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Clark Art Presents Lecture on Imperial Data| 08:34AM / Wednesday, October 26, 2022 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Tuesday, Nov. 1, at 5:30 pm, architectural historian Zeynep Çelik Alexander (Columbia University) will present a talk examining the architectural history of imperial data. Sharing material from her forthcoming book, Alexander investigates the construction of nineteenth-century storehouses of information in the British Empire. Alexander notes that what people call a "database" today was, first and foremost, a political technology that, she argues, could be understood as a legacy of imperialism. The lecture takes place in the Clark's auditorium and is free and open to the public. A reception in the 0 Comments
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'Talking to Kids About Racism' With Simran Jeet Singh| 04:04PM / Tuesday, October 25, 2022 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The presentation will take place at Mount Greylock Regional High School on Oct. 27 at 7 pm. In this session, Simran Jeet Singh will share his learnings and tips on how parents and guardians speak to their kids about racism in ways that are honest, healthy, and constructive, according to a press release. Simran Jeet Singh is Executive Director for the Aspen Institute's Religion & Society Program and author of "The Light We Give: How Sikh Wisdom Can Transform Your Life." He is a visiting professor of history and religion at Union Theological Seminary and a Soros Equality Fellow with the Open Society Foundations, 0 Comments
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Letter: Save Valued Farmland in WilliamstownLetter to the Editor,
02:00PM / Monday, October 24, 2022 | |
 To the Editor:
On a beautiful, designated "scenic road" in Williamstown, with 1,500 feet of frontage, offering spectacular views of Mount Greylock, a portion of a farm dating back to the 1800s could be converted to a large lot, single-family home development. This property is in an area designated as a distinctive landscape by the state Department of Environmental Management due to its impressive vistas and the most picturesque mountain scenery in the commonwealth.
Today, less than 7 percent of the land in Williamstown is dedicated preserved farmland. Rural sprawl, such as proposed here, is one of the biggest causes of the loss of farmland.
There is a possibility that we can
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Williams Field Hockey Blanks Trinity| 10:22AM / Sunday, October 23, 2022 | |
HARTFORD, Conn. -- Kiki Higgins scored in the third minute Saturday, and the Williams College field hockey went on to a 2-0 win over Trinity. Sean van den Broek scored a late insurance goal, and Carson Stephenson faced no shots on goal in Williams' goal. Williams (11-3, 6-3 NESCAC) goes to Middlebury on Tuesday. Football HARTFORD, Conn. -- Colin McCabe ran for 177 yards to lead Trinity to a 32-13 win over Williams. Williams (1-5) hosts Bates on Saturday. Women's Soccer HARTFORD, Conn. -- Trinity took a 2-0 lead and held on for a 2-1 win over Williams. Brianna Binder scored for Williams, which got three saves from Leyla 0 Comments
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Williamstown Community Preschool Installs New Signage |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Williamstown Community Preschool began sprucing up its new home by hiring local sign maker Lindsay Neathawk, owner of Neathawk Signs and Design, to create a 3D sign for the business.
Neathawk installed the sign late Monday afternoon that features multicolored hand prints from the children as the leaves of a tree poking out of the top. Underneath the name and address "a place to grow" is written. The children's hand prints were taken at the school and Neathawk then scanned them into her design programs to create the sign.
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