Episode 6: Reason Gone Mad's Bill Shein, with new reporting on 343 Main Street, Great Barrington

This week’s episode features local independent journalist, philatelist (you’ll have to listen to find out what that means), muckraker and editor of Reason Gone Mad, Bill Shein.He talked to the Postmaster General at a recent stamp convention, and he gets in the weeds on his latest reporting on the complicated history of 343 Main Street in Great Barrington and its adjacent plot of land, which now looks quiet, peaceful and serene little park, but is actually a brownfield site, and has a $2 million state lien against it.Bill notes in our interview that both Ian Rasch and Chris Rembold declined to comment for his reporting.SHOW NOTESThis is the full MassWorks application referenced by Bill in our conversation.This is Bill’s story that references the application, called A Tale of Two Sidewalks, from March 8, 2024.The Village Green News is a reader-supported publication. To support hyperlocal journalism in South Berkshire County, please become a paid subscriber today. Get full access to The Village Green News at thevillagegreennews.substack.com/subscribe