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Williamstown's Comprehensive Plan Committee Nears Final ReportBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:44AM / Tuesday, August 08, 2023 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The end is in sight for the committee charged with drafting the town's plan for the next two decades. At its Aug. 1 meeting, the Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee worked through members' concerns about specific language in the draft document, including in a 75-point implementation plan that consumes eight pages in a 42-page document. The steering committee, which started its work at the beginning of 2022, may be ready to send a completed plan to the Planning Board for approval as soon as October. Although the plan is not, in and of itself, a binding document that creates zoning bylaws or allocates tax dollars, it is meant to 0 Comments
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Clark Art Talk on British Photo Tourism| 12:02PM / Monday, August 07, 2023 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Wednesday, Aug. 16, the Clark Art Institute presents a talk focusing on works by nineteenth-century British photographers. Williams College/Clark Graduate Curatorial Intern Eva Dailey discusses how photography functioned both as a novel artistic enterprise and as archival documentation contributing to the emergence of photo-tourism. The talk takes place at 1 pm in the Manton Study Center for Works on Paper, which houses the Clark's collection of more than 6,500 prints, drawings, and photographs. In this talk, Dailey explores how the medium played an integral role in the nineteenth century archeological project and will here be 0 Comments
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Thunder Finishes Season Unbeaten in Berkshire Adult Baseball LeagueBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires.com Sports
01:45PM / Sunday, August 06, 2023 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. – John Goodnow hit a key two-run single late, and the Berkshire Thunder Sunday overcame a three-run deficit en route to a win over Tunnel City Freight as the Thunder finished the Berkshire Adult Baseball League 33-and-over division with a 14-0 record. Jesus Lay went 4-for-5 with an RBI and scored three times for the Thunder, which pulled away late to take 15-4 win at the Alcombright Athletic Complex. Nine of those Berkshire runs came in the top of the seventh inning. The Thunder took the lead one inning earlier with a two-run rally. Lay, who ended the fifth at shortstop by starting a 6-3 double play, led off the top of the sixth with a 0 Comments
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Q&A: Berkshires' Rick D'Elia Talks About His Vampire ComedyBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
12:50PM / Sunday, August 06, 2023 | |
Rick D'Elia grew up in the Berkshires before launching his comedy career. WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Berkshire County's Rick D'Elia is doing something Christopher Nolan couldn't — taking a movie screen away from billion-dollar "Barbie." Images Cinema on Sunday night is hosting a special screening of the film "Don't Suck," written by the Cheshire native. The event, organized by Berkshire Mountain Comedy Arts Festival, starts at 7 followed by a discussion with D'Elia. The film follows a veteran comedian mentoring a new young comic with blood-sucking tendencies. It stars some well-known comic names 0 Comments
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Clark Art Screens 'Our Hospitality'| 04:00PM / Friday, August 04, 2023 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Wednesday, Aug. 9, the Clark Art Institute screens "Our Hospitality." The film is shown as part of the Clark's five-part Summer Outdoor Movie Series. The film screens outdoors near the Clark's Reflecting Pool, beginning at dusk (8:05 pm). According to a press release: "Our Hospitality" (1923; 1 hour, 14 minutes) broadened the boundaries of slapstick and justified the European avant-garde's fascination with American comedy. Just a few years after women had won the right to vote in the United States, Buster Keaton retools the classic story of the Hatfields and the McCoys in order to figuratively (and 0 Comments
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Expect a Slightly Warmer Weekend in the BerkshiresStaff Reports ,
11:57AM / Thursday, August 03, 2023 | |
Although the mild temperatures are set to continue this weekend, temperatures should briefly break back into the 80s. Today, Thursday, Aug. 3, expect temperatures in the high 70s with mostly sunny skies, according to AccuWeather. There is the potential for thunderstorms this afternoon. On Friday, expect morning thundershowers. There is the possibility of damaging winds, flash flooding, and hail. There should be a high of 75. Saturday, Aug. 5, should be sunny with a high of 80, reports to AccuWeather. Sunday should also be nice with partial sun and temperatures in the high 70s. 0 Comments
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No One Injured in Monday Fire at Williams DormBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:11AM / Wednesday, August 02, 2023 | |
A truck from a fire restoration service is seen in front of Hubbell House at Williams College on Tuesday afternoon. WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Quick thinking by a Williams College student is being credited with helping to limit damage from a fire in a residence hall on Monday night. Firefighters from Williamstown and Pownal, Vt., responded to a fire that was reported at around 9 p.m. in Hubbell House. No injuries resulted from the blaze, which fire officials say could be traced to a bathroom light and ceiling fan. "Hats off to the student in the room," Williamstown Fire Department Assistant Chief Mike Noyes said on Tuesday. 0 Comments
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Clark Art Presents Concert By Kathleen Edwards | 12:26PM / Tuesday, August 01, 2023 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Tuesday, Aug. 8 at 6 pm, the Clark Art Institute wraps up its five-part outdoor concert series with a performance by Katheen Edwards. The free outdoor concert takes place near the Reflecting Pool. According to a press release: The daughter of a Canadian diplomat, Kathleen Edwards cultivates a political worldview through her songwriting, sympathetically articulating the triumphs and heartbreaks of human experience. The evening of folk-rock music is colored by the power and emotion in Edwards' vocals. Before Kathleen Edwards takes the stage, local musician Wes Buckley opens with a short set of his affable, affirming folk 0 Comments
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Williamstown's Health Inspector Set to RetireBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
12:45PM / Monday, July 31, 2023 | |
Andrew Groff and Cara Farrell address the Board of Health on Monday. Farrell is the human resources director who splits time between Adams, North Adams and Williamstown under a shared services agreement. WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The town's outgoing health inspector is not sure of all the reasons his profession has seen a decline in numbers in recent years. "I don't know, honestly," Jeffrey Kennedy said Monday morning. "I'm sure a lot of it could be fatigue. Being a health inspector gets to be challenging because it can become confrontational. "Like any job, if you don't meet someone's specific needs, whether it's in your 0 Comments
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Berkshire Bananas Win Tournament TitleCommunity submission,
10:16AM / Monday, July 31, 2023 | |
 TROY, N.Y. – Lucas Hamilton struck out four and scattered seven hits in a 12-0, six-inning win for the Berkshire Bananas 14-and-under travel baseball team in AA2 division final of the Eastern New York Travel Baseball Last Man Standing tournament at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Hamilton also went 2-for-4 with a triple and three RBIs to help his cause in the title game against the Cohoes Blackhawks 13U Red. Brennan Vallieres led the Bananas’ offense, going 3-for-3 with a pair of doubles and a pair of runs batted in. Everett Bayliss also doubled in a 10-hit attack. Andrew Meaney drove in a pair of runs in the win. The team, which includes players 0 Comments
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Roosa Leads Field of 100s at High Lawn FarmiBerkshires.com Sports,
10:01PM / Sunday, July 30, 2023 | |
 LEE, Mass. -- Lee's Maguire Roosa and Glendale's Morgan Windram-Geddes were the top finishers Sunday at the High Lawn Farm Keep Moo’ving 5K. The event was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the family-owned dairy farm and as a benefit for Berkshire Bounty, a food rescue organization that serves emergency food distribution programs county-wide. Roosa hit the finish line in 19 minutes, 30.45 seconds, a 6:16 mile pace, to edge runner-up Pat McNaughton (19:31.87) by just more than a second. Windram-Geddes was the top female finisher and sixth-place finisher overall, covering the out-and-back course around the farm property in 20:21.31. The 0 Comments
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Williamstown Removes Names from Meeting Room DoorBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
01:12PM / Saturday, July 29, 2023 | |
How the door signage looked previously. That board will be the last to have their names so prominently displayed. WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Select Board on Monday voted to make signage at Town Hall more inclusive. And that started with excluding the board members' names from the door to the first-floor meeting room. Stephanie Boyd pointed out to the colleagues that there were three signs on the first floor of the Municipal Building where the board was referred to as the "selectmen." Leaving aside the fact that women have served on the elected body for decades, including two of the five current members, the signage ran counter to a 2022 0 Comments
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