🌱 Why building an ADU in Lee still costs so much.
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In today's newsletter:
- Why building an ADU in Lee still costs so much.
Also on today's calendar: Cynthia Erivo and 1 more event.
Today's riddle: Why did the man leave his watch in the bank? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high of 78 and low of 57 degrees.
- Wednesday: Sunshine mixing with clouds, temps: high: 81, low: 62.
- Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high of 79 and low of 54 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Berkshire ADU construction remains limited despite new Massachusetts incentives (berkshireeagle.com) — Lee homeowners are seeing how tough and expensive it still is to build accessory dwelling units, even with new state incentives, as one local project topped $250,000 despite extensive sweat equity. Berkshire County has approved only 16 ADUs since the 2025 law took effect, with incomplete state data even missing at least one Lee approval. High construction, permitting, and infrastructure costs remain the biggest barriers. 
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★ Featured events ★
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TLI Open Workshops: A Far Cry with Simone Dinnerstein →
Tanglewood, 297 West St, Lenox
1:30 pm
Wednesday August 19
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Other local events
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Cynthia Erivo →
Tanglewood, 297 West St, Lenox
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Tanglewood, 297 West St, Lenox
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Tanglewood, 297 West St, Lenox
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Friday August 21
Saturday August 29
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Canceled - Family Storytime
Stockbridge Library Association MA
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Family Storytime
Stockbridge Library Association MA
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Storytime with Nandi the Dog
Lee Library Association 100 Main Street, Lee, MA 01238
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West Stockbridge Farmers Market →
Foundry Green, Harris St, West Stockbridge
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LEGOs in the Library
Stockbridge Library Association Stockbridge Library, 46 Main St., Stockbridge, MA, 01262, Uni
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Spanish Conversation Group
Stockbridge Library Association MA
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End of Summer Reading Ice Cream Social
Stockbridge Library Association Stockbridge Library, 46 Main St., Stockbridge, MA, 01262, Uni
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Children's Craft: Strawberry Handprint
Stockbridge Library Association Stockbridge Library, 46 Main St., Stockbridge, MA, 01262, Uni
11:00 am
Tuesday August 18
Thursday August 20
Friday August 21
Saturday August 22
Tuesday August 25
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- I'm looking for clay bricks.
Anyone have about 60 bricks they'd like me to take off their hands? (Nextdoor Greylock/East St)
- Walgreen Company posted a job opening for Inventory Specialist in Lee. Apply here.
- Skechers USA, Inc. posted a job opening for Retail Sales Associate in Lee. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Lee here.
🗞 Nearby News
Stockbridge
- Eagle Archives, Aug. 18, 1973: Idea man for the bicentennial (berkshireeagle.com)
- Great Barrington Town Manager Hartsgrove issues plan to establish formal town Transportation Department (theberkshireedge.com)
- James P. ‘Jim' Dellea, 87, of West Stockbridge (theberkshireedge.com)
Lenox
- Ventfort Hall Presents A Restorative History Of The Morgan Lenox Berkshire Cottage (iberkshires.com)
- As darkness falls at Pleasant Valley Sanctuary, residents learn to see bats in a new light (berkshireeagle.com)
- Designer Opens Home Decor Market Showcasing Artists' Work (iberkshires.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: So he could save time! (Thank you Lorraine S. for sending it in!)
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