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The Bow Wow Bus Has Launched By Jack Guerino, iBerkshires Staff
05:07AM / Monday, July 29, 2024 | |
Greylock Canine Club owner Pete Umbrianna and his dog Quinn wait for the rest of the pack. WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Greylock Canine Club's Bow Wow Bus took its inaugural field trip Friday morning to the Spruces. "It just gives the dogs a change of scenery," Greylock Canine Club owner Pete Umbrianna said, holding back his dog Quinn and her walking mate Lemon. "They have a beautiful big play area, but it is nice for them to see different things. And it is a socialization thing." Greylock Canine Club, a dog day-care at 1099 New Ashford Road, refurbished an old school bus to transport dogs. The seats are fastened with special hooks to keep the 0 Comments
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Clark's Newest Exhibit Re-examines Edgar Degas' Works By Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
12:40PM / Saturday, July 27, 2024 | |
Guest curator Michelle Foa points out the pigment splatter on 'Two Dancers Resting.' WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — One of the Clark Art Institute's newest exhibits re-examines Edgar Degas' works, process and social circle. The exhibit, "Edgar Degas: Multi-Media Artist in the Age of Impressionism," coincides with the 150th anniversary of the first impressionist exhibition, which was held in Paris in 1874. The exhibit in the Manton Research Center runs through Oct. 6. "So it's an ideal time to be re-examining Degas' work given his central place in that exhibition, given his role in inviting some of the 0 Comments
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Williamstown Select Board Pushes for Better Communication About EmergenciesBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
06:25AM / Saturday, July 27, 2024 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Select Board on Monday discussed how the town communicates to residents during an emergency and whether residents unaffiliated with Williams College should have access to the same information as college students and staff about incidents on campus. The topic came up in response to a couple of recent events: the July 16 power outage that left most of the town in the dark for hours, and two incidents that led to evacuations on the Williams campus on May 23 and July 11. During both campus events — which turned out to be false alarms — the college notified its students and staff through email, voicemail and text message and gave regular 0 Comments
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Teacher of the Month: Frani MiceliBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
05:35PM / Friday, July 26, 2024 | |
Students say teacher Frani Miceli makes learning fun. WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Williamstown Elementary School fifth-grade teacher Frani Miceli has been selected as the July Teacher of the Month. The Teacher of the Month series, in collaboration with Berkshire Community College, will run for the next 12 months and will feature distinguished teachers nominated by community members. You can nominate a teacher here. Miceli has been teaching for 26 years and has worked to develop a happy, comfortable, and creative learning environment for her pupils. Through her connection with her students and the decor on her classroom walls, Miceli hopes 0 Comments
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Williamstown Fire District Developing Policy on Members Who Hit Retirement AgeBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
12:58PM / Friday, July 26, 2024 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Prudential Committee on Wednesday discussed the need for a policy for all call-volunteer firefighters who reach the state's mandatory retirement age. And the panel talked about how the Fire Department can continue to utilize the experience of members who have reached the age of 65. The state's retirement age first came up in the context of Chief Craig Pedercini, who had asked the Prudential Committee to start the process of a home-rule petition to the Legislature to receive an exemption for the district when he has his 65th birthday next year. The committee declined to take that route and instead is in the opening stages of a 0 Comments
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Mount Greylock Records To Be Destroyed| 10:57AM / Friday, July 26, 2024 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — In accordance with state regulations, all temporary cumulative school and health records for students who have graduated from or left Mount Greylock Regional School during the 2016-2017 school year will be destroyed on Friday, August 23, 2024. State regulations require that student records be destroyed seven years after the student graduates. However, the high school transcript that includes the grades for the four years of high school is maintained for 60 years following graduation. Any student who is interested in retrieving their records before destruction should contact the Counseling Office at (413)458-9582 0 Comments
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Clark Art Hosts Performance By Glenn Jones| 08:17AM / Thursday, July 25, 2024 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Clark Art Institute continues its Music on the Moltz Terrace concert series with a performance by Glenn Jones on Sunday, July 28. Emily Robb opens. The free concert takes place on the Lunder Center at Stone Hill's Moltz Terrace at 5 pm. According to a press release: Glenn Jones is one of the leading proponents of American Primitive Guitar, a fingerstyle acoustic genre pioneered in the late 1950s by his friend and mentor John Fahey. Following his departure from leading the rock band Cul de Sac, Jones has released seven full-length solo albums. His latest release, Vade Mecum, delves into personal experiences and shared histories 0 Comments
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Williamstown Dog Owners to Select Board: 'Let Us Deal with It'By Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:41AM / Thursday, July 25, 2024 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Select Board on Monday was told that it should let the people who walk their dogs in the Spruces Park decide how the 114-acre town-owned park is managed. A resident who self-described as a representative of "dog park parents and their little friends" told the elected officials that her feelings were hurt because it appeared the board was not paying enough attention to an email she drafted on the issue of whether to designate areas of the park available for off-leash dogs and require leashes in other areas. "Our bottom line, as I put in my email this morning, was: Bike trail for leash, everything else off-leash," Avie 0 Comments
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Clark Art Book Talk | 08:02AM / Wednesday, July 24, 2024 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Wednesday, July 31 at 6 pm, the Clark Art Institute hosts a talk by Emilie Boone, summer 2024 Clark Fellow and author of "A Nimble Arc: James Van Der Zee and Photography" (Duke University Press, 2023). Boone speaks with Sara Houghteling, special projects coordinator at the Clark, about the overlooked facets of Van Der Zee's photographic legacy. The event takes place in the Clark's auditorium, located in the Manton Research Center. According to a press release: In "A Nimble Arc," Boone positions Van Der Zee at the intersection of art and the vernacular, reshaping our perception of this iconic figure and the 0 Comments
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Clark Art Lecture Commemorating Tadao Ando-Designed Clark Center | 08:10AM / Tuesday, July 23, 2024 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Saturday, July 27 at 2 pm, the Clark Art Institute hosts a talk by Michael Conforti, former director of the Clark (1994–2015), honoring the ten-year anniversary of the opening of the Clark Center, designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Tadao Ando. The event takes place in the Clark's auditorium, located in the Manton Research Center. In this presentation, Conforti reviews the purpose and process of the Clark's transformative campus expansion project. Reflecting on his working relationship with Ando, Conforti discusses the Clark's initial master planning, the decision to hire Ando, the years of work that resulted in 0 Comments
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Clark Art Outdoor Concert by Lakou Mizik | 08:00AM / Monday, July 22, 2024 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Wednesday, July 24, the Clark Art Institute concludes its July Outdoor Concert Series with a performance by Lakou Mizik. This year, the July Outdoor Concert Series celebrates the French Caribbean with some musicians from Guadeloupe and Haiti. The free concert takes place at 6 pm on the Clark's Reflecting Pool Lawn. According to a press release: Lakou Mizik is a multigenerational collective of Haitian musicians united in a mission to spread awareness about traditional Haitian culture. In Haitian Creole, the word lakou carries multiple meanings. It can mean a backyard or a collective place where people gather to play music and 0 Comments
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Mount Greylock School District Adopts No-Cell Phone PolicyBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:36AM / Monday, July 22, 2024 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Mount Greylock Regional School Committee on Thursday voted to ban cell phones and other "student-owned technology devices" in the district's three schools starting in September. The committee responded quickly to enact a new district-wide policy after former Superintendent Jason McCandless this spring requested the change for the elementary schools and middle high schools. The policy created with input from administrators, the buildings' School Councils and the Student Council at Mount Greylock prohibits students from having personal electronic devices in their possession from the start of classes in the morning until the final 0 Comments
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