Terry Cowgill

LJ 02.21.08

February 21, 2008 on 10:26 am | In Main |

It’s been a lively week for the paper. Some weeks I write no stories that end up on page A1, but this week I have three: a piece of about how the Northwest Corner real estate market is holding up remarkably well in the face of a national slump; the continuing saga of the quest for a new firehouse in Salisbury (also see our editorial on that subject); and the dreadful weather that has wrought havoc on the region in the last several days.

Inside, I have a profile of Malcom McKenzie, the new head at Hotchkiss, Ryan Snyder has stories on new developments in the Sharon Valley Tavern case and speeding near Sharon Center School, and Karen Bartomioli weighs in with the first in an occasional series about the Civilian Conservation Corps.

A page B1, there are some terrific photos of the weather at the Great Falls by Karen’s son, Steven, and a couple of stories by yours truly: the annual Region One budget battle and an upcoming town meeting in Falls Village.

There is a lively discussion on our letters page (see print edition) on the Sharon Valley Tavern and Sharon Hospital and fine columns by Tony Piel, Dick Ahles, Bob Estabrook and a guest piece by Robin Roraback on the tragedies that can befall unwanted animals. Read on …