OtherWords Reading Series Welcomes Cynthia Zarin, Michael Gottlieb

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GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — The Friends of Great Barrington Libraries and the Board of Library Trustees present an evening of poetry and prose featuring writers Cynthia Zarin and Michael Gottlieb as part of the OtherWords Reading Series.
 
The event will take place on Saturday, Jan. 24, from 4:00 to 6:00 PM, at the Mason Library on Main Street in Great Barrington, and will be hosted by poet Evelyn Reilly.
 
Cynthia Zarin is the author of the new novel "Estate,"" as well as the novel "Inverno" and six books of poetry, including "Orbit and Next Day: New and Selected Poems." A longtime contributor to The New Yorker, Zarin teaches at Yale University and lives in New York City. 
 
Michael Gottlieb will read from his new poetry collection, "Next!" He is the author of twenty-four books spanning poetry, memoir, and essay. His most recent publications include "Selected Poems, Collected Essays, and Collected Memoirs." 
 
The OtherWords Reading Series brings nationally recognized writers to Great Barrington for intimate, community-centered literary events. This reading is free and open to the public.
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Units Available at Lee's New Eagle Mill Housing Development

By Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff

It's took more than a decade to bring the Eagle Lofts to fruition in the former Eagle mill. 

LEE, Mass. — Hearthway wants community members to know there are three-bedroom units available at The Lofts at Eagle Mill with little to no waitlist. 

The apartments at 73 West Center St. recently came online in the historic building on the banks of the Housatonic River after more than a decade of work. The first tenants began moving in last week. 

Three-bedroom units are less than $2,000 per month for those who meet income requirements. 

"These units are $1,855 a month with hot water included. To qualify, applicants must be under the 60 percent AMI income limit by household size and be able to afford the rent," the affordable housing provider wrote in a communication on Monday. 

"Mobile vouchers are welcomed."

A ribbon was cut at the former paper mill over the summer for 56 one- to three-bedroom, mixed-income units in the heart of downtown. 

According to a chart provided by Hearthway, 60 percent area median income is $55,320 per year for a one person household, $63,240 a year for a two-person household, $71,160 a year for a three-person household, and $79,020 a year for a four-person household. 

Applications are available in English and Spanish. They can submitted via email to leasing@hearthway.org, drop off to the main office at 1 Fenn St in Pittsfield, fax to 413-403-2710, or USPS mail to P.O. Box 1180, Pittsfield, MA 01202-1180. 

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