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Zoning Bylaw Likely to Engender Debate at Williamstown Town MeetingBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
01:11AM / Monday, May 20, 2019 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Tuesday's annual town meeting could finally put the rest a debate that has been simmering in town politics for two years. Articles 32 and 33 on the meeting warrant are amendments to the town's zoning bylaws that would free up more residents to add dwelling units to their residential properties. They are the product of months of discussion by the Planning Board, and they were the focus of last week's town election that saw the chair of that board voted out of office by one of the chief critics of Article 33. The articles also have their roots in a contentious discussion that preceded last year's town meeting; in 2018, the 0 Comments
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Rabasco Wins Steel Rail Half Marathon| 07:28PM / Sunday, May 19, 2019 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. -- Pittsfield's Mark Rabasco Sunday won the Steel Rail Half Marathon with a time of 1 hour, 12 minutes, 39 seconds. Rabasco covered the course with a mile pace of 5:32 and finished nearly 12 seconds ahead of runner-up Mac Bissaillon of Merrimac. Mount Greylock graduate Emily Kaegi was the first woman across the line, finishing in 1:29:02. She was followed by April Varellas of Adams in 1:31.46. Six hundred, twenty-one competitors finished the half marathon, which is held in conjunction with an 8-kilometer race. Adams' Justin Levesque won the 8K in 30:28, more than two minutes ahead of runner-up and first woman across the line Heather 0 Comments
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 |  | Feeding the hungry
by buddy 04:12PM / Friday, February 21, 2014
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|  Williamstown Community Preschool Installs New Signage
by Billsville 02:46PM / Tuesday, February 26, 2013
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Williamstown Community Preschool began sprucing up its new home by hiring local sign maker Lindsay Neathawk,
| Williamstown Youth Center Thanks Bedard Bros.
by Billsville 02:13PM / Friday, June 22, 2012
Bedard Brothers Chevrolet, through the Chevrolet Youth Soccer Program, has helped sponsor the Williamstown Youth Center's Soccer Program for the 2012 season. In addition to soccer equipment, this
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Amherst Men's Lacrosse Tops Williams in NCAA Semi-Final| 06:51PM / Sunday, May 19, 2019 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. -- Trailing 8-7 after three quarters the Amherst College (18-3) offense and defense went to another level as the Mammoths’ offense scored the only five goals of the final quarter to notch a 12-8 win to send Amherst to next Sunday’s NCAA DIII championship game in Philadelphia. Williams (18-4) took its only lead of the game with 13 seconds remaining in the third quarter when Kevin Stump converted off a feed from Jake Haase. The Stump tally was answered 55 seconds into the final quarter when Jon Coffey scored off a feed from Matt Solberg at 14:05 to tie the game at eight all. Solberg was back 53 seconds later to net what would prove to be the 0 Comments
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North Adams Recovery Center Leads With Peer Mentoring By Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
02:26AM / Sunday, May 19, 2019 | |
Amber Besaw, director of NBCC, welcomes the gathering to the recovery center's open house on Tuesday. NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Beacon Recovery Center opened only eight short weeks ago but already has a cadre of nearly a dozen people who show up every Wednesday. That strong start was celebrated on Tuesday evening with an open house to get the word out that a safe space for sharing was available to those affected by addiction. "We don't subscribe to one form of therapy or recovery," said peer counselor David Risch. "We do it by ourselves. We share our experiences, strength and hope in recovery. And if we want to break the stigma of 0 Comments
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Williams Softball Advances to Division III World SeriesWilliams Sports Information,
08:37PM / Saturday, May 18, 2019 | |
 ITHACA, N.Y. -- Williams junior Rebecca Duncan fired a called third strike past Ithaca lead-off batter Nikkey Skuraton with two outs and the tying run on second base Saturday as the Williams College softball team edged the Bombers, 4-3, to sweep the best-of-three NCAA Div. III Tournament Super Regional and advance to the eight-team national tournament for the fourth time in program history. Williams (38-5) will travel to Tyler, Texas, Tuesday in preparation for the start of the double-elimination tournament which runs Thursday through Tuesday. Ithaca concludes its season with a 28-9-1 record. Duncan was named the Super Regional's Most Outstanding Pitcher and 0 Comments
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Congressman Neal Stresses Free Speech at MCLA CommencementBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
02:30PM / Saturday, May 18, 2019 | |
More than 400 degrees and certificates were awarded. NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — U.S. Rep. Richard Neal urged the new graduates of Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts to not only hear, but to listen and not to be afraid of encountering alternative opinions. Rather, he said, determine the facts before forming an opinion because that will make your argument "more clear and more crisp." "It helps me to gain a fresh perspective and new ideas and to hear both sides of arguments and leads to, I hope, a new perspective," he said. "Despite the turmoil which we find the country in, and the incendiary nature of the public debate, democracy is 1 Comment
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Williams' Jenkins Makes Game-Saving Catch in NCAA TourneyWilliams Sports Information,
08:35PM / Friday, May 17, 2019 | |
 ITHACA, N.Y. -- It was either a game-ending two-run double, or a game-saving catch to be remembered. Williams College senior Jill Jenkin made sure it was the latter, racing over to the left-field line just in front of the warning track and leaping to snare a vicious line drive for the third and final out of the bottom of the seventh, preserving the Ephs 1-0 win over Ithaca College in Game One of the best-of-three NCAA Div. III Tournament Super Regional Friday at Kostrinsky Field. Williams (37-5) and Ithaca (28-8-1) will play Game Two Saturday at 1 p.m. with the third, if necessary game, to be played at 3:30 p.m. Duncan was on point in the first game of the 0 Comments
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Williams' Chan Places First at National Championships| 08:29PM / Friday, May 17, 2019 | |
 HOUSTON -- Williams College’s Cordelia Chan finished at 8-over-par for four rounds to win an individual NCAA Division III Championship on Friday at Bay Oaks Country Club. Chan played an even-par round of 72 on Friday to lead the Ephs to their second straight runner-up finish at the national championships. As an individual, she edged New York University’s Arshia Mahant, who finished at 9-over. Mahant and NYU, however, caught the Ephs on the final day of the tournament to win by five strokes after Williams took an eight-stroke lead into the deciding round. Chan’s teammate Joanna Kim tied for 15th place at 21-over. Also competing for the Ephs were 0 Comments
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Jack Miller Contractors Hires New Project Manager, Promotes General Manager| 10:51AM / Friday, May 17, 2019 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Jack Miller Contractors has hired Thomas P. Giblin as a new project manager and promoted Maureen Namkoong to the position of general manager to continue building a highly skilled management team and provide additional services to an expanding client base.
A total of eight employees handle management of the business with an additional 12 employees working in the field.
Giblin is a certified construction manager with a career spanning almost four decades working with several leading construction management teams in New England. With a broad and diverse portfolio of successfully completed projects, he has extensive residential, commercial, educational, retail,
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Williams College Senior Named Saint Andrew's Society Scholar| 10:46AM / Friday, May 17, 2019 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Quenton Hurst, a senior at Williams College, has been named a Scholar by the Saint Andrew's Society of the State of New York to pursue graduate studies in Scotland in the 2019-20 academic year. Hurst will receive $35,000 for his studies. He was one of three students chosen nationally to receive the scholarship.
A biology and religion double major from Rockport, Mass., Hurst plans to study molecular medicine at the University of St. Andrews, investigating a potential pathogenic mechanism of fatal arrhythmias and myocardial infarctions. He also hopes to gain a better understanding of Scottish views on nationalized healthcare system in that country as a means
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Community Health Programs Taps New Board Member| 10:42AM / Friday, May 17, 2019 | |
 GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — The board of directors of Community Health Programs has named Celia Clancy of Lenox as a new member.
Clancy is CEO of Celia Clancy Consulting and past CEO/president of The Fitzpatrick Companies. She brings to the board her background in retail and consumer goods business leadership and consulting. She has worked with public, private, family-owned private equity and ESOP companies; her expertise includes strategic planning, business process improvement, merchandising, direct consumer marketing and manufacturing.
"Celia brings an extraordinary background in business leadership and marketing to the board," said Lia Spiliotes, CEO of CHP.
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Williamstown Pot Farm Proposal Withdrawn by ApplicantBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
02:22AM / Friday, May 17, 2019 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The applicant who had sought to create marijuana plantation on Blair Road withdrew its application for a special permit on Thursday night. Massflora, a subsidiary of Colorado-based Euflora Cannabis Dispensaries, asked the Zoning Board of Appeals to let it pull the application with prejudice. "My client thinks it's beset not to pursue that site and this project at that location," Massflora's attorney, Don Dubendorf, told the board. Massflora already had approval from the town's Conservation Commission to go forward with the project, which included a 5-acre outdoor plantation and a 7,000 square-foot building. But 0 Comments
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