South County Construction Operations

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LEE, Mass. — The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is announcing that milling, paving, traffic marking, guardrail, and bridge repair operations will be conducted on I-90 eastbound and westbound between Monday, October 21, and Friday, October 25. 
 
The work will require lane closures in various locations along I-90.
 
Blandford:
  • Milling and paving operations will be conducted on I-90 westbound from mile marker 33.6 to 35.6, Monday night, October 21, through Thursday night, October 24, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m., with work concluding by 7:00 a.m. on Friday morning, October 25.
 
Otis/Blandford:
  • Traffic marking operations will be conducted on I-90 eastbound and westbound from mile marker 21.0 to 27.0, Monday night, October 21, through Thursday night, October 24, from 7:00 p.m. to 5:30 a.m., with work concluding by 5:30 a.m. on Friday morning, October 25.
 
Otis:
Bridge work will be conducted on I-90 eastbound and westbound at mile marker 22.5, Monday night, October 21, through Thursday night, October 24, from 7:00 p.m. to 5:30 a.m., with work concluding by 5:30 a.m. on Friday morning, October 25.
 
Stockbridge/West Stockbridge:
  • Bridge repair work will be conducted on I-90 eastbound from mile marker 0.8 to 3.0, Monday night, October 21, through Thursday night, October 24, from 7:00 p.m. to 5:30 a.m., with work concluding by 5:30 a.m. on Friday morning, October 25.
  • Bridge repair work will be conducted on I-90 westbound from mile marker 3.0 to 3.5, Monday night, October 21, through Thursday night, October 24, from 7:00 p.m. to 5:30 a.m., with work concluding by 5:30 a.m. on Friday morning, October 25.
  • Guardrail work will be conducted on I-90 eastbound from mile marker 3.8 to 7.0, Monday night, October 21, through Thursday night, October 24, from 7:00 p.m. to 5:30 a.m., with work concluding by 5:30 a.m. on Friday morning, October 25.
Lee:
  • Bridge repair work will be conducted on I-90 eastbound from mile marker 12.0 to 12.4, Monday night, October 21, through Tuesday night, October 22, from 7:00 p.m. to 5:30 a.m., with work concluding by 5:30 a.m. on Wednesday morning, October 23.
  • Bridge repair work will be conducted on I-90 eastbound from mile marker 12.0 to 12.4, Thursday, October 24, from 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
 
Appropriate signage, law enforcement details, and messaging will be in place to guide drivers through the work area.
 
Drivers traveling through the affected areas should expect delays, reduce speed, and use caution.
 
All scheduled work is weather dependent and subject to change without notice.

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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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