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Williamstown Select Board Finalizes Charge for Town's Diversity CommitteeBy Stephen Dravis,
02:34PM / Wednesday, November 30, 2022 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Select Board Monday concluded an effort that dates back to early summer when it unanimously approved a revised charge for the town's diversity committee. Chairman Hugh Daley drove the effort to revise the document that outlines the purpose of the Diversity, Inclusion, Race and Equity Advisory Committee. Although the Select Board had the authority to unilaterally change the charter for a body it created in the summer of 2020, the board engaged in a dialogue with its colleagues currently serving on the DIRE Committee to find language that made sense to all parties. Right up until the final moments before Monday's vote, the board 0 Comments
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Images Cinema Fundraiser: Music in Movies| 12:15PM / Wednesday, November 30, 2022 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Images Cinema presents a fundraising event, Music in Movies: Roomful of Teeth, Carter Burwell, and "Catherine Called Birdy," on Tuesday, Dec. 6 at 7:30pm. Oscar nominated composer Carter Burwell and Roomful of Teeth founder Brad Wells will discuss their collaboration on the "Catherine Called Birdy" score following a screening of the film. The film is directed by Lena Dunham and stars Bella Ramsey, Billie Piper, Andrew Scott, and Joe Alwyn. The runtime is 108 minutes. Tickets are suggested donation, $5 - $25; free for members. According to a press release: Roomful of Teeth is a Grammy-winning vocal 0 Comments
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Samantha Kaftan Joins SVMC ExpressCare| 08:33AM / Wednesday, November 30, 2022 | |
 BENNINGTON, Vt. — Southwestern Vermont Medical Center (SVMC) welcomes Physician Assistant Samantha Kaftan, PA-C, to SVMC ExpressCare and Dartmouth-Hitchcock Putnam Physicians. Kaftan earned her master's degree in physician assistant studies from the University of Nebraska Medical Center. She received a bachelor's in biology from the University of Dallas in Texas. She is certified by the National Committee on Certification of Physician Assistants. Most recently, Kaftan has worked as a physician assistant in the Emergency Department at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH. She also worked as a physician assistant in Hospital Medicine at CHI 0 Comments
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Williamstown Rural Lands Gets Rights on Oblong Road PropertyBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
04:43AM / Wednesday, November 30, 2022 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Select Board on Monday decided to assign the town's right of first refusal on a 10-acre parcel in South Williamstown. The vote, which is contingent on ironing out an 11th-hour "wrinkle," closed a conversation that began in July over a parcel currently farmed by Sweet Brook Farm. The board decided, 4-1, to assign the town's right to Williamstown Rural Lands Foundation, which hopes to purchase the Oblong Road property for the same $745,000 price that owner Beth Phelps is offered by a developer who wants to acquire the site for residential development. The land has been conserved under the commonwealth's Chapter 1 Comment
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Williams Men's Basketball Tops RPI| 09:41PM / Tuesday, November 29, 2022 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. -- Declan Porter scored 13 points Tuesday to lead the Williams College men's basketball team to a 58-40 win over Rensselaer Polytechnic. Cole Prowitt-Smith finished with eight points and 10 rebounds for Williams (6-0), which hosts Wesleyan on Saturday. Women's Basketball SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. -- Julia Blanck scored 19 points to lead Skidmore to a 70-56 win over Williams. Arianna Gerig scored 16 to lead Williams (4-2), which hosts Keene State on Friday. 0 Comments
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North County Communities Close to Hiring Shared HR DirectorBy Brian Rhodes,
02:00PM / Tuesday, November 29, 2022 | |
ADAMS, Mass. — The town is close to picking a candidate for a grant-funded human resources director, which will split time between Adams, North Adams and Williamstown. The Board of Selectmen's Personnel Sub-committee met on Monday to discuss the position and several other personnel matters. In March, the three communities received a $100,000 grant from the state's Community Compact Cabinet Efficiency and Regionalization program to fund the position. Town Administrator Jay Green said two candidates were interviewed for the job, with expectations to make a formal offer to one of them soon, pending final approval from officials in North
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Williamstown Fire District Outlines Green Elements of Proposed StationBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
12:00PM / Tuesday, November 29, 2022 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Fire District officials hope that residents in February will allow the district to build a new station that meets firefighters' needs and meets the town's goal of achieving net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Earlier this month, the Williamstown Fire District held a public forum to discuss the ways that its building project aligns with the ambitious target that town meeting approved in 2021. Chris Schaffer of sustainable design firm The Green Engineer of Concord and Chris Wante of Pittsfield architect EDM outlined some of the features that planners are incorporating in the design process in a presentation at the Williamstown Youth 9 Comments
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Grace Hallenbeck Joins SVMC Pownal Campus and SVMC Cardiology| 08:30AM / Tuesday, November 29, 2022 | |
 BENNINGTON, Vt. — Southwestern Vermont Medical Center (SVMC), part of Southwestern Vermont Health Care (SVHC), welcomes Grace Hallenbeck, DNP, FNP, a family nurse practitioner, to the SVMC Pownal Campus, SVMC Cardiology, and Dartmouth-Hitchcock Putnam Physicians. Hallenbeck will divide time between the Cardiology practice and the Pownal practice. Hallenbeck completed her undergraduate studies at the University of New Hampshire and her graduate studies at Johns Hopkins School of Nursing in Maryland. She has worked as a nurse in the SVMC Emergency Department since 2019 and previously in the Pediatric Emergency Department and Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at Ann and 0 Comments
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COVID-19 Bivalent Booster and Influenza Vaccine Clinic in Williamstown Staff Reports ,
08:00AM / Tuesday, November 29, 2022 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass — Berkshire Health Systems (BHS) and the Berkshire County Boards of Health Association are teaming up for a vaccination clinic in Williamstown in December. The clinic, to be held on Friday, Dec. 9 from 2 to 4 pm at the Williams College Field House, is open to the public and to staff and students from Williams College. The clinic will provide the COVID-19 Bivalent Booster, which is effective in preventing hospitalization and severe illness against the latest strains of the virus, and the Flu vaccine to help prevent Influenza. In order to receive the Bivalent vaccine, you must have received the first two primary doses of either Pfizer or Moderna, 0 Comments
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Clark Art: Start With Art| 12:06PM / Monday, November 28, 2022 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Saturday, Dec. 10 at 10 am, the Clark Art Institute's Start with Art series returns. December's event is themed to shadow and light. Designed for preschoolers, Start with Art offers themed painting talks, gallery guides, and art-making activities. This program is best suited for three- to six-year-olds and their caregivers. Free; no registration is required. Dress for messy artwork. For more information, visit clarkart.edu/events. The next Start with Art program, focused on storytelling, will be held on Saturday, Jan. 14 at 12 pm. 0 Comments
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Williams Women's Basketball Tops MCLA| 06:06PM / Sunday, November 27, 2022 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. -- Sarah Batra and Priscilla Singleton-Eriyo each scored 12 points Sunday to lead the Williams College women's basketball team to a 90-43 win over MCLA. Kristie Zator scored 23 to lead the TrailBlazers (2-6), who travel to Anna Maria on Thursday. Williams (4-1) is at Skidmore on Tuesday. Men's Basektball CANTON, N.Y. -- Nate Karren scored 23 points and grabbed nine rebounds to lead Williams to a 50-47 win over St. Lawrence. Williams (5-0) hosts RPI on Tuesday. Women's Hockey WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. -- Quinn Dawson scored a pair of goals and added an assist to lead Williams to a 6-1 win over SUNY-Cortland. Sophia Da Dilva 0 Comments
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