Lakeville Journal Opinion/Viewpoint

What a 50th year for Noble

As we close out another year, few would disagree that 2022 has earned decidedly mixed reviews.  That said, Noble Horizons’ recollections of 2022 are buoyed by an unforgettable 50th anniversary year during which we celebrated with the community that founded us a half-century ago.

100 years ago — December 1922

J.G. Kimmerle has entered the hospital in Pittsfield for treatment for troublesome tonsils.

Stanley Sherwood and Roy VanDeusen have entered the employ of the Salisbury Iron Corporation at Lime Rock.

American society has changed dramatically since the time that the public school structure was first created.

Sandy Hook vigil will honor those who died and their loved ones

Pandemics leave their remnants in traumas of death and illness. Nurses, doctors, and patients were stunned by the scrambles that the Covid-19 virus produced. Columbia Presbyterian, a thousand bed teaching hospital in Manhattan was converted to emergency rooms to treat gasping Covid patients.

You’ve been there, or you know someone who’s been there. Or you are there right now, or you have an inconsolable friend. The grieving journey is uncomfortable and not fun and it is indisputably part of life. What if we were better equipped to deal with grief before it lands on our front door and comes right in, uninvited?

From the editor: This is a letter sent to the Office of Health Strategy by the Hotchkiss Library of Sharon board of directors.

On behalf of the Board of Directors of the Hotchkiss Library of Sharon, I write to oppose Nuvance Health’s proposed closure of the Labor and Delivery Unit at Sharon Hospital.