Rolling on the river

by Bill Schlesinger Rolling, rolling, rolling on the river Proud Mary by Credence Clearwater Revival, 1969 When the U.S. Supreme Court, now with a largely Trump-appointed conservative majority, overturned the Roe…

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A Short History of Smithfield Church

 by Clerk Kevin T McEneaney for the Millbrook Historical Society, 6/20/24 The first settler in this area was Richard Sackett, in about 1702; he settled along the Wassaic Creek, having…

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Gilbert & Sullivan Put on Trial!

by Kevin T McEneaney On a rainy afternoon last Sunday, there was much overflowing laughter in Great Barrington at St. James Place, as Crescendo, directed by Christine Gevert, put on…

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Spring dalliance

by Kevin T McEneaney Forsythia, that banner flag of Spring, blooms by window and sharp-curving roadside with yellow prolixity and promise of warmer weather with low-cloud-cover, and constant threat of…

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Listen to the robin

by Kevin T McEneaney When a robin in spring sets up a nest, begins to sing at orange rays of dawn about musical genealogy, he may well attract another robin…

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Groundwater

by Bill Schlesinger Deep underfoot in most regions of the world is a zone where the fractures in bedrock are filled with water—known as groundwater–constituting the water table.  Globally, the…

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How we evolved

by Kevin T McEneaney All life relies on cooperation, whether intimate or more social forms. Cooperating defines history; it will project the future of mankind. - Through cooperation we invented…

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