Construct To Hold Affordable Housing Webinar

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GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Construct announced that it is offering a Zoom-based webinar, open to the public, on Tuesday, Dec. 14 at 7:00 P.M, where team members will discuss how affordable housing works in the community. 
 
The webinar panelists will focus on their work related to affordable housing and support services and will respond to the audience's questions. 
 
According to a press release: the COVID-19 pandemic has underscored how precious basic necessities are -clothes, food, shelter. For many residents, reliable, safe, and quality housing can be hard to find. Affordable housing creates pathways for community members to thrive and contribute, and it's in high demand. 
 
Participants will learn how affordable housing operates in Massachusetts from two  experts on the topic, Construct's Executive Director, Jane Ralph, and Housing Director, June Wolf.
 
"Right now, many in our community are faced with great challenges," said Executive Director Jane Ralph.  "I look forward to hearing from residents and seeing how Construct can help them stabilize and thrive in the coming months."
 
The webinar with Construct will take place on Zoom on Tuesday, Dec. 14 at 7:00 PM.  Zoom login credentials can be accessed using this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUsdeGvpzgqHdLvuNvVrhcBUu7mWG7Z_gou
 
Any questions regarding this event should be directed to Neil Hirsch at (617) 775-1192.

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Great Barrington Unveils 9/11 Memorial Featuring World Trade Center Steel

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — A piece of history will now stand in front of the Great Barrington Fire Department, serving as a lasting reminder of the courage, sacrifice, and heroism of those who rushed in, stepped forward, and answered the call on Sept. 11, 2001.
 
Hundreds of community members gathered outside the Fire Department for the unveiling of a 9/11 memorial featuring a steel I-beam salvaged from the wreckage of the World Trade Center.
 
The monument marks the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks, and its effect reached far and wide beyond New York, said Deputy Fire Chief James Mead.
 
"There are moments in our lives that become markers of time. Moments when we remember not only what happened, but where we were, who was beside us, and how the world somehow felt different afterwards," Town Manager Liz Hartsgrove said. 
 
"For those of us who experienced September 11, 2001 — it is one of those moments for us to share."
 
The acquisition of the beam was a multi-year effort initiated by the late Andy Moro, former commander of American Legion Post 298 in Housatonic, and was carried on by the Legion's second vice commander, John Morris. 
 
Morris said he was able to obtain the warped steel I-beam through connections he made during his time as a New York City firefighter.
 
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