Connected: The Berkshire Towns' Common Ground
John R. Mullin, University of Massachusetts and Zenia Kotval
DATE: January 2001
SOURCE: Massachusetts Benchmark, vol4, no2, pp. 19-23
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ABSTRACT:
Once defined almost entirely by heavy manufacturing and tourism, the Berkshire region is now in the midst of a major transformation. No more is its well-being dependent on General Electric and Sprague, nor are its scenic towns considered merely a playground for affluent New Yorkers. The rising tide of economic prosperity throughout much of New York and New England has finally touched the Berkshires.