|
| News and events in Williamstown, Mass.
|
After 'Spirited' Debate, Williamstown CPC Sends 5 Requests to Town MeetingBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:06PM / Saturday, February 11, 2023 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Community Preservation Committee on Wednesday voted to send town meeting five of the six applications for fiscal year 2024 funding. But the last substantive votes of the night were preceded by a lengthy debate among committee members about how to balance the funds sought in the largest applications against the panel's stated goal to carry over 10 percent of its available funds to FY25. Most of the committee's votes were unanimous, including one to reject an application from the town for $100,000 in CPA funds to defray an unexpected $1.3 million town liability for overruns in a $5.3 million pedestrian/bike trail project. Town 6 Comments
Read More >> |
Mount Greylock High School Second Quarter Honor Roll| 08:01AM / Saturday, February 11, 2023 | |
The total school enrollment is 542 of which 327 have made the Honor Roll for the second quarter. Grade 12 Ainsley Abel, Arsil Ahmad, Bryn Angelini, Annabelle Art, Moby Asch, Seamus Barnes, Elizabeth Bertolino, Matthew Bertolino, Henrik Bingemann, Elena Caplinger, Matteo Chang, Hannah Chase, Cailean Fippinger, Lainey Gill, Emma Gilooly, Emma Gray, Dylen Harrison, Starr Hassan, Ezra Holzapfel, Aiden Hoogs, Lucy Igoe, Lily Jayko, Lyla Kocsis, Grace Lillie, Clarissa Louis, Wren Mangano, Will Marsh, Maxwell McAlister, Patrick McConnell, Altan McIntosh, Olivia McKeon, Emma Newberry, Liam O'Keefe, Zenalyssa Packer, Beatrice Pedroni, Sarah Polumbo, Christiane Rech, Ernani Rosse, Joshua 0 Comments
Read More >> |
Community Contra Dance in Williamstown| 09:15AM / Friday, February 10, 2023 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The North Berkshire Community contra dance is resuming with live music by New England fiddler George Wilson and Selma Kaplan on keyboard, on Saturday, Feb. 11 at the First Congregational Church. Dave Eisenstadter will call (teach) all the dances. According to a press release: A talented, multi-instrumentalist and singer, George Wilson's repertoire samples a wide variety of traditional and folk styles. As a fiddler, he has over 500 tunes for dancing and listening — tunes from New England, Quebec, Cape Breton, Scotland, Ireland and Shetland. His dynamic fiddling, strongly influenced by Cape Breton and French Canadian styles, has been popular 0 Comments
Read More >> |
Mount Greylock Sending Field Project Bonding Question to TownsBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:25AM / Friday, February 10, 2023 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Mount Greylock Regional School Committee on Thursday decided to begin the process of sending a bond authorization vote to its member towns' annual town meetings this spring in order to finance a track and field project at the middle-high school. In a vote of 6-1, the committee voted to ask voters in Lanesborough and Williamstown to approve up to $1.8 million in borrowing toward what is currently estimated to be a $4.125 million project. The $1.8 million figure represents the shortfall in the district's coffers after it applies the bulk of the remaining proceeds from a $5 million capital gift from Williams College and the $100,000 in 1 Comment
Read More >> |
Williamstown Fire District Panel Talks Station Tax ImpactBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
04:55AM / Friday, February 10, 2023 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — With fewer than three weeks left until a special Fire District meeting to decide whether to build a new station on Main Street, a district committee Thursday talked publicly for the first time about the potential property tax implications. Jeffrey Thomas, the chair of the district's Community Advisory Committee, walked his members through four different bond payment scenarios at Thursday's hybrid meeting of the committee. Based on numbers Thomas presented, the property tax bill for a single-family home with a median value of $358,600 would go up by between $319 and $351 over the life of a 25-year bond, depending on how the debt repayment is 14 Comments
Read More >> |
Weekend Outlook: Plays, Comedy Nights, and MoreBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
12:31PM / Thursday, February 09, 2023 | |
 Cold weather getting you down? No worries, Berkshire County has a variety of events to warm up your weekend from concerts, comedy nights, and more. Friday, Feb. 10
Try your hand at sketching at the Clark this Friday. Drawing Closer: Animal Planet The Clark, Williamstown The Clark Art Institute is inviting artists of all skill levels to draw using this month's "Animal Planet" theme from 10:30 to noon and selections from its collection of prints, drawings, and photographs as inspiration. Basic materials are provided during this fee event but advance registration is required as capacity is limited. More information is 0 Comments
Read More >> |
Contemporary Artist's Sculptures and Prints Featured at the Clark| 11:53AM / Thursday, February 09, 2023 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Clark Art Institute continues its art in public spaces program in 2023 with a year-long installation presenting the work of contemporary artist Elizabeth Atterbury. "Elizabeth Atterbury: Oracle Bones" is a free exhibition on view in the Clark Center's lower level and in the reading room of the Manton Research Center through January 21, 2024. "Since we began our program of installing contemporary art in our public spaces in 2018, we have been able to introduce the work of many remarkable artists and present a unique platform for their creative and intriguing projects," said Olivier Meslay, Hardymon Director of the Clark. 0 Comments
Read More >> |
SVHC Welcomes Local Midwives to SVMC OB/GYN| 10:45AM / Thursday, February 09, 2023 | |
 BENNINGTON, Vt. — Southwestern Vermont Medical Center (SVMC) welcomes Certified Nurse Midwives Kim Griffin, CNM, and Amy Kranick, CNM, MSN, to SVMC OB/GYN and the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Putnam Physicians. "Women at every stage of life need expert guidance for managing their health care and understanding their options," said SVMC's Chair of the Department of Obstetrics Kimberley Sampson. "I am delighted to expand our team by welcoming Kim and Amy." The two had been partners in Women's View Midwifery and Women's Health, which was located in the Medical Office Building on the SVMC campus in Bennington. Their former practice's patients 0 Comments
Read More >> |
Better Bennington February Pop Up Shop| 08:43AM / Thursday, February 09, 2023 | |
 BENNINGTON, Vt. — The Better Bennington Corporation's next pop up is this coming weekend, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, February 10 - 12, from 11 am - 5 pm. The number of vendors has increased to a total of 17 over the weekend. the shops will be located at at 341 Main Street across from the W-Collective. The current list of vendors includes: A Crooked Barn Charcuterie, Crazy Creations, Lodestar Lights, Deb Higgins Art, Boho Folk-Furniture Reimagined, Divine Spirit, Js Grass Fed Garden, Threat Neutralized Bakery, Wicked Sniffer Products, 802 Vintage Boutique, Anchors Away Boutique, Highland Farm, M&J's Taste of Home (Sweets), Caroline's 0 Comments
Read More >> |
Roam Finds New Home in WilliamstownBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:10AM / Thursday, February 09, 2023 | |
Xtina Parks is moving her gallery Roam to Water Street. She opened it in 2018 on the Mass MoCA campus. WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Artist and gallery owner Xtina Parks is excited about the future of her new neighborhood. And she is just as excited about preserving its past. "What is important to me is history and things that are important to New England," Parks said this week. "I'm originally from Springfield and have always loved architecture — historic buildings, buildings that are older. "When we found out about this location and also that it has income potential with the existing income from apartments above and Gramercy 6 Comments
Read More >> |
SVHC Enacts New Workplace Violence Policy| 08:32AM / Wednesday, February 08, 2023 | |
 BENNINGTON, Vt. — Southwestern Vermont Health Care (SVHC) has implemented a new Zero Tolerance Policy for its hospital campus, medical office building and offsite practices. The policy and communications plan is a proactive approach detailing what actions and language are not tolerated to address the workplace violence trend currently occurring at healthcare institutions across the United States. The American Hospital Association (AHA) reports that 44 percent of nurses report an increase in incidence of physical violence in the workplace since the pandemic and 68 percent report an increase in verbal abuse. In fact, an analysis by Press Ganey found 0 Comments
Read More >> |
Williams Men's Basketball Tops SUNY-New Paltz| 09:57PM / Tuesday, February 07, 2023 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. – Alex Lee scored 25 points Tuesday to lead the Williams College men’s basketball team to a 63-57 win over SUNY-New Paltz. Cole Prowitt-Smith scored 11, and Evan Glatzer grabbed nine rebounds in the win. Williams (20-3) finishes the regular season on Sunday at Conn College. Photos from this game here. 0 Comments
Read More >> |
|
|
MEMBER SIGN IN
