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BFAIR Listed as Donation Organization on Amazon| 02:36PM / Wednesday, October 21, 2020 | |
 Did you know that every time that you shop on Amazon you could be donating to BFAIR? By choosing BFAIR as your charity of choice on Amazon, 0.5 percent of all eligible purchases are automatically donated directly to BFAIR! Follow these 3 simple steps below and help support BFAIR's Mission: To enrich the lives of people of all ages and abilities by providing positive life experiences and advocacy through distinctive, individualized, quality 0 Comments
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Williamstown Planning Board, Ag Commission Work on Cannabis Production BylawBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
11:12AM / Wednesday, October 21, 2020 | |
The Planning Board meets virtually to discuss development of a new bylaw proposal on cannabis cultivation. WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Two town committees are working on parallel paths to bring next year's annual town meeting a cannabis cultivation bylaw on which voters can agree. Specifically, the Planning Board and Agricultural Commission hope to find language that two-thirds of the meeting participants can support in order to replace an outdated bylaw put on the books in May 2017 mostly as a "placeholder" to respond to the November 2016 passage of a public question that decriminalized marijuana in the commonwealth. Since that time, the state's 1 Comment
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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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Massachusetts Early Voting Runs Through Oct. 29| 08:11AM / Wednesday, October 21, 2020 | |
 Today's Massachusetts mail and early vote update. We have now cleared 1 million early votes (1,001,725) and are at 29.6% of total 2016 turnout. — Steve Koczela (@skoczela) October 20, 2020 A record turnout is expected for the 2020 election as states with early voting say they are surpassing numbers from just four years ago. The Washington Post reported that turnout is already at 70 percent of the total early voting numbers of 2016. Massachusetts on Tuesday has already seen more than 1 million early and mail-in ballots two weeks before the election; in 2016, the total for the election was 1,038,144. Voting in advance or by mail is being encouraged to reduce 0 Comments
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DIRE Committee Concerned About 'Enough Is Enough' Messaging in WilliamstownBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
04:00AM / Wednesday, October 21, 2020 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — A personal story of loss Monday informed the DIRE Committee's reaction to both a letter from the Police Department's union and the response from the town Select Board. Andrew Wells called in to the virtual meeting of the Diversity Inclusion and Racial Equity Committee to talk about the 2013 death of his daughter at the hands of a drunk driver in Plymouth. That driver happened to be an off-duty state trooper, and it was almost a week before authorities informed Wells that alcohol had been involved in the accident. "Every police officer on the scene lied to me at the hospital, lied to me throughout," Wells said. "At the 2 Comments
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Mount Greylock Superintendent Succession Topic in Exec SessionBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
01:03AM / Wednesday, October 21, 2020 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Executive session minutes from the Mount Greylock Regional School Committee show that the panel did discuss a succession plan for the district's superintendent behind closed doors, and the minutes shed light on the reason for the superintendent's subsequent departure. In mid-July, iBerkshires.com filed an Open Meeting Law complaint against the committee alleging that, "at the very least, the School Committee's deliberations on July 1 strayed into territory not covered by the stated exception to the Open Meeting Law." That meeting was one of four held in executive session for the stated purpose of conducting contract 1 Comment
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Letter: MGRS Needs More Responsible Approach to FieldLetter to the Editor,
07:00PM / Tuesday, October 20, 2020 | |
 To the Editor:
Last week the Mount Greylock Regional School Committee grappled with how to advance the athletic fields improvement project. I came away from their meeting, disappointed with their approach to and the ultimate outcome of their decision. After having made a commitment in September 2019 to explore the possibility of a – much less expensive over the long-term – natural grass field along with an artificial turf field, the committee decided to proceed with only the artificial turf option.
Proponents of the artificial turf field argued that it was time to make a decision: they had worked long and hard enough on this issue. They avoided mentioning they had done next
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Williamstown to Look at Updating Bylaw on Political SignsBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
04:02PM / Monday, October 19, 2020 | |
The ballot return box on the steps of Town Hall is bolted to the porch. WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The town is asking the Sign Commission to take a look at an out-of-date bylaw that addresses political signs. The issue came up recently when residents asked questions about candidates signs and "issues" signs on town-owned property, like the town green, which runs along both sides of Main Street (Route 2) from the curb to the sidewalk from Field Park east to Cole Avenue. Those inquiries prompted a look at the bylaw, which, Town Manager Jason Hoch told the Select Board last Wednesday, addresses such signage on private parcels but is mute about similar displays on 4 Comments
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Trick-or-Treat, Halloween Events 2020| 12:40PM / Monday, October 19, 2020 | |
 Halloween this year means extra precautions because of the novel coronavirus and towns are weighing safe ways for trick-or-treaters to celebrate the spooky holiday. This may mean community events, limited trick or treating or cancelations. Check back as the holiday approaches for what your town is doing. If you are going door to door, remember to dress appropriately, carry a flashlight and only visit homes with lights on in your neighborhood. Some special precautions to prevent COVID-19 transmission include wearing a cloth mask instead of a costume mask, reducing physical contact between people as much as possible, handing out candy with minimal or no contact such as in small bags
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Williamstown Housing Trust Seeks New Member, Reaches MilestoneBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
02:35AM / Monday, October 19, 2020 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The board of the town's Affordable Housing Trust on Thursday marked a significant milestone and sent out an appeal for town residents interested in joining the body. The milestone came when the board voted to award the 20th grant since the inception of its Richard DeMayo Mortgage Assistance Program. By a unanimous vote, board granted $15,000 to a resident who currently is renting but looking to purchase a condominium in town. Representatives from Greylock Federal Credit Union told the board that the applicant, who was income qualified, was "on the cusp" of qualifying for a mortgage without the grant. With the grant, the 1 Comment
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Mount Greylock Group Works to Promote Inclusion in 'Incredibly Undiverse Building'By Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
01:16AM / Monday, October 19, 2020 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — A Mount Greylock Regional School committee charged with exploring issues of diversity, equity and inclusion last week began a conversation with the wider community about how to make the middle/high school a more welcoming place for all residents. The DEI Working Group of the Mount Greylock School Council hosted a 90-minute virtual conference on Tuesday attended by more than a dozen community residents, including several with ties to other groups addressing the same issues. "So many of us talked about our commitment to racial diversity, cultural diversity, special ed … we also reached out to the GSA [formerly known as the Gay-Straight 2 Comments
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Local Political Groups Participate in Nationwide 'Big Send' MailingBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
02:11PM / Sunday, October 18, 2020 | |
Volunteers in North Adams mailed hundreds of letters on Saturday morning. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Thousands of letters are on their way from the Berkshires to election battleground states urging citizens to vote. "The Big Send" is a national campaign by nonprofit Vote Forward to encourage participation in this year's presidential election. The Berkshire Brigades, a local Democratic organization, North County's Greylock Together and Left Field in Great Barrington were among those across the country depositing handwritten letters at local post offices on Saturday. "I feel like everybody in Massachusetts is looking for a way to do their 2 Comments
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