Berkshire Botanical Garden's annual Grow Show Returns

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STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — Berkshire Botanical Garden's annual Grow Show returns Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 8-9, celebrating 56 years of homegrown flowers and produce. 
 
Show hours are Saturday, Aug. 8, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday, Aug. 9, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
 
On both days, floral designers and backyard gardeners are showcased in this judged event, featuring five design categories and nearly 80 horticulture classes on display in the Exhibition Hall.
 
Anyone can enter, and participation in the Grow Show is free. Gardeners of all ages and experience levels are welcome to enter the blue-ribbon event known as the Horticulture Division. Backyard gardeners and floral designers of all levels are invited to enter at no cost.
 
The event will also include a youth category, featuring a flower stem or vegetable for display. Youth entries will not receive official judging. Youth entries should be brought to the Garden on Friday, Aug. 7, from 3 to 5 p.m.
 
Admission to the Grow Show is included with garden entry. 
 
Berkshire Botanical Garden is located at  5 West Stockbridge Rd., Stockbridge, Mass.
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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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