Gary Johnston has earned the support of voters in town who simply want a moderator who will follow the laws governing the position and not try to exceed his authority, and who will appoint members to the Finance Committee who are apolitical when it comes to Stockbridge finances.
At almost the same time that approximately 20 citizens were peacefully protesting on January 6, in Pittsfield, a single woman, who was also peacefully protesting in another city, was arrested and hauled off to jail.
With support from only one of three members, the board took no action on the so-called residential tax exemption. Thanks to a sharply lower tax rate, the majority of property