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 | Be Aware of Runners Near BCC During Thursday Morning Fund-Raiser
PITTSFIELD, Mass. -- Residents are asked to be aware of traffic delays on outer West Street along the Berkshire Community College campus down to Meadow Ridge on Thanksgiving morning between 9 and 10 a.m. for the 10th annual MountainOne Thankful 5K.
The annual event is a fundraiser for the local Berkshire County food |
| Williamstown Bans SGAR Rodenticides on Town Property
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The town officials last week announced a policy restricting the use on town property of a type of rodenticide that has been linked to die-off of non-rodent wildlife.
According to the policy posted on the town's website, the use of "second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides," commonly |
| Williamstown's READI Committee Talks About Town Budget Priorities
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The town's diversity committee last week discussed how it might advocate for directing more municipal spending toward social services.
The Racial Equity, Accessibility, Diversity and Inclusion Committee began its meeting with a report from Shana Dixon, who occupies the READI chair dedicated to a |
 | Friday Front Porch Feature: A House Perfect for a Retreat
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Are you looking for a spacious private retreat with exciting features. Then this is the home for you.
Our Friday Front Porch is a weekly feature spotlighting attractive homes for sale in Berkshire County. This week, we are showcasing 1030 Simonds Road.
This five-bedroom and five-bathroom post and beam home |
| Williamstown Projects Awarded $835K in State Funding
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Town of Williamstown has received a total of $835,000 in state grants to advance major community improvement and tourism initiatives in town.
The commonwealth has awarded $500,000 through the Community One Stop for Growth program to support the Main Street Corridor Improvements |
 | Williamstown Planning Board Moves Forward With Mixed-Use Proposal
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Planning Board last week decided to move forward with an initiative to encourage mixed-use development, even though it is not quite sure how that initiative will be manifested in the zoning bylaw.
Cory Campbell presented his colleagues with a 90-page report outlining how a "form-based" |
 | Clark Art, Images Screens 'Pickup On South Street'
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Thursday, Nov. 20 at 6 pm, the Clark Art Institute, in collaboration with Images Cinema, continues its Noir Film Series with a screening of "Pickup on South Street" (1953).
This program takes place in the Clark's Manton Research Center auditorium.
Petty crook Skip McCoy (Richard |
| Clark Art Names Inaugural Curator of its Aso O. Tavitian Collection
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Clark Art Institute announced that Lara Yeager-Crasselt has been appointed to serve as the first Aso O. Tavitian Curator of Early Modern European Painting and Sculpture.
Yeager-Crasselt is currently the Curator and Department Head of European Painting and Sculpture at the Baltimore Museum of Art, |
 | Local Man Wins Auction for Williamstown Parcel
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The town of Williamstown auctioned a quarter-acre parcel on Wednesday.
Four bidders came to the auction to bid on the 0.264-acre property on Harrison Avenue.
The bidding started at $14,450, and the winning bid was $40,000 by Williamstown resident Gerard Smith, who is not sure what he will do with the property |
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