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Public Official Removed from Contentious Lanesborough Town MeetingBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
10:16PM / Tuesday, June 12, 2018 | |
A majority of voters at the meeting vote in favor of an amendment to increase the town's allocation to the Mount Greylock Regional School District budget. LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — After a protracted debate that saw the chairman of the town's Finance Committee removed at the request of the moderator, town meeting Tuesday night approved the budget figure requested by the Mount Greylock Regional School Transition Committee. The committee that governs the recently expanded PreK-12 school district needed to make an amendment on the floor of the meeting to bring the town budget in line with the assessment made to the town. Lanesborough's Finance Committee 6 Comments
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State Officials Launch Passenger Rail Expansion Efforts| 04:43PM / Tuesday, June 12, 2018 | |
The state is also launching a pilot passenger service between Greenfield and Springfield next year, from the Olver Transit Center. SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — The state is launching the first step in determining the feasibility of east/west passenger rail between Pittsfield and Boston. Gov. Charlie Baker, surrounded by state and federal officials at Union Station, announced on Tuesday that the state Department of Transportation is soliciting requests for proposals for a consultant team to study the feasibility of east-west passenger rail service, the launch of a pilot for passenger rail service between Greenfield and Springfield, and one-seat service through Springfield to 0 Comments
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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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College Notes: June 2018| 03:37PM / Tuesday, June 12, 2018 | |
 Student Emma Whittum of Williamstown, a junior at Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pa., studied in Spain during spring 2018 semester. The program she participated in is one of 100 study-abroad programs offered to undergraduates. Graduations The University of New Hampshire at Durham awarded degrees to the following students during commencement exercises in May. Ryan Nagelschmidt of Pittsfield earned a bachelor of science in mechanical engineering Amanda McLeod of Dalton earned her master of science in natural resources and environmental economics Ellen Ross of Dalton earned a bachelor of science in occupational therapy, summa cum laude Kayla Goodwin of Williamstown earned a bachelor 0 Comments
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Biz Briefs: Berkshire Realtors Host Battle of the Bartenders| 02:47PM / Monday, June 11, 2018 | |
 Bartending for a cause The Berkshire Realtors will host an evening of competitive bartending on Monday, June 11, at Gala Restaurant & Bar at Orchards Hotel in Williamstown. Six teams will square off in half-hour shifts to see who can raise the most tips during their time behind the bar. Proceeds support the Berkshire Immigrant Center.
The event runs from 5 to 8 p.m. at Gala, located at 222 Adams Road (Route 2) in Williamstown. Bartending teams and schedules for the evening are: 5-5:30 p.m. Maureen Baran & Erin Scott; 5:30-6 p.m. Buffy Lord & Susan Gold; 6-6:30 p.m. Brooke Mead & Joe Bergeron; 6:30-7 p.m. Seth Alden & Terry Lamb; 7-7:30 p.m. Jason Dohaney & Sarah
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Hinds Sets Community Outreach Events for June| 02:29PM / Monday, June 11, 2018 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The staff of state Sen. Adam G. Hinds, D-Pittsfield, will host two community outreach events during June. The senator's staff will be available to meet with constituents in the communities of New Ashford and Worthington for this month's staff office hours on Wednesday, June 27, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, June 27, from 11 to 1, New Ashford Town Hall, located at 188 Mallery Road Wednesday, June 27, from 11 to 1, Worthington Town Hall, located at 160 Huntington Road All residents of the Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin & Hampden Senate District are invited to participate in these sessions if 0 Comments
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Berkshires Beat: CATA Publishes First Book| 10:26AM / Monday, June 11, 2018 | |
 CATA book Community Access to the Arts has published its first-ever collection of artwork and poetry, titled "You Can't Replace Yourself," featuring work by 46 artists and writers with disabilities. CATA celebrates the release with a Book Launch event at the CATA Studio in Great Barrington on Tuesday, June 12, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.
"You Can't Replace Yourself" is a window into the lyrical and deeply felt work of writers and artists with disabilities. It draws from 25 years of poems, paintings and drawings created in CATA's weekly arts workshops. From touching observations and fantastic dreams, to tender musings on love, life, and hairdryers, "You
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Mount Greylock Weighs Dropping April Vacation Week from School CalendarBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
03:59AM / Monday, June 11, 2018 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — April vacation will be a thing of the past — at least for one year — if the Mount Greylock Regional School Transition Committee approves a calendar proposal presented at Thursday's meeting. Acting on direction from the committee to try to end the school year earlier than this year's snow day-induced June 25 release, Superintendent Kimberley Grady and her building principals developed a proposal that replaces the traditional week off in April with two long weekends. By recovering the Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday after Patriots Day, the district would have classes ending on Thursday, June 13 — or, with the state-mandated 9 Comments
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Rooted in Responsibility, Mount Greylock Grads Go ForthBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:42PM / Saturday, June 09, 2018 | |
Daniel MacWhinnie, chosen to speak by his fellow graduates, compared the classmates to trees that set down good roots at Mount Greylock which will allow them to grow. See more photos here. NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Before they branched out into the "real world," Mount Greylock's graduating seniors were reminded of just how treelike they really are. "When a tree is just beginning to grow, it's just a seedling," Daniel K. "Hoby" MacWhinnie told his classmates. "Seedlings need a good environment to grow, just like ourselves. "As the years move along, we start to grow and develop good roots." Grounded 3 Comments
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Mount Greylock to Take Budget Request Directly to Lanesborough VotersBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
04:46PM / Saturday, June 09, 2018 | |
Lanesborough resident and Transition Committee member Al Terranova is critical of the chairman of his town's Finance Committee. WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Mount Greylock Regional School Transition Committee on Thursday decided to take its case to the floor of Lanesborough's town meeting in order to secure the funding it requested from the town. At issue is about $112,000, the figure that Lanesborough's Finance Committee decided to unilaterally cut from the assessment the regional school district made to the town. The committee, which governs the recently expanded PreK-12 district until a new school committee is elected in November, reacted to 5 Comments
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'Adrift': Cast Away in an Inconvenient GenreBy Michael S. Goldberger, iBerkshires film critic
05:28PM / Friday, June 08, 2018 | |
 If your idea of a good time is anguishing aghast on tenterhooks as a couple of shipwrecked young lovers try to survive against all odds in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, director Baltasar Kormákur's "Adrift," loosely based on a true story, is for you. I, for one, don't really get the thrill, and have yet to receive a satisfactory response from either horror film or disaster flick aficionados when I question their inclination. Neither genre is my cup of tea. Just wondering what the morning mail will bode is more than enough suspense for me. Thus, I surprised myself. In service to my fellow moviegoers who enjoy the blood pressure rush that film-induced fright 4 Comments
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The Independent Investor: Trump's trade warBy Bill Schmick,
03:52PM / Thursday, June 07, 2018 | |
 Over the weekend, the G-7 group of nations met to denounce the recent actions of the United States. This coming Friday, these same leaders convene in Quebec. President Trump will attend and seems determined to face them down. Ever since the Trump administration announced plans to raise tariffs on imported steel and aluminum by 25 percent and 10 percent respectively, our allies have been livid. Some are referring to the upcoming meeting as the G-6, plus the United States. You've got to hand it to the president, he doesn't back off, but given the circumstances, maybe he should. I doubt that anyone in this country believes the present trade agreements we have signed 0 Comments
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Williamstown Sails Through Audit, Receives High Bond Rating By Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
02:38AM / Thursday, June 07, 2018 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The town received another clean bill of health from its auditor, the Select Board learned on Monday evening. David Irwin from Pittsfield's Adelson and Company reported on the town's fiscal 2017 audit, taking the board through the highlights of his firm's analysis of the town's books. The bottom line was a clean or "unmodified" opinion, Irwin told the board. Irwin said his firm gave particularly high marks to the town's tax collection efforts. For FY17, it collected 98.79 of the property tax bills it issued; that's up a little from the 98.5 in 2016 and the 98.1 in 2015. Personal property taxes were 1 Comment
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