MassDOT: Overnight Construction on I-90

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STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is announcing overnight paving, milling, and bridge painting operations on I-90 westbound and eastbound in the towns of Stockbridge and Becket.

All work will take place during overnight hours and will be complete by 5:30 a.m. on Friday, July 11.

Stockbridge:

  • Paving operations will be conducted on I-90 westbound from mile marker 0.0 to mile marker 4.5 nightly from Monday, July 7, through Thursday, July 10, from 7:00 p.m. to 5:30 a.m.
  • Milling operations will be conducted on I-90 eastbound from mile marker 0.0 to mile marker 4.5 nightly from Monday, July 7, through Thursday, July 10, from 7:00 p.m. to 5:30 a.m.
  • The I-90 westbound exit 3 off-ramp will be closed from 1:00 a.m. to 5:00 a.m. on Tuesday morning, July 8. Detour signage will be in place to direct traffic.
  • The I-90 eastbound exit 3 on-ramp will be closed from 1:00 a.m. to 5:00 a.m. on Friday morning, July 11. Detour signage will be in place to direct traffic.

Becket:

  • Bridge painting will be conducted on I-90 eastbound and westbound at mile marker 18.4 nightly from Monday, July 7, through Thursday, July 10, from 7:00 p.m. to 5:30 a.m.
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King and Confidantes Debate Hope and Change in 'American Five'

By Alan PetrucelliSpecial to iBerkshires
STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — Fiction and fact meld in the regional premiere of "The American Five," now playing at the Larry Vaber Stage of the Unicorn Theatre. 
 
The play takes a fictionalized look at the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his four closest confidants in the months leading up to the famed March on Washington on Aug. 28, 1963. The quintet, through differing opinions, animated arguments, constant threats of violence and a late-night meal featuring challah bread and wine, become a family as they prepare for the history-making march that galvanized the Civil Rights movement.
 
Most of us know the King saga. It's the second act in which playwright Chess Jakobs' genius shines. Prejudice runs rampant here: Is Stanley Levison, a Jewish lawyer from New York who shows up in Montgomery to join the fight for racial equality and "to repair the world," viewed as white? Jewish? Both? And march strategist and organizer Bayard Rustin experiences his own fight for civil rights because of his homosexuality. Here, Jakob explores prejudice on different levels.
 
The cast is top-notch with many emotional highs. As King, Rashun Carter (who would look more like his character if he had a full moustache) and Sydney Elisabeth (as Coretta Scott King) are at their best during a scene that bounces between humor and poignancy. 
 
She questions her husband about his meeting with President John F. Kennedy; he is angry and refuses to discuss it. "There is no 'you' out there, without a 'me,' in here," she says, leading King to agree that because of her self-worth and unwavering devotion to him, she is "Coretta Scott Queen."
 
As Clarence Jones, King's personal counsel, Brett Diggs has assurance and dignity; Harry Smith's portrayal of lawyer Stanley Levison, is nothing short of extraordinary. Destan Owens' performance as gay Bayard Rustin is the play's most outstanding performance as he defends his relations with men: "You don't get to judge me!" he tells King. "I'm just trying to find love."
 
"The American Five" is tightly directed by Gerry McIntyre; the historic period projections and footage/designed by Alex Hill remind people that there are dreams, such as hope and change, that are still being fought.
 
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