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Obama Foundation Head to Speak at Williams Commencement| 01:03PM / Sunday, March 23, 2025 | |
Nobel Laureate Esther Duflo of MIT will give the baccalaureate address on Saturday, June 7. WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Valerie Jarrett, CEO and a member of the board of directors of The Obama Foundation, will be the principal speaker at Williams College's 236th commencement exercise on Sunday, June 8. The day before, Esther Duflo, the Abdul Latif Jameel Professor of Poverty Alleviation and Development Economics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a Nobel laureate, will deliver the college's baccalaureate lecture. Commencement weekend begins Saturday with the annual Ivy Exercises at 1:10 in the Quad ('62 Center in case of rain); the 0 Comments
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Q&A Williamstown Fire Chief Looks Back on 37 Years of ServiceBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
08:03AM / Sunday, March 23, 2025 | |
Williamstown Fire Chief Craig Pedercini waves to the crowd during an Independence Day parade. WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Craig Pedercini can only hope that his retirement party will not be as memorable as that of his predecessor. "The day of Chief [Ed] McGowan's retirement party, which was the 17th of January, we had a structure fire kind of early afternoon if I remember right," Pedercini recalls. "I was here, and I remember running out the door, and Chief McGowan happened to be popping in to say hi or whatever. "I said, 'If you want to talk to me, you're going to need to get in the car because I'm going to a fire.' He jumped in, 0 Comments
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Wind Damage Likely Will Not Delay Williamstown Fire Station ProjectBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
11:30AM / Thursday, March 20, 2025 | |
The trusses will be evaluated for repair and reuse but that work is not expected to affect the timeline or cost. WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Recent wind damage at the new fire station's construction site will not cost the taxpayers any money and likely will not impact the project's timeline. On Thursday morning, the district's construction consultant said the project's construction manager has a plan to resequence the schedule to make up for the time it needs to reconstruct wooden trusses knocked down by the wind over the weekend. Bruce Decoteau, a retired senior project manager from Williams College, has been advising the Prudential 0 Comments
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Images Cinema Announces Earth Month Film Festival| 08:16AM / Thursday, March 20, 2025 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Images Cinema has announced the 2025 Earth Month Film Festival, focusing on the theme "Animals & Us." The festival will consist of four documentaries and two feature films shown between March 25 and April 22. The festival lineup includes: "Nocturnes": Tuesday, March 25, at 7:00 p.m. The screening will be preceded by experiential activities with Lauren Levato Coyne starting at 6:00 p.m. and a talk about moths at 7:00 p.m. "Every Little Thing": Tuesday, April 1, at 7:00 p.m. Ben Nickley from Berkshire Bird Observatory will be a special guest. "The Last of the Sea Women": Tuesday, April 0 Comments
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Clark Art Kicks Off Music in the Manton Series | 01:54PM / Tuesday, March 18, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Clark Art Institute presents the first of its three-part Music in the Manton concert series with Flore Laurentienne, Canadian Mathieu David Gagnon's incomparable musical project, on Friday, March 21 at 7 pm in the Manton Research Center auditorium. According to a press release: Flore Laurentienne comes from a happy marriage between electronic and classically influenced music. The project is committed to constantly pushing the boundaries between various genres, including ambient, experimental, and progressive rock. Flore Laurentienne has recently released a new album, 8 tableaus, available on Secret City Records. Composer, orchestrator, and 0 Comments
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Mount Greylock Regional School to Host Talent and Art Show| 08:08AM / Monday, March 17, 2025 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Mount Greylock Regional School's Friends of the Arts will present a talent and art show on Saturday, March 22, 2025, at the school, located at 1781 Cold Spring Road in Williamstown. The event, titled "Celebration of the Arts," will feature a talent show at 7:00 p.m. in the school’s auditorium. A student art show will precede the talent show at 6:30 p.m. and continue during intermission. Concessions will be available, with proceeds benefiting MGRS arts. The Friends of the Arts, described as a parent volunteer organization, supports MGRS art events and programming. Funds raised are used for equipment and after-school 0 Comments
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Mount Greylock School Committee Sends FY26 Budget to Member TownsBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:54AM / Monday, March 17, 2025 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Mount Greylock School Committee on Thursday voted unanimously to send its member towns a fiscal year 2026 spending plan that calls for increases of about 7 percent in the assessment to Lanesborough and 8 percent in the assessment to Williamstown. The committee's annual public hearing and vote on a spending plan for the next academic year concludes a process that began in earnest for the panel in December. That is when the School Committee first heard the budget requests from the middle-high school. At its January meeting, it heard the budget priorities for the district's two elementary schools. The budget approved on Thursday 0 Comments
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Clark Art Presents Series of In Focus Gallery Talks | 07:59AM / Sunday, March 16, 2025 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — This spring, the Clark Art Institute presents "In Focus," a series of free thematic tours of its permanent collection with a Clark educator on select Sundays at 11:15 am. March 23: In Focus: The Color Red Romance, excitement, and power are just a few words that might come to mind when you think about the color red. Learn how artists throughout history have used color to evoke feeling, convey atmosphere, and tell stories. April 27: In Focus: "There’s No Place Like Home" Examine representations of home in the Clark's permanent collection. From paintings of famous artists' houses to scenes of domestic life, this tour 0 Comments
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Clark Art Screens 'Shadow of a Doubt' | 04:04PM / Friday, March 14, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Thursday, March 20, the Clark Art Institute continues its Small Town film series with a screening of "Shadow of a Doubt" (1943) at 6 pm in the Manton Research Center. According to a press release: Set and partially shot in Santa Rosa, California, part of the brilliant tension that propels Shadow of a Doubt comes from its small-town setting. The town is at turns a haven and a claustrophobic trap for the teenage Charlie Newton (Teresa Wright). The film begins with Charlie bored out of her mind. When her worldly Uncle Charlie (Joseph Cotten), who is also her namesake, shows up, things become much more exciting—perhaps too exciting. 0 Comments
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Clark Art to Host Gallery Tours Led by Williams College Students| 11:00AM / Friday, March 14, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Clark Art Institute will present gallery tours led by Williams College graduate students as part of its "Fresh Takes" series. The tours will focus on the Clark's permanent collection. On Friday, March 21, at 12 p.m., a graduate student will offer their interpretation of selected artworks, incorporating recent scholarly perspectives. The event will encourage audience discussion. The tour will begin in the Museum Pavilion. The event is free and does not require registration. 0 Comments
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Clark Art Presents Reflections Gallery Talk | 08:00AM / Friday, March 14, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Tuesday, March 18 at 11 am, the Clark Art Institute presents Reflections, a monthly gallery experience during which visitors are invited to look contemplatively as they engage with works of art from the Clark's collection. Participants meet in the Museum Pavilion. With a tone that encourages investigation and audience participation, the group explores one or two artworks with the help of a Clark educator, working together to explore its meaning, find understanding, and raise questions. Distinct from a conventional gallery tour, Reflections provides an opportunity for close looking and introspection. Free. Advance registration required; 0 Comments
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