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EYES TO THE SKY: Star wheels, key to constellations; best-of-year meteor shower
December 11 – 24, 2017 Photo courtesy EarthSky.org Mount Washington — All the world would have us believe that electronic devices are indispensable for the stargazer, but I’m compelled to share with...
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EYES TO THE SKY: Bedazzling line-up of planets, stars; New Year’s Day supermoon
December 25, 2017 – January 7, 2018 Mercury is considerably brighter than last week. Notice how the configuration of Jupiter, Mars and Alpha Librae has changed. Image courtesy Sky & Telescope Mount...
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INTERVIEW: Monument Mountain’s new principal Amy Rex discusses education,...
Amy Rex took over the reins at Monument Mountain Regional High School this summer after long-time principal Marianne Young retired. In the interview below, she discusses her new role and the challenges...
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BCD community sends boxes of aid; hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rican families...
Stockbridge — Dozens of letters, drawings, and photos of thanks and gratitude have been pouring into Berkshire Country Day School (BCD) from the 78 families in Puerto Rico who received aid from the...
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EYES TO THE SKY: Blue Moon total lunar eclipse, the first in 150 years, on...
January 8 – 21, 2018 Mount Washington — The phrase “once in a blue moon” has evolved to describe an unusual occurrence. True blue-colored moons are rare; for example, the moon may appear blue when seen...
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EYES TO THE SKY: Longer days, brightest stars, morning planets, supermoon...
January 22 – February 4, 2018 Mount Washington — The Sun, our star, is returning to the northern hemisphere at a steady clip, rising noticeably north of its furthest south-of-east marker and setting...
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Want to learn more about Muslims? Don’t Google it
Great Barrington — It’s a cultural moment for the ages. During the course of a conversation, a Caucasian student at a predominantly white school stereotypes a new student, a girl from Egypt. The young...
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Berkshire Hills achieves AP honor roll designation from College Board
Great Barrington — The Monument Mountain Regional High School physical plant may be in need of a complete overhaul, but the school recently got some great news in the form of recognition by a...
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EYES TO THE SKY: Look again! Super blue moon eclipse reverie
February 5 – 18, 2018 Mount Washington — Moonlight had streamed in the windows all night, at times brilliant, from a clear sky, then muted through haze or clouds and falling snow. It was the eve of the...
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Undefeated Mt. Everett Middle School robotics team earns trip to regional...
Sheffield — Rumor has it that the Mt. Everett Robotics program needs a new trophy case. On Saturday (December 2), the Middle School VEX Robotics team traveled to the first regional qualifier event of...
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EYES TO THE SKY: Star wheels, key to constellations; best-of-year meteor shower
December 11 – 24, 2017 Photo courtesy EarthSky.org Mount Washington — All the world would have us believe that electronic devices are indispensable for the stargazer, but I’m compelled to share with...
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EYES TO THE SKY: Bedazzling line-up of planets, stars; New Year’s Day supermoon
December 25, 2017 – January 7, 2018 Mercury is considerably brighter than last week. Notice how the configuration of Jupiter, Mars and Alpha Librae has changed. Image courtesy Sky & Telescope Mount...
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INTERVIEW: Monument Mountain’s new principal Amy Rex discusses education,...
Amy Rex took over the reins at Monument Mountain Regional High School this summer after long-time principal Marianne Young retired. In the interview below, she discusses her new role and the challenges...
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BCD community sends boxes of aid; hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rican families...
Stockbridge — Dozens of letters, drawings, and photos of thanks and gratitude have been pouring into Berkshire Country Day School (BCD) from the 78 families in Puerto Rico who received aid from the...
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EYES TO THE SKY: Blue Moon total lunar eclipse, the first in 150 years, on...
January 8 – 21, 2018 Mount Washington — The phrase “once in a blue moon” has evolved to describe an unusual occurrence. True blue-colored moons are rare; for example, the moon may appear blue when seen...
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EYES TO THE SKY: Longer days, brightest stars, morning planets, supermoon...
January 22 – February 4, 2018 Mount Washington — The Sun, our star, is returning to the northern hemisphere at a steady clip, rising noticeably north of its furthest south-of-east marker and setting...
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Want to learn more about Muslims? Don’t Google it
Great Barrington — It’s a cultural moment for the ages. During the course of a conversation, a Caucasian student at a predominantly white school stereotypes a new student, a girl from Egypt. The young...
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Berkshire Hills achieves AP honor roll designation from College Board
Great Barrington — The Monument Mountain Regional High School physical plant may be in need of a complete overhaul, but the school recently got some great news in the form of recognition by a...
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EYES TO THE SKY: Look again! Super blue moon eclipse reverie
February 5 – 18, 2018 Mount Washington — Moonlight had streamed in the windows all night, at times brilliant, from a clear sky, then muted through haze or clouds and falling snow. It was the eve of the...
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NATURE’S TURN: The Year of the Bird
February 12 – 25, 2018 “Yet here we are, finding commonality with birds, and we would have to think back more than 300 million years before finding the common ancestor… So in evolutionary terms, a...
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