The Berkshire Edge LLC is a locally owned, regional publication. Our goal is to provide – regularly and in depth – content that truly reflects the life, interests and aspirations of this unusually rich and vibrant community.

Guided by respected journalistic standards, the principle of fairness, the quest for truth, a commitment to social, economic and environmental justice, and an abiding admiration for the independent spirit of the Berkshires, The Berkshire Edge offers in-depth local news reports and features, perspectives on the arts, wide-ranging commentary, and a comprehensive calendar of events – all written, illustrated, and, in some cases performed, with wit, intelligence, insight and humor.

This week we talk about:

1. ICE agents seize immigrant worker on Main Street in Great Barrington, in front of audience at the Fuel Coffee Shop:
https://theberkshireedge.com/in-frightening-display-ice-agents-arrest-immigrant-worker-on-main-street/

2.  On Friday, Great Barrington’s first recreational marijuana retail “pot shop” will open:
https://theberkshireedge.com/great-barrington-braces-itself-for-recreational-pot-shops-friday-opening/
Some will rejoice, but others urge caution, as in the case of our writer Sheela Clary:
https://theberkshireedge.com/opening-the-weedgates-iii-the-cruel-and-unusual-legal-world-of-recreational-marijuana/

3. Southern Berkshire Regional School District, Mt. Everett Regional High School hosting overseas students in a global education program, even as its students travel to foreign lands:
https://theberkshireedge.com/more-than-just-travel-sbrsd-takes-global-education-program-to-the-next-level/

4. Shout Out to Dine Out…. a local artist has created a campaign to call attention to the scourge of human trafficking:
https://theberkshireedge.com/shout-out-to-dine-out-local-woman-seeks-to-shed-light-on-human-trafficking-while-creating-accurate-conversation-in-the-process/

5.  Homeless in the Berkshires: Rita Dichelle explains what it’s like to be homeless, and how Construct Inc. helped put her life together — and gave her a roof over her head:
https://theberkshireedge.com/homeless-in-the-berkshires-one-year-later/

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