Government · Board of Health
Board Suspends Tobacco License Over Sale to Minor
Great Barrington's Board of Health fines a local store $1,000 and suspends its tobacco license after a sale to a minor.
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Government · Select Board
Select Board Calls Oct. 19 Special Town Meeting
Great Barrington Select Board calls October 19 special town meeting on $3.9 million sewer grant. The board voted 3-0 Wednesday, with Garfield, Eric and Phil in favor and Steve absent, to schedule the session for 6 p.m. at the Monument Mountain Regional High School Auditorium.
Real Estate
Great Barrington Sale Prices Span $100,000 To $250,000 In August Deeds
Eleven property deeds were recorded in Great Barrington from July 31 to Aug. 29, but only three included a disclosed sale price. Those three sales ranged from $100,000 to $250,000, with a median of $210,000. The month's top disclosed sale was 142 Castle St., which sold for $250,000 on A…
Government · Water
Sewer Commissioners Call Oct. 19 Special Town Meeting
Great Barrington calls an October 19 special town meeting to decide a $350,000 sewer energy grant.
Government · Library
Library Trustees Form Ramsdell Outreach Subcommittee
Great Barrington library trustees launch a Ramsdell outreach push amid Building Committee friction. Co-Chairs Laura Mars and Lauren Clark asked the board to form a standing Ramsdell Outreach Subcommittee, with Member G.
Morning Brief
Great Barrington Urges Drivers to Watch for School Buses
Great Barrington officials remind drivers to watch for school buses as the new school year begins. The town's official News Flash service posted the advisory on Wednesday, Aug. 26, urging motorists to stay alert and follow state traffic laws around stopped buses now that routes have res…
Government · Select Board
Select Board Reviews Transit Overhaul Plan
Great Barrington debates turning its South County Connector into a formal town department.
Obituaries
Obituary notices, week of August 17, 2026 through August 23, 2026
Two Great Barrington obituaries were noted this week: Daigle, Ellen L., 67, and Bellinger, Pia (Guerra), 93. Daigle's death, on August 11, was reported through Birches-Roy Funeral Home; Bellinger died August 17 at Landings at Laurel Lake in Lee after a life that began in the Housatonic …
Real Estate
Disclosed Great Barrington sale prices span $100,000 to $901,500 in July
Eleven property transfers were recorded in Great Barrington between July 24 and Aug. 22, but only three disclosed a sale price. Among those three, prices ranged from $100,000 to $901,500, with a median of $200,000. The period's top recorded sale was 114 Brush Hill Rd. at $901,500, sold …
Government · Other Committee
Parks board OKs badminton, keeps leadership
Great Barrington Parks Commission reorganizes, launches town-run badminton program. Chair Ilana and Vice Chair Karen Smith were reappointed unanimously, and the board approved roughly $400 from its $2,625.40 revolving fund for badminton gear and a Grove Street basketball hoop.
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