The Mount Opens for the 2026 Season On Mother’s Day Weekend

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LENOX, Mass.  — The Mount, Edith Wharton Cultural Center announced the opening of its 2026 season on Saturday, May 9, 2026.

Visitors can enjoy guided tours of Edith Wharton's elegant mansion and formal gardens, led by knowledgeable and experienced guides. In-house exhibits, displayed throughout the Mansion, provide insight into Edith Wharton, her family, and her world. 

The estate offers a unique opportunity to explore the world of the Pulitzer Prize-winning author in the very place she designed and cherished, stated a press release.

In addition to tours, visitors can dine at the Terrace Cafe, Browse the Gift & Bookstore, walk the grounds, and enjoy programming.

See a full calendar at edithwharton.org

Mansion Tour Tickets: Members Free,  Non-members $22. Children 18 and under are free. The Garden Tour is included with a Mansion Tour ticket. Tickets go on sale April 28 for members and May 5 to the general public.

  • Free parking is available on-site in the main parking lot. Accessible parking is available at the Mansion.

  • Mansion & Bookstore Hours:

    • Daily May 9–October, 10:00 am–5:00 pm

    • Weekends November–December, 10:00 am–3:00 pm

  • Terrace Café Hours:

    • May 9–Labor Day: Sunday–Friday, 11:00 am–3:00 pm

    • Labor Day–mid-October: Sunday–Friday, 11:00 am–2:30 pm

 

 

 
 

 

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Dalton Eyes New Software to Streamline Payroll

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
DALTON, Mass. — Since taking on the role of town manager, Eric Anderson has been finding ways to streamline operations to save on labor hours — now he is eyeing improving workforce management. 
 
"By my rough math, we're chewing up some 1,500 hours a year doing payroll, and there's just no reason for that. The way we're doing it now is incredibly inefficient," he told the Select Board last week. 
 
The board approved Anderson's recommendation to undergo contract negotiations with TimeClock Plus, a scheduling software designed to simplify employee time tracking and workforce management.
 
The town has 62 paid employees who currently submit their timesheets on paper, which are then manually reviewed by department heads, who calculate hours, vacation time, and prepare cover sheets before forwarding them to the treasurer or town manager to be approved. 
 
The assistant treasurer then spends several days each week processing the town's payroll, Anderson said. 
 
As part of his efforts to streamline this process, Anderson looked at multiple different services narrowing it down to TimeClock Plus, or TCP, because of its ease of integration with the town's regular financial software and that it's commonly used by municipalities. 
 
"Some of the payroll programs are designed to go directly to payroll companies, but since we do our payroll in house, this cuts all the manual correlation, and it filters directly into our existing [Enterprise Resource Planning] financial software," he said. 
 
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