O. Box 431 Peru, MA 01235-0431 413-655-8867 c/o Secretary Churches in Pittsfield ALL SOULS MISSION (A mission of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish) 51 Pembroke Ave. Pittsfield, MA 01201 413-442-5090 BERKSHIRE FULL GOSPEL CHURCH 130 Elm St. Pittsfield, MA 01201 413-445-4020 CHRISTIAN ASSEMBLY CHURCH 850 Williams St. Pittsfield, MA 01201 413-442-1495 CHRISTIAN CENTER 193 Robbins Ave. Pittsfield, MA 01201 413-443-2828 CHURCH OF CHRIST 826 Valentine Rd. • P.O. Box 1251 Pittsfield, MA 01201 413-499-4700 CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER DAY SAINTS (Mormon) 470 East New Lenox Rd. Pittsfield, MA 01201 413-442-8811 36

FAITH EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH WELS 885 Holmes Rd. Pittsfield, MA 01201 413-499-3479 FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF PITTSFIELD 88 South St. Pittsfield, MA 01201 413-445-4539 FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST CONGREGATIONAL 27 East St. Pittsfield, MA 01201 413-447-7351 FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 55 Fenn St. Pittsfield, MA 01201 413-499-0866 GRACE CHURCH CONGREGATIONAL 1055 Williams St. Pittsfield, MA 01201 413-443-2575 HOLY FAMILY PARISH 133 Seymour St. Pittsfield, MA 01201 413-442-2036

Churches in Pittsfield NOTRE DAME PARISH 40 Melville St. Pittsfield, MA 01201 413-499-4290 OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL CHURCH 359 Fenn St. Pittsfield, MA 01201 413-442-4458 PILGRIM HOLINESS CHURCH 421 Elm St. Pittsfield, MA 01201 413-443-0012 PILGRIM MEMORIAL CHURCH 249 Wahconah St. Pittsfield, MA 01201 413-447-7443 REIGNING LOVE CHURCH 190 West St. Pittsfield, MA 01201 413-448-6221 SACRED HEART CHURCH 191 Elm St. Pittsfield, MA 01201 413-443-6960 ST. CHARLES CHURCH 100 Briggs Ave. Pittsfield, MA 01201 413-442-7470 ST. FRANCIS XAVIER CHURCH 80 Morningview Dr. Pittsfield, MA 01201 413-499-1955 ST. GEORGE’S GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH 73 Bradford St. Pittsfield, MA 01201 413-442-8113

IMMANUEL COMMUNITY CHURCH 20 Chapel St. Pittsfield, MA 01201-8502 413-442-8905

ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST UKRAINIAN CATHOLIC CHURCH 18 Watson St. Pittsfield, MA 01201 413-443-6798

MORNINGSIDE BAPTIST CHURCH 475 Tyler St. Pittsfield, MA 01201 413-442-7330

ST. JOSEPH’S CHURCH 414 North St. Pittsfield, MA 01201 413-445-5789

NEW LIFE COMMUNITY FELLOWSHIP 758 East St. Pittsfield, MA 01201 413-496-9896

ST. MARK’S CHURCH ANNEX 27 South Onota St. Pittsfield, MA 01201 413-443-5507 ST. MARK PARISH West Street Pittsfield, MA 01201 413-447-7510

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AREA CHURCH DIRECTORY CONT. ST. MARTIN’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH 133 Dalton Ave. (Rt.9) Pittsfield, MA 01201 413-442-8018 ST. MARY THE MORNING STAR PARISH 655 Tyler St. Pittsfield, MA 01201 413-445-5008 ST. NICHOLAS ORTHODOX CHURCH 76 Wahconah St. Pittsfield, MA 01201 413-442-2669

Churches in Sandisfield NEW BOSTON CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH 4 Sandisfield Rd. Sandisfield, MA 01255 413-258-8140 Churches in Savoy SOVEREIGN GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH 644 Main Rd., Route 116 Savoy, MA 01256 413-447-8127

ST. STEPHEN’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH 67 East St. Pittsfield, MA 01201 413-448-8276

Churches in Sheffield CHRIST CHURCH 180 Main St. (Rt. 7) and Maple Avenue Sheffield, MA 01257 413-299-8811

ST. TERESA PARISH 290 South St. (Rts. 7 & 20) Pittsfield, MA 01201 413-442-2202

FAITH BAPTIST CHURCH 680 N. Main St. Sheffield, MA 01257 413-229-0400

THE SALVATION ARMY 300 West St. Pittsfield, MA 01201 413-442-0624

IMMACULATE CONCEPTION MISSION (A mission of Our Lady of the Valley Parish) Main Road • Mill River, MA 01244 413-229-3028

SECOND CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH 50 Onota St. Pittsfield, MA 01201 413-442-4574 TABERNACLE BAPTIST CHURCH 895 West Housatonic St. Pittsfield, MA 01201 413-442-0936 UNITARIAN-UNIVERSALIST CHURCH 175 Wendell Ave. Pittsfield, MA 01201 413-443-7903 VICTORY CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST 154 Dewey St. Pittsfield, MA 01201 413-443-2906 WORD OF LIFE MINISTRIES 146 North St. Pittsfield, MA 01201 413-448-8399 ZION’S EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH 74 First St. Pittsfield, MA 01201 413-442-3525 Churches in Richmond RICHMOND CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH 1515 State Rd. (Rte. 41) • P.O. Box 2 Richmond, MA 01254-0002 413-698-2575 2009 Resource Guide

OLD PARISH CHURCH/ FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF SHEFFIELD 125 Main St. (Rt. 7) • P.O. Box 387 Sheffield, MA 01257-0387 413-229-8173 OUR LADY OF THE VALLEY PARISH 99 Maple Ave. Sheffield, MA 01257 413-229-3028 SHEFFIELD CHAPEL 1970 North Main St. Sheffield, MA 01257 413-528-0233 Churches in Stockbridge FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH 4 Main St. • P.O. Box 825 Stockbridge, MA 01262-0828 413-298-3137 ST. JOSEPH CHURCH 11 Elm St. Stockbridge, MA 01262 413-298-3748 ST. PAUL’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH 29 Main St. (Rts. 7 & 102) Stockbridge, MA 01262 413-298-4913

Churches in West Stockbridge ST. PATRICK’S CHURCH 30 Albany Rd. West Stockbridge, MA 01266 413-232-4427 WEST STOCKBRIDGE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH 45 Main St. • P.O. Box 293 West Stockbridge, MA 01266-0293 413-232-4256 Churches in Williamstown WILLIAMSTOWN COMMUNITY BIBLE CHURCH 160 Bridges Rd. Williamstown, MA 01267 413-458-5556 FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF WILLIAMSTOWN 731 Main St. (Rt. 2) Williamstown, MA 01267 413-458-4811 FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH 906 Main St. (Rt. 2) Williamstown, MA 01267 413-458-4273 THE FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 777 Main St. (Rt. 2) Williamstown, MA 01267 413-458-3183 ST. JOHN’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH 35 Park St. Williamstown, MA 01267 413-458-8144 ST. PATRICK’S CHURCH 53 Southworth St. Williamstown, MA 01267 413-458-4946 ST. RAPHAEL CHURCH 207 Cole Ave. Williamstown, MA 01267 413-458-3051 SECOND CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH 81 Hancock Rd. (Rt. 43) Williamstown, MA 01267 413-458-3467 WHITE OAKS CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH 480 White Oaks Rd. Williamstown, MA 01267 413-458-4633

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PRIVATE SCHOOLS St. Joseph High School 22 Maplewood Avenue Pittsfield, MA 01201 413-447-9121

WILLIAMSTOWN Buxton School 291 South Street Williamstown, MA 01267 413-458-3919 Office@BuxtonSchool.org

St. Mark’s Middle School 400 Columbus Avenue, Ste. 1 Pittsfield, MA 01201 413-442-6040 st.mark2@verizon.net

Pine Cobble School 163 Gale Road Williamstown, MA 01267 413-458-4680 PineInfo@pinecobble.org

Sinai Academy of the Berkshires 199 South Street Pittsfield, MA 01201 413-499-4167 info@sinai-academy.com

Williams College 988 Main Street Williamstown, MA 01267 413-597-2211

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U.S. SENATE Edward M. Kennedy 315 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 Phone: 202-224-4543 Boston Office 2400 JFK Building Boston, MA 02203 Phone: 617-565-3170 John F. Kerry Washington D.C. 221 Russell Bldg. Second Floor Washington D.C. 20510 Phone: 202-224-2742 Fax: 202-224-8525

Boston, MA 02114 Phone: 617-565-8519 Fax: 617-248-3870 Suite 311 Springfield Office 1550 Main St Suite 304 Springfield, MA 01103 Phone: 413-785-4610 Fax: 413-736-1049 Fall River Office 222 Milliken Pl. Suite 312 Fall River, MA 02721 Phone: 508-677-0523 Fax: 508-677-0275

U.S. Representative 1st Congressional District CONGRESSMAN JOHN OLVER In Washington, D.C. 1111 Longworth HOB Washington, D.C. 20515 Phone: 202-225-5335 Fax: 202-226-1224

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MEMBERS MASSACHUSETTS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES BERKSHIRE COUNTY District 1 DANIEL E. BOSLEY State House, Room 422 Boston, MA 02133 Tel. 617-722-2120 Fax 617-722-2239 District Office 3 Elmwood Ave. North Adams, MA 01247 Tel. 413-663-7486

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•9:30 a.m. - Caregiver support group, for those who provide care to a loved one, sponsored by the Lee Regional Visiting Nurse Association, Inc. Phone: 413-243-1212 Lee Regional VNA Offices, 32 Park Street, Lee. •10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. - Blood Pressure Screening. Learn more about controlling your blood pressure, warning signs of heart attack and stroke. Screenings conducted by registered nurses of the Berkshire VNA. Screenings do not occur on holidays. No registration is required for this event. Information from the Berkshire Visiting Nurse Association at 413447-2862. Berkshire Athenaeum, 1 Wendell Avenue, Pittsfield. •10 a.m. to 12 p.m. - CHP-Healthy Communities Access Project will host free health screenings, health education information and health insurance enrollment assistance. Please call Luci at 413-528-9311 ext. 2147 for additional information or questions. Sheffield Senior Center in Sheffield. •10 a.m. to 2 p.m. - Community Outreach Van. Free health insurance enrollment and health screenings. Phone 413-445-9215. Berkshire Mall, Old State Rd., Lanesboro. •11 a.m. - ALANON meeting. 24-hour Information Line 413-4455852. Web site www.al-anonberkshire.org. Newcomers are welcome at all meetings. St. John’s Episcopal Church, 59 Summer St., North Adams. •1 to 3 p.m. - CHP-Healthy Communities Access Project will host free health screenings, health education information and health insurance enrollment assistance. Please call Luci at 413-528-9311 ext. 2147 for additional information or questions. Senior Center, Great Barrington. •6 p.m. - Monday Night Ballroom Dance Lessons. Instructor is Cheryl Wendling. 413-443-6263 for information. Itam Lodge #564, 93 Waubeek Rd., Pittsfield. •6:30 p.m. - Preschool Story Time. North Adams Public Library, 74 Church St., North Adams. For information phone 413-662-3133 or visit www.naplibrary.com. •7 p.m. - Overeaters Anonymous. Unitarian Universalist Church, 175 Wendell Ave., Pittsfield. •7 p.m. - Overeaters Anonymous. St. Patricks Parish Center, 53 Southworth St., Williamstown. •8 p.m. - ALANON meeting. 24-hour Information Line - 413-4455852. Web site -www.al-anonberkshire.org. Newcomers are welcome at all meetings. Fire House, Main Street, South Egremont.

•9 a.m. to 1 p.m. - Community Outreach Van. Free health insurance enrollment and health screenings. Phone 413-445-9215. Christian Center, 155 Linden St., Pittsfield. •9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. - Blood Pressure Clinic: Blood pressure and health counseling sponsored by the Lee Regional Visiting Nurse Association, Inc. and the Blandford Board of Health, at the Blandford School, 1 Russell Stage Road, Blandford, MA. Information: 413-243-1212 •9:30 a.m. - Toddler Time. For one to two-and-a-half years. North Adams Public Library, 74 Church St., North Adams. For information phone 413-662-3133 or visit www.naplibrary.com. •10 a.m. - ALANON meeting. 24-hour Information Line 413-4455852. Web site -www.al-anonberkshire.org. Newcomers are welcome at all meetings. Hevreh of South Berkshire, 270 State Rd. (Route 23), Great Barrington. •10 a.m. to 12 p.m. - CHP Healthy Communities Access Project will host free health screenings, health education information and health insurance enrollment assistance. Sandisfield Old Town Hall. Please call Luci at (413) 644-0104 ext. 15 for additional information or questions. •10 a.m. to 12 p.m. - CHP-Healthy Communities Access Project will host free health screenings, health education information and health

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ONGOING EVENTS insurance enrollment assistance. Please call Luci at 413-528-9311 ext. 2147 for additional information or questions. Senior Center, Great Barrington. •10:30 a.m. - Story time. Information: 413-458-5369. David and Joyce Milne Public Library, 1095 Main Street, Williamstown. •10:30 to 11:30 a.m. - Blood pressure and health counseling sponsored by the Lee Regional Visiting Nurse Association, Inc. and the Lee Board of Health. Phone: 413-243-1212. Brown Court, Lee. •11 a.m. to 12 p.m. - Blood Pressure Clinic: Blood pressure and health counseling sponsored by the Lee Regional Visiting Nurse Association, Inc. and the Becket Board of Health, at the Becket Town Hall, Becket, MA. Information: 413-243-1212 •11 a.m. to 12 p.m. - Blood Pressure Screening - Learn more about controlling your blood pressure, warning signs of heart attack and stroke. Screenings conducted by registered nurses of the Berkshire VNA. Screenings do not occur on holidays. No registration is required for this event. Information from the Berkshire Visiting Nurse Association at 413447-2862. Big Y, 200 West St., Pittsfield. •12 to 1 p.m. - Blood pressure and health counseling sponsored by the Lee Regional Visiting Nurse Association, Inc. and the Stockbridge Board of Health. Phone: 413-243-1212. Heaton Court (street parking only), Stockbridge. •1 to 2:30 p.m. - Blood Pressure Screening - Learn more about controlling your blood pressure, warning signs of heart attack and stroke. Screenings conducted by registered nurses of the Berkshire VNA. Screenings do not occur on holidays. No registration is required for this event. Information from the Berkshire Visiting Nurse Association at 413447-2862. Stop and Shop, 1 Dan Fox Drive, Pittsfield. •6:30 to 8:30 p.m. - Soul & Spirit Book Club. Metaphysical book club, moderated by Bettina Zumdick. Free. Phone: 413-243-2834. Berkshire Soul and Spirit Center, 69 Main St., Lee. •7 p.m. - ALANON meeting. 24-hour Information Line 413-445-5852. Web site - www.al-anonberkshire.org. Newcomers are welcome at all meetings. South Congregationalist Church, 110 South Street, Pittsfield. •7 p.m. - ALANON meeting. 24-hour Information Line 413-445-5852. Web site - www.al-anonberkshire.org. Newcomers meeting is held at the same time and place. First Baptist Church, 88 South St., Pittsfield. •7 to 9 p.m. - Ballroom Dancing Lesson. Information: 413-637-3188 - Flavours at the Econo Lodge, Rt. 7, Lenox. •8 p.m. - ALANON meeting. 24-hour Information Line 413-445-5852. Web site - www.al-anonberkshire.org. Newcomers are welcome at all meetings. - Congregational Church, Main St., Stockbridge (Next to the Town Hall). Wednesday

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ONGOING EVENTS by the Lee Regional Visiting Nurse Association, Inc. and the Otis Board of Health. Phone: 413-243-1212. Otis Senior Center. •1 to 3 p.m. - CHP-Healthy Communities Access Project will host free health screenings, health education information and health insurance enrollment assistance. Please call Luci at 413-528-9311 ext. 2147 for additional information or questions. CHP-Dental Center, Great Barrington. •4:30 to 5:30 p.m. - S.H.A.P.E. Club Weight Loss Support Group - Lee Council on Aging Community Room. For information, phone 413-446-5925. •5 to 6:15 p.m. - Yoga for Your Everyday Life. Call 413-269-0075 or visit the web site at www.healthyboomerbody.com to register or for more information. Healthy Boomer Body Center in Otis. •5:30 to 7 p.m. - Bereavement Support Group offered by VNA & Hospice of Northern Berkshire. Information: 413-664-4536. VNA & Hospice of Northern Berkshire, Inc., 535 Curran Memorial Highway, North Adams. •5:30 to 6:30 p.m. (beginners) and 7 to 8 p.m. (intermediate) - Tai Chi classes - Banish the winter blues & refocus your energy. Jim Pullaro brings his very popular Tai Chi classes back for both beginning and more experienced students. Registration requested. For more information: 413-

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•6:30 to 8:30 p.m. - Metaphysical Book Club. The Book Club meets at Berkshire Soul & Spirit Center on Main Street, Lee. The current selection, Seth Speaks by Jane Roberts is considered a seminal work in the arena of channeling and conscious reality creation. Pre-registration requested. Free. Berkshire Soul & Spirit Center is handicapped accessible at 69 Main St, Lee, MA 01238. 413-243-2834. www.soulandspiritcenter.com. •6:30 p.m. – Bingo every Friday. Doors open at 4:30, games begin at 6:30. St. Mary’s School, 115 Orchard Street, Lee. 413-243-1079. •8 p.m. - ALANON meeting. 24-hour Information Line - 413-4455852. Web site -www.al-anonberkshire.org. Newcomers are welcome at all meetings. Claire Teague Senior Center, 909 Main Street (Rt. 7 South), Great Barrington.

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TOWN LIBRARIES ADAMS Adams Free Library 92 Park St. (Rt. 8) Adams, MA 01220 413-743-8345 ALFORD Alford Free Public Library 5 Alford Center Rd. Alford, MA 01230 413-528-4536 BECKET Becket Athenaeum 3367 Main St. (Rt. 8) Becket, MA 01223 413-623-5483 CHESHIRE Cheshire Public Library 80 Church St. Cheshire, MA 01225 413-743-4746 EGREMONT Egremont Free Library 2 Button Ball Ln. P.O. Box 246 South Egremont, MA 01258 413-528-1474 FLORIDA Florida Free Public Library at the Gabriel Abbott Memorial School 56 North County Rd. Florida, MA 01247 413-664-0153 GREAT BARRINGTON American Institute for Economic Research E.C. Harwood Library 250 Division St. Gt. Barrington, MA 01230 413-528-1216, ext. 3116 Mason Library 231 Main St. (Rt. 7) Gt. Barrington, MA 01230 413-528-2403 Simon’s Rock College of Bard Alumni Library 84 Alford Rd. Gt. Barrington, MA 01230 413-528-7370 HANCOCK Taylor Memorial Library 44

Main Street Hancock, MA 01237-1124 413-738-5326

North Adams Public Library 74 Church St. North Adams, MA 01247-4194 413-662-3133

HINSDALE Hinsdale Public Library 58 Maple St. Hinsdale, MA 01235-0397 413-655-2303

OTIS Otis Library and Museum 42 North Main Rd. P.O. Box 126 Otis, MA 01253-0126 413-269-0109

HOUSATONIC Ramsdell Public Library 1087 Main St. P.O. Box 568 Housatonic, MA 01236-0568 (413)274-3738

PERU Peru Public Library 6 West Main Rd. Peru, MA 01235 413-655-8650

LANESBORO Lanesboro Public Library 83 North Main St. (Rt. 7) P.O. Box 352 Lanesboro, MA 01237-0352 413-442-0222 LEE Lee Library Association 100 Main St. (Rt. 20) Lee, MA 01238 413-243-0385 LENOX Lenox Library Association 18 Main St. Lenox, MA 01240 413-637-0197 MONTEREY Monterey Public Library 452 Main Rd. P.O. Box 172 Monterey, MA 01245-0172 413-528-3795 MOUNT WASHINGTON Mount Washington Library 118 East St. Mt. Washington, MA 01258 413-528-2839

NEW MARLBOROUGH New Marlborough Town Library 1 Mill River Great Barrington Rd.

PITTSFIELD Berkshire Athenaeum 1 Wendell Ave. Pittsfield, MA 01201-6305 413-499-9480 Berkshire Law Library Courthouse 76 East St. Pittsfield, MA 01201 413-442-5059 Jonathan Edwards Library/BCC 1350 West St. Pittsfield, MA 01201 413-499-4660, ext. 201 RICHMOND Richmond Free Public Library 2821 State Rd. (Rt. 41) Richmond, MA 01254-9472 413-698-3834 SANDISFIELD Sandisfield Free Public Library 23 Sandisfield Rd. P.O. Box 183 Sandisfield, MA 01255-9998 413-258-4966

SAVOY Savoy Hollow Library in the Town Hall 720 Main Rd.

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Savoy, MA 01256-9387 413-743-3759 SHEFFIELD Bushnell-Sage Library 48 Main St. (Rt. 7) P.O. Box 487 Sheffield, MA 01257-0487 413-229-7004 STOCKBRIDGE Norman Rockwell Museum Reference Center 9 Glendale Rd. P.O. Box 308 Stockbridge, MA 01262 413-298-4100, ext. 212 Stockbridge Library Association 46 Main St. (Rts. 7 and 102) P.O. Box 119 Stockbridge, MA 01262-0119 413-298-5501 TYRINGHAM Tyringham Free Public Library 118 Main Rd. P.O. Box 440 Tyringham, MA 01264-0440 413-243-1373 WEST STOCKBRIDGE West Stockbridge Public Library 9 Main St., P.O. Box 60 West Stockbridge, MA 01266 413-232-0308 WILLIAMSTOWN Chapin Library of Rare Books at Williams College 26 Hopkins Hall Dr. Williamstown, MA 01267 413-597-2462 David and Joyce Milne Public Library 1095 Main St. at the northern junction of Rts. 2 and 7

Williamstown, MA 01267 413-458-5369 Sawyer Library at Williams College 988 Main St. Williamstown, MA 01267 413-597-2501 Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute Library 225 South St., P.O. Box 8 Williamstown, MA 01267 413-458-9542 WINDSOR Windsor Library at Town Offices 1890 Rt. 9 • P.O. Box 118 Windsor, MA 01270-0118 413-684-3811

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