Shaker Mill Books – October 2021

Eric Wilska got his start in the book business in 1974 with a $4500 loan and a dream. The owner of Shaker Mill Books in West Stockbridge first opened the Bookloft in Great Barrington, which he ran for 42 years before making the full-time shift from selling newly released hardcovers to used paperbacks. Throughout his […]

BerkShares going digital | Berkshire Trade and Commerce, November 2021

BerkShares going digital Local alternative currency preparing for public launch of mobile app to align with today’s spending patterns BY JOHN TOWNES As physical cash becomes increasingly eclipsed by credit cards and other electronic transactions at the cash register, the regional alternative paper currency BerkShares is going digital as well. BerkShares Inc., the nonprofit community-based […]