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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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Clark Art Outdoor Movie Series: 'Playtime'| 12:22PM / Friday, July 28, 2023 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Clark Art Institute presents five film screenings as part of its summer outdoor movie series On Aug. 2 at 8:15pm the film "Playtime" will be screened. According to a press release: Jacques Tati's gloriously choreographed, nearly wordless comedies about confusion in an age of high technology reached their apotheosis with "Playtime" (1967; 2 hours, 4 minutes). For this monumental achievement, a nearly three-year-long, bank-breaking production, Tati again thrust the lovably old-fashioned Monsieur Hulot, along with a host of other lost souls, into a baffling modern world, this time Paris. With every inch of its 0 Comments
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Williamstown Fire District Discusses Raising Permit FeesBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:19AM / Friday, July 28, 2023 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Williamstown Fire District is looking at how it can adjust its inspection fees to reflect their value and bring them in line with the prices in neighboring communities. Chief Craig Pedercini on Wednesday showed the Prudential Committee a table with data he collected from 10 Berkshire County municipalities, most of which currently charge more than Williamstown for similar services. For instance, the district currently charges $25 for a smoke alarm and carbon monoxide detector inspection for a single-family home at the time of sale. Of the nine communities responding to Pedercini's inquiry, only two (Lenox and Lee) charge so little. Pittsfield 0 Comments
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More Storms in Store For Berkshire CountyStaff Reports ,
11:30AM / Thursday, July 27, 2023 | |
Berkshire County residents can expect high temperatures this week but a relatively cooler weekend. Today Thursday, July 27, expect temperatures in the high 70s with storms. AccuWeather reports that storms could bring flooding downpours, hail, damaging wind gusts, and an isolated tornado. There is an area flood watch in effect from 9 am to 10 pm. Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. On Friday, July 28, expect mostly cloudy weather with temperatures in the high 80s. Temperatures will drop drastically Saturday with a high of 78. Showers can be expected as some thunderstorms. 0 Comments
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Mount Greylock Regional High School Records To Be Destroyed| 08:37AM / Thursday, July 27, 2023 | |
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 High School during the 2015-2016 school year will be destroyed on Wednesday, August 25, 2023. 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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Williamstown Select Board Pressed to Adopt Residential Tax ExemptionBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:34AM / Thursday, July 27, 2023 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Just because no towns east of Interstate 95 have utilized a provision of state law on property taxes, it does not follow that towns outside of eastern Mass cannot or should not take advantage of that provision, a member of the Select Board argued on Monday night. Stephanie Boyd, who talked about exploring use of the commonwealth's Residential Tax Exemption during her election campaign in the spring, made good on that promise with a lengthy presentation to her colleagues about the structural inequity in the current property tax system and how the RTE potentially could ameliorate that problem. Boyd went step by step through an analysis of national 0 Comments
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