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Clark Art Screens Free Small Town Film Series | 08:45AM / Saturday, March 01, 2025 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — This March and April, the Clark Art Institute hosts a series of modern and classic films highlighting the charms of small towns. All films are free and screened in the Manton Research Center auditorium on select Thursdays at 6 pm. March 6 "The Magnificent Ambersons" (1942) Director Orson Welles follows the declining fortunes of the wealthiest family in town through its spoiled heir George (Tim Holt). As the Ambersons fall, the town they were once the talk of begins to change too. (Run time: 1 hour, 28 minutes) March 13 "George Washington" (2000) Four children at the edge of adolescence make a mistake that cannot be undone. One of them,
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Clark Art Screens 'The Magnificent Ambersons'| 03:58PM / Friday, February 28, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Thursday, March 6, the Clark Art Institute kicks off its new Small Town film series with a screening of "The Magnificent Ambersons" (1942) at 6 pm in the Manton Research Center. According to a press release: Spanning the turn of the nineteenth century into the twentieth, Orson Welles' "The Magnificent Ambersons" follows the declining fortunes of a wealthy family through its spoiled young heir George (Tim Holt). This twisting family saga is propelled by nostalgia, jealousy, and disappointed hopes. As the Ambersons fall, the small town they were once the talk of begins to change too, absorbing the shifts of the new century. 0 Comments
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Williamstown Board of Health Looks at Tenant Issues, Home CondemnationBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
12:13PM / Friday, February 28, 2025 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Board of Health Monday heard complaints from tenants about the conditions of their apartments and condemned a Longview Terrace home that has been on the board's radar for months. The owner occupant of 92 Longview Terrace and her son attended the Monday morning hearing to ask that the board allow the family to address conditions at the home without taking the step of condemnation. In the end, the board agreed with Health Inspector Ruth Russell that in order to ensure no one was living at the property, the panel needed to issue an order to condemn. Monday was not the first time Russell told the board about her efforts to inspect the 0 Comments
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Williamstown Prudential Committee Learns Finalists for Fire Chief PositionBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
04:06AM / Friday, February 28, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Prudential Committee on Wednesday learned the names of three finalists to become the next fire chief as selected by the panel's Personnel Committee. Prudential Committee member Joe Beverly, who served on the screening panel, told the full committee that 24 applicants were vetted by the Personnel Committee, an ad hoc group charged with helping the district replace longtime Chief Craig Pedercini, who is scheduled to retire at the end of March. The three finalists, who will be interviewed by the full Prudential Committee on Wednesday, March 5, they are: Jeffrey J. Dias, the deputy chief of the Onset Fire Department near the bridges onto Cape 0 Comments
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Clark Art Offers Free Gallery Tours For Parents and Infants | 07:16AM / Wednesday, February 26, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass.— On Saturday, March 1 at 10:15 am, the Clark Art Institute hosts the next in its series of free tours of its permanent collection galleries designed specifically to meet the interests of new parents/caregivers and their infants. Participants should meet at the Clark's main admissions desk. The program is specially designed to provide new parents and caregivers with a stress-free experience that offers chances to socialize with others who are caring for young infants. The guided gallery tour offers an informal visit to the Clark's permanent collection free from any concerns about short attention spans or fussy babies. Works by a variety of
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Clark Art Lecture on Lusia Roldan | 11:15AM / Tuesday, February 25, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Tuesday, March 4, the Clark Art Institute's Research and Academic Program presents a talk by Marjorie (Holly) Trusted (University of Glasgow, Scotland / Center for Spain in America Fellow) titled "Who Was Luisa Roldán?" This free event takes place at 5:30 pm in the Manton Research Center auditorium. According to a press release: In recent years, the extraordinary wood and terracotta sculptures of Luisa Roldán (1652–1706) have attracted much attention; a number have been acquired by major museums in the United States. However, questions of attribution and her own identity as an artist can be complex. 0 Comments
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Berkshire Nursing Families Trivia Fundraiser| 07:56AM / Tuesday, February 25, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass — Berkshire Nursing Families (BNF) announced its 21st Annual Trivia Fundraiser, to be held on Saturday, March 8, 2025, at the Williams Inn. The event will include trivia, raffles, and food in support of BNF's mission to provide feeding and parenting support for families in the region. According to a press release, since its founding in 1998, BNF has been committed to empowering families in Berkshire County with the education, tools, and resources to make the best nutrition choices for the babies in their care. The nonprofit offers a wide range of free services, including in-home lactation consultations, a 24/7 support line, peer support 0 Comments
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Non-Profit Funding Will Be Issue for Williamstown Finance CommitteeBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:28AM / Tuesday, February 25, 2025 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The town manager is proposing to make the town's support of non-profit agencies – if any – part of the regular town budget instead of a special town meeting article as decided in years past. But however that financial aid is generated, the town is facing some tough decisions about whether and how much support to give. Historically, town meeting voters have supported allocations to several different non-profits with allotments from the town's free cash reserves. In May 2024, for example, the meeting OK'd $55,000 in taxpayer money for the Williamstown Chamber of Commerce, $50,000 for the Williamstown Youth Center and 0 Comments
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Williamstown Finance Begins Review of FY26 BudgetBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:39AM / Monday, February 24, 2025 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Finance Committee on Wednesday began a review of a fiscal year 2026 budget that would result in a 5.03 percent increase in the property tax levy from the year that ends on June 30. But even that jump could be optimistic. Toward the end of an hourlong discussion of the spending plan that will go before the annual town meeting in May, Fin Comm member Melissa Cragg pointed out that the budget documents presented by the town manager assume a 4.3 percent increase in the town's assessment from the Mount Greylock Regional School District. "It assumes the schools come in at a lower rate of increase than the town," Cragg said. 0 Comments
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County Stars Shine on Championship SaturdayiBerkshires.com Sports,
10:34PM / Saturday, February 22, 2025 | |
 Three Berkshire County high school basketball teams claimed Western Massachusetts crowns on Championship Saturday. And one area high school wrestler earned a title of his own at the Division 3 State Championships. Six area basketball teams made it to the final game of the six divisions – three boys and three girls – where county schools are classified in Western Mass. In Class B boys, both the Pittsfield Generals and Monument Mountain Spartans made it to the tournament finale in a rematch of last year’s final. This time around, Monument Mountain came out on top at the Boys and Girls Club. In Class C boys, Drury reached its final only to fall to 0 Comments
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Williamstown Planners Advance Bylaw Proposals, Discuss Sweet Farm RoadBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
12:37PM / Saturday, February 22, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Planning Board last week advanced two of its zoning bylaw proposals to keep them on track for inclusion on the annual town meeting warrant and discussed what issues it should consider when considering a proposal it is tasked with considering. One of the board-generated articles has been on the table for years: limiting the number of days a "primary dwelling unit" can be used as short-term rental to 90 cumulative days in a calendar year. The other is a more recent project of the planners: requiring installers of geothermal wells in the two Water Resource Districts to either use only potable water or prove their systems pose no threat to the 0 Comments
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Mount Greylock Regional School Presents 'Grease'| 11:50AM / Friday, February 21, 2025 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Mount Greylock Regional School presents "Grease" on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, February 27, February 28 and March 1, 2025, at 7 p.m. in the school’s auditorium at 1781 Cold Spring Road in Williamstown. According to a press release: Join Sandy, Danny and the rest of the gang at Rydell High for a night of laughs, dancing and timeless show tune classics like "Summer Nights," "Greased Lightnin’" and "You’re the One That I Want." With the book, music and lyrics written by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey, this beloved musical is an irreverent take on teen love, friendship and rebellion. First staged in
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