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Berkshires Hotel Industry Getting Crushed By Coronavirus

Matthew McDonald

The company that runs the famed Red Lion Inn in the western Massachusetts town of Stockbridge and other lodging places in the area has laid off most of its 200 employees because of the coronavirus.

They are among several thousand jobs that could be lost in Berkshire County hotels, among an estimated 84,000 that could be lost statewide in Massachusetts, according to The Berkshire Eagle, citing the American Hotel & Lodging Association.

Life Turned Upside Down
Commentary

Life Turned Upside Down

Jim Lyons

At this moment in our nation's history, we may think that the most accurate words to describe our current predicament come from the 17th century British ballad "The World Turned Upside Down." Certainly, none of us ever expected to see our daily lives upended in the ways they have been.

Our thoughts and prayers go out to those who are suffering most, whether from sickness, want, or loneliness. We hope and pray that the spread of the coronavirus ends soon, and that the burden, suffering, and loss associated with it be lifted quickly.

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