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Williams College Commits $5 Million to Fire Station ProjectBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
12:21PM / Thursday, January 26, 2023 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Williams College on Thursday morning announced it is committing $5 million toward the cost of building a new fire station on Main Street. College President Maud Mandel announced the result of this past weekend's meeting of the college's Board of Trustees in an email to the college community, and the district issued a news release shortly after. "[T]he board agreed to contribute a total of $5 million toward construction of Williamstown's new fire station at a rate of $1 million per year over the next five years," Mandel wrote. "Our campus community relies heavily on local first responders, including student and staff 0 Comments
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Clark Art Offers Free Gallery Tours for Parents and Infants| 08:25AM / Thursday, January 26, 2023 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Friday, Feb. 3 at 10:15 am, the Clark Art Institute hosts a tour of its permanent collection galleries for new parents/caregivers and infants. The event is free. Participants should meet at the Clark's main Admissions desk. New parents and caregivers bring their infants into the galleries for a guided visit and the opportunity to socialize with other community members in a casual environment. The informal tour includes a unique look at the Clark's permanent collection, featuring an array of works by a variety of artists. Each month offers a different selection of artworks. Best suited for adults with pre-toddlers. Strollers 0 Comments
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Williamstown Fire District Panel OKs 10% Station Cost CutBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:03AM / Thursday, January 26, 2023 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The committee that oversees the Fire District on Wednesday agreed to lower by 10 percent its request to voters to fund a new station on Main Street. Prudential Committee Chair David Moresi asked his colleagues to hold off on a planned review of the warrant for the Feb. 28 special district meeting to seek borrowing authority to fund the building project. Instead, Moresi, who also serves on the district's Building Committee, told the three other members of the Prudential Committee in attendance that he would call a special meeting of the panel to approve new warrant article language requesting authority to spend up to $22.5 million on the new 6 Comments
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Letter: New Fire StationLetter to the Editor,
02:20PM / Wednesday, January 25, 2023 | |
 To the Editor:
I support our Fire Department as well as our Police Department. The proposal to spend $25 million is not unreasonable for what is being proposed. However, the primary reason we need a new fire station is the requirement to have big fire trunks with long ladders to protect Williams College's tall buildings for which the college pays no taxes. While Williams has it's own security police department it does not have its own fire department. It is true that they support Fire Department volunteers, which is good. Thus, the college should contribute $10 million up front toward the new fire station and voters should be asked to vote to approve $15 million toward a new fire
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Letter: Delay Vote on New Williamstown Fire StationLetter to the Editor,
01:50PM / Wednesday, January 25, 2023 | |
 To the Editor,
There is no question that the Williamstown Fire District needs a new modern facility to replace its antiquated 73-year-old Water Street station. While a new fire station is long overdue, the proposed $25 million building is challenging to justify. In response to concerns about the size and cost of the project, the district recently released a "Comparison of Size of Proposed Williamstown Fire Station to Other Fire Stations" study on its official website and Facebook page. However, the comparison study overlooks several details and, when thoroughly examined, provides the best evidence why the Feb. 28 vote should be postponed so a re-evaluation can occur, and a new
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SVHC Announces DAISY Award Winner| 12:57PM / Wednesday, January 25, 2023 | |
 BENNINGTON, Vt. — Christopher Petry, RN, a nurse in the Emergency Department at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center (SVMC), was the December recipient of the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses at Southwestern Vermont Health Care (SVHC). "Chris is so warm and personable," said SVHC's Chief Nursing Officer and Vice President for Patient Care Services Pamela Duchene. "These exemplary qualities combined with his efficiency and professionalism make Chris a standout to his patients." One nominator wrote, "Chris made me feel valued as a person and a patient from the moment he arrived. He was the most professional and [good] humored nurse I have 0 Comments
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Williamstown Planning Board Talks 'Cottage Court' BylawBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:17PM / Tuesday, January 24, 2023 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Though its work is not completed for the proposals it hopes to bring to this spring's annual town meeting, the Planning Board recently started talking about an idea it wants to work on for the 2023-24 cycle. Ken Kuttner and Roger Lawrence at the board's January meeting gave their colleagues a presentation on the concept of cottage courts and suggested a bylaw could be crafted to allow that style of housing in town. Cottage courts are relatively small clusters of homes, typically 500 to 800 square feet, grouped together on a single residential lot. "They're not 'tiny houses,' " Kuttner said. "Typically, 31 Comments
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Adams Community Bank Promotes Nine Employees| 04:00PM / Tuesday, January 24, 2023 | |
 ADAMS, Mass. — Adams Community Bank (ACB) announced promotions for nine employees in its Operations Center. Becky Crouse has been promoted to Vice President BSA Officer. Becky joined the Bank 22 years ago as a teller. Throughout the years, she's earned various financial certificates and diplomas and has received multiple promotions. She is currently enrolled in the New England School for Financial Studies. Renelle Moser has been promoted to Marketing and Communication Officer. Renelle joined ACB six years ago as a Marketing Specialist and, in 2020, was promoted to Marketing Manager. She holds a Bachelor's Degree from Massachusetts College of 0 Comments
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Berkshire County Braces for Another Winter Storm | 03:39PM / Tuesday, January 24, 2023 | |
Guess what? More snow The US National Weather Service has issued a winter storm watch for Wednesday, Jan. 25, for Berkshire County. The watch is in effect from 11 am to Thursday, Jan. 26 at 4 pm. Expect heavy mixed precipitation with total snow accumulations of 4 to 9 inches. A light ice accumulation is also possible. Snow will develop early Wednesday afternoon, becoming moderate to heavy through the evening with rates of .5 to 1 inch per hour. The snow will become a wintry mix of sleet and freezing rain Wednesday night before temperatures rise above freezing and precipitation turns to rain. Wind gusts could blow as high as 35 mph. Snow Emergency 1 Comment
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Clark Art Hosts Virtual Talk on 18th Century French Drawings | 11:40AM / Monday, January 23, 2023 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Wednesday, Feb. 1, the Clark Art Institute joins with the Association of Historians of Nineteenth-Century Art to discuss the Institute's current exhibition, "Promenades on Paper: Eighteenth-Century French Drawings" from the Bibliothèque nationale de France. Focusing on select drawings from the exhibition, curators Esther Bell, Anne Leonard, and Sarah Grandin offer a varied and lively picture of artistic practices in the years leading up to and just after the French Revolution. The virtual talk takes place at 7 pm on Zoom. According to a press release: Over centuries, the Bibliothèque nationale de 0 Comments
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Williamstown Fire Station Committee Defends Size, Cost of ProjectBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:01AM / Monday, January 23, 2023 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Two members of the Select Board on Wednesday urged the Fire District's Building Committee to use the next month to find cost savings in an estimated $25 million building project. Committee members responded by repeating that the district is committed to delivering the town the fire station it needs for the lowest possible cost and said the "value engineering" process would continue even after a planned Feb. 28 bond authorization vote if residents approve the project. But the Building Committee also presented data that shows the project it is planning is in line with comparable fire stations from several dozen facilities recently built 8 Comments
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