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Letter: Night of the Living Voting ClickersLetter to the Editor,
05:00PM / Sunday, May 14, 2023 | |
 To the Editor:
I did a little research regarding the proposed Williamstown electronic voting devices and am offering more information than was provided by Selectman Daley. First: The cost of the devices is $26,000 for 1,000. Williamstown, actually has more poverty than Lanesboro, and I’m sure 26 needy families could make good use of $1,000. The devices appear to be of Asian origin and are identified as SunVote M30 Response Keypads. Other towns in New England have begun using these or similar devices. Williamstown appears to be gung-ho to jump on the bandwagon. They are designed to work via Bluetooth radio waves. The keypads use two lithium CR2032 batteries each. They employ two-way
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The Zonta Club Offers Additional Scholarships for 2023| 04:48PM / Sunday, May 14, 2023 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Jane M Klausman Women In Business and Zonta International Women in STEM applications are now available from the Zonta Club of Berkshire County. Applications can be found here. The Jane M Klausman Women in Business Scholarship is awarded to college students who are pursuing undergraduate or graduate degrees in business management. Applicants should be in their second year of college. Deadline for applications is July 1, 2023. The $1,000 winner is also eligible for an additional $8,000 award at the Zonta International level. The Zonta International Women in STEM Scholarship is awarded to college students who are pursuing undergraduate or graduate 0 Comments
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CIAO Soccer Hall of Fame Inducts Class of '23Community submission,
11:55AM / Sunday, May 14, 2023 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. – The Community Italian-American Organization Soccer Hall of Fame Thursday inducted 11 new members in a ceremony at Berkshire Hills Country Club. The Class of 2023 includes former student-athletes who won six Berkshire County MVP awards, 23 all-Berkshire selections, 12 all-Western Mass selections and three all-Massachusetts selections. In addition to recognizing the great players of past high school soccer seasons, CIAO honored 21 current high school seniors with the annual CIAO Hall of Fame Scholarships. Scholarship recipients include: Rylee Joy and Neal Brierley, Drury; Tia Kareh and Owen Dubrueil, Hoosac Valley; Isabella Lovato, Lee; Hailey 0 Comments
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Clark Art Acquires Three Paintings | 08:29AM / Sunday, May 14, 2023 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Clark Art Institute recently added three new paintings to its permanent collection, enhancing its holdings of works by women artists. The paintings, two by Marguerite Gérard and one by Evelyn De Morgan, are the first by either artist to enter the Clark's collection. "Working more than a century apart, Marguerite Gérard and Evelyn De Morgan used their paintings to reflect on the lives of women and the politics of their days," said Esther Bell, Deputy Director and Robert and Martha Berman Lipp Chief Curator of the Clark. "We are making a concerted effort to expand the Clark's permanent collection to 0 Comments
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Williamstown Community Preschool Installs New Signage |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Williamstown Community Preschool began sprucing up its new home by hiring local sign maker Lindsay Neathawk, owner of Neathawk Signs and Design, to create a 3D sign for the business.
Neathawk installed the sign late Monday afternoon that features multicolored hand prints from the children as the leaves of a tree poking out of the top. Underneath the name and address "a place to grow" is written. The children's hand prints were taken at the school and Neathawk then scanned them into her design programs to create the sign.
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