Berkshire Daily: Lenox Apple Squeeze & Stockbridge’s Trough Returns

Local events

Lenox’s 45th Apple Squeeze brings an autumn celebration downtown, with regional artisans, food vendors, and community organizations taking part. Taste of Lee also puts food and community in the spotlight, featuring cuisine from many cultures.

Looking for your next read? The Friends of the North Adams Public Library Book Sale takes place at St. Elizabeth’s Parish Hall on Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Heart & Soil Collective has new funding to help bring farm-fresh food to Berkshire families. The group will also host a fundraising dinner at Berkshire Community College to support farm-to-table cooking classes for students with essential needs and recipients of its food distribution program.

• BERKSHIRE FOOD EVENTS: 45th Apple Squeeze brings fall magic to Lenox — The Berkshire Edge
• BERKSHIRE FOOD NEWS: Flavors, Family and Community: Taste of Lee offers camaraderie amid a backdrop of food delights — The Berkshire Edge
• People set up for a book sale — The Berkshire Eagle
• With new funding, Heart & Soil Collective gets more farm-fresh food to Berkshire families — The Berkshire Eagle

Notable local news

Stockbridge’s historic Watering Trough fountain has returned. Known locally as “The Trough” or the “Horse Trough,” it was donated to the town in the 1800s by Giovanni Albinola.

Questions remain around local public-building projects. Dalton has yet to settle how much space a combined police and fire facility would need. In Great Barrington, a tense discussion between the Selectboard and library trustees left questions about Ramsdell Library renovations, which still lack a total cost estimate.

General Electric has submitted its final rail transload plan for the Housatonic Rest of River cleanup. The report notes that public input on the draft is due by Nov. 6, with the federal oversight agency planning a virtual meeting on the proposal.

• Historic Watering Trough fountain returns to Stockbridge — The Berkshire Edge
• Dalton's public safety facility plan hits a hurdle: How much space will police and fire need? — The Berkshire Eagle
• Meeting between Great Barrington Selectboard and Board of Library Trustees grows tense over Ramsdell Library renovation plans — The Berkshire Edge
• General Electric Company submits final rail transload plan for Housatonic Rest of River cleanup project — The Berkshire Edge

Relocation tip from the team

When planning a move to or from the Berkshires, build your home search around everyday routines as well as the property itself. Visit prospective neighborhoods during your usual commute and errand times, and leave room to explore libraries, gathering places, and local events. Share those priorities with your real estate team.