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🌱 How a 1981 Lanesborough kidnapping finally led to a life sentence

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  • How a 1981 Lanesborough kidnapping finally led to a life sentence

Also on today's calendar: Crescendo's Second Holiday Production: A Tapestry of Traditions: Unraveling the History of Christmas and 3 more events.

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Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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  • Friday: Cold with areas of low clouds, temps: high: 26, low: 10.
  • Saturday: A bit of afternoon snow, with a high of 27 and low of 13 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Convict who pleaded guilty to Western Mass. kidnapping, VT murder from the '80s sentenced (masslive.com) — A man has been sentenced to life in prison after admitting he kidnapped a 15-year-old traveling through Lanesborough in 1981 and later murdered a woman in Vermont. Local prosecutors say new evidence and his confession finally resolved both cold cases. The survivor has urged others to fight back, while officials hope the outcome brings long-awaited closure to affected families.
   

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    Friday December 12
  • Haunted Hancock Tour
    Hancock Shaker Village , 1843 W Housatonic St , Pittsfield
    7:00 pm
    • Sunday December 14
  • Festival of Trees: Barn to Be Wild
    Hancock Shaker Village , 1843 W Housatonic St , Pittsfield
    11:00 am
  • Whose Tracks Are These?
    Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary , 472 W Mountain Rd , Lenox
    1:00 pm
    • Tuesday December 16
  • Berkshire Green Drinks: "A New Vision for Protecting the Environment" with Berkshire Environmental Action Team Staff
    Berkshire Environmental Action Team , 20 Chapel Street , Pittsfield
    6:00 pm
    • Wednesday December 17
  • Tracking Winter Wildlife for Beginners
    The Mount , 2 Plunkett St , Lenox
    10:00 am
    • Saturday December 20
  • Member Discount Days: Nov 28-Nov 30
    Hancock Shaker Village , 1843 W Housatonic St , Pittsfield
    11:00 am

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🗞 Nearby News

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  • Our visit to Hancock Shaker Village (lakevillejournal.com)
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  • Healey-Driscoll Administration Launches New Youth Employment Pilot (mass.gov)

Pittsfield

  • Pittsfied Councilors See Dalton Ave. 'Walk Audit' for Safety Improvements (iberkshires.com)

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