🌱 How Lenox voters reshaped the Select Board and schools this week
Lenox, Massachusetts Patch AM: a 4 min readGood morning to you Lenox! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How Lenox voters reshaped the Select Board and schools this week
- Lenox community remembers the life of David Michael Bimbane, 80
- Lenox community remembers the life of George Emile Chasse
Also on today's calendar: Berkshire Native Jordan Loder – Homecoming Concert - with Jurian Hughes and 7 more events.
Today's riddle: what do you call a rabbit with fleas? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Wednesday: Rain and drizzle in the a.m., with a high of 57 and low of 50 degrees.
- Thursday: Breezy with times of rain, temps: high: 58, low: 48.
- Friday: Cloudy with a few showers, with a high of 60 and low of 45 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Lenox election: Weber wins Select Board seat, Roche loses reelection bid (berkshireeagle.com) — Lenox voters have elected Jared Weber to the Select Board and returned incumbent Max Scherff, ending David Roche’s 15-year tenure on the board. Turnout topped 23 percent, and several School Committee and other town offices were also decided, shaping local leadership residents will see at Town Hall and in the schools. 
• David Michael Bimbane, 80, of Lenox (theberkshireedge.com) — Lenox is mourning longtime resident David Michael Bimbane, who passed away May 9 at age 80, shortly after celebrating his 50th wedding anniversary. A former automotive professional turned local computer-business owner, he leaves a close-knit family in Lenox and nearby communities. Services were private, and friends are invited to share memories through Roche Funeral Home online.
• George Emile Chasse, 80, of Lenox (theberkshireedge.com) — Lenox is mourning the passing of 80-year-old resident George Emile Chasse, a retired landscape architect and civil engineer who loved gardening, the outdoors, and time with family. Friends and neighbors can pay their respects at a memorial service on Saturday, June 13, at Roche Funeral Home on Main Street in Lenox.
📸 Around Lenox
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Berkshire Native Jordan Loder – Homecoming Concert - with Jurian Hughes →
Better Yoga Berkshires, 40 Railroad St, Great Barrington
7:00 pm -
Join Rock Voices, the community choir that ONLY sings rock music! →
Lenox Community Center, 65 Walker St, Lenox
6:00 pm
Friday May 15
Sunday May 17
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Other local events
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Growing a Wildlife-Friendly Gardens →
The Mount, Edith Wharton Cultural Center, 2 Plunkett St, Lenox
6:00 pm -
Ancient Wisdom and Modern Technologies for Peak Brain Performance with Dr. Patrick K. Porter and Ruchika Sikri (Virtual)
Lenox Library Virtual Program, Lenox, MA, 01240, United States
2:00 pm -
Unboundaried Voice: From Laughter to Lament →
Shakespeare & Company, 70 Kemble St, Lenox
10:00 am -
Rooted opens with WAM Theatre →
WAM Theatre, 55 Main St Unit B, Lenox
2:00 pm -
Forest Bathing and Tai Chi at The Mount →
The Mount, Edith Wharton Cultural Center, 2 Plunkett St, Lenox
2:00 pm -
Taste & Table: Discover New England Wines →
Dare Bottleshop & Provisions, 11 Housatonic St, Lenox
5:30 pm -
Wanda Houston →
Firefly Gastropub, 71 Church St, Lenox
7:00 pm -
Boston Wine Co Tasting →
Spirited Wines, 444 Pittsfield Rd, Lenox
1:00 pm
Wednesday May 13
Thursday May 14
Friday May 15
Saturday May 16
📣 Lenox Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Growing Wildlife-Friendly Gardens →
The Mount, Edith Wharton's Home, 2 Plunkett St, Lenox
6:00 pm -
Berkshire Honors Scholar Program Melville Fellows - Public Reading
Berkshire Community College-Campus Events M213
3:00 pm -
Plein Air Pain Out →
Balderdash Cellars, 81 State Rd, Richmond
10:00 am -
Building Better Soil: A Three-Part Soil Health Intensive →
Berkshire Environmental Action Team, Inc (BEAT) Mount Wachusett Community College, 444 Green St., Gardner, MA
10:00 am
Wednesday May 13
Thursday May 14
Friday May 15
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Hyatt Hotels Corporation posted a job opening for Housekeeping Supervisor in Lenox. Apply here.
- J. C. Penney Company, Inc. posted a job opening for Assistant Store Manager - Lee Premium Outlets in Lee. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Lenox here.
🗞 Nearby News
Lee
- Lee Bank Foundation awards $55K in grants to 13 Berkshire nonprofits (berkshireeagle.com)
- Mount Greylock dedicates baseball field to Steve Messina, Mounties rally to beat Lee (berkshireeagle.com)
- Lee set to turn red, white, and blue this summer (theberkshireedge.com)
Stockbridge
- Wellness Retreats in the USA: Which Yoga and Wellness Centers Top the 2026 Best-Of List? (newsobserver.com)
Pittsfield
- Pittsfield school officials hear parents describe racial insults, slurs among students (berkshireeagle.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Bugs Bunny ! (Thank you bruce A. for sending it in!)
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