by Clyde Whitaker This month I have a special story to share with you about Dr. Sidney Beckwith, who started practicing general medicine in Stockbridge right around 1941. I had a special bond with Dr. Beckwith you see because he brought me into this world, along with hundreds of others, at the Rowe Memorial Hospital […]

‘Brown Bread’ jumps off the page and into the oven by Mary Jo David Settling in after the holidays, I started looking through the February 1924 issues of old Stockbridge Brief-Sun newspapers to determine what 100-year-old Nellie Maxwell recipe to try this month. As I came across a few recipes that I recalled seeing last […]

Ralph ‘Buster’ Myer: Still open for business after all these years by Clyde Whitaker I was out the other day, doing what I love, taking pictures of the great outdoors, when I came upon the place of business of an old friend, Ralph “Buster” Myer. I have known Buster, as most of us who went […]

‘Roly Poly’ beats out ‘Banana Salad with Popcorn’ and ‘Breakfast Mackerel’ for first recipe of the new year by Mary Jo David In honor of the New Year, we’re now turning the pages of old Stockbridge Brief-Sun newspapers to rediscover Nellie Maxwell recipes from the year 1924! As I perused the old January editions, I […]

‘Whoa, oh, listen to the music’: 70s rock has endured by Clyde Whitaker This month I’d like to highlight some of the musical groups many of us listened to back in the 70s, groups I’m sure some of you remember and still listen to today on classic rock stations. The music of the 70s is […]

One special Christmas: Wow! I got a watch, a real watch! by Clyde Whitaker Here we go marching into December, meaning 2023 is coming to a close. It also signals that Christmas is not far away. With that thought in mind, I set out to recall some of my Christmas memories. One of my fondest […]

by Clyde Whitaker Where do you begin when writing about a lifelong friend, and the experiences you shared, after he was taken away too early due to the complications of diabetes? I could write way more than the pages in this newspaper, but I will keep it short (Ed Wetherall…lol), in talking about a few […]

Cook up a batch of ‘Spiced Cranberries’ to fill your home with the aroma of a Yankee Candle by Mary Jo David It’s always entertaining to see what our grandparents and great-grandparents were cooking way back when. Perusing October issues of the Stockbridge Brief-Sun from 100 years ago did not disappoint. Admittedly, it would have […]