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Williamstown Town Election TuesdayBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
02:59PM / Sunday, May 07, 2023 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Voters Tuesday will choose two people for three-year terms on the Select Board at the annual town election. Stephanie Boyd, Andrea Bryant, Paul Harsch and incumbent Andrew Hogeland appear on the ballot in the day's only contested race. Voters will be asked to choose two names from that list, and the top two vote-getters will earn seats on the five-person board. Of the four candidates, Bryant is the only one who chose not to answer a series of questions asked by iBerkshires.com or participate in an annual forum sponsored by the local chapter of the League of Women Voters. On April 11, one day after receiving the questions from 0 Comments
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Hidden Heroes: Exhibit, Monday 'Teach-In' Highlight Williamstown's Ishmael TitusBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
06:54AM / Sunday, May 07, 2023 | |
An image of Ishmael Titus on a plaque installed in Charlotte, N.C., in 2015 recognizing his service in the battles of Kings Mountain and Guilford Courthouse with Gen. Nathaniel Greene's forces. WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — A group of Williams College students is working to promote the life of a neglected town hero. And they want the town to follow suit. Tryphena Bossman and Olivia Johnson last week met with the town's Diversity, Inclusion and Racial Equity Committee to talk about the work they have done in an Africana studies class to research the life of Ishmael Titus, an enslaved American who fought in the Revolutionary War and relocated to 0 Comments
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Car Hits Main Street Home in WilliamstownStaff Reports,
09:54AM / Saturday, May 06, 2023 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — A Clarksburg resident was cited by police after a Tuesday accident that sent their car into a home on Main Street, according to a police report. Williamstown police said Jay J. Wright of Hayden Hill Road was traveling east on Main Street (Route 2) at about 4 p.m. when his vehicle veered to the left and crossed the westbound lane near Southworth Street. At the intersection, Wright's 2014 Toyota clipped the front end of a Honda driven by Kareen Annette Honecker of Williamstown, who was on Southworth waiting to turn onto Main Street, according to the report. Wright's car continued across Southworth Street and about 276 feet across a lawn 0 Comments
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Q&A: Lenox's Schwartz Places Sixth at Freestyle Skiing NationalsBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
06:35AM / Saturday, May 06, 2023 | |
Schwartz, second from left, with classmates at Banger Park in Austria. The teen's competed across the country and in Europe. LENOX, Mass. — Arthur Schwartz had high expectations for himself going into last month's USASA National Championships at Colorado's Cooper Mountain. But waiting to take his turn in the open FIS Slopestyle competition, Schwartz had a little high anxiety. "I always have the highest thoughts for myself," Schwartz said this week. "Obviously, I went into it hoping I would win. There's no point in going into a competition thinking you're going to lose. So I went into it thinking I was gonna do pretty 0 Comments
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Williamstown Health Board Asks Tri-Town to Look at Tobacco RegsBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:39AM / Thursday, May 04, 2023 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Board of Health on Monday agreed to ask South County's Tri-Town Health Department to review the town's tobacco regulations with an eye toward recommending changes to bring them into alignment with state law. "Back in 2019, the state updated comprehensive state regulations relative to tobacco control, which put some local regulations out of sync with state law," Tri-Town Executive Director James Wilusz told the board at its monthly meeting. The intervening COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020 had a lot of municipal health departments focused on that issue rather than reconciling their local ordinances with the latest decrees from 0 Comments
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Clark Art Final First Sunday Free of the Season | 10:56AM / Wednesday, May 03, 2023 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Clark Art Institute holds its final First Sunday Free of the season on Sunday, May 7. Offering free admission to the galleries and special exhibitions from 10 am–5 pm, the day also features a series of special activities from 1–4 pm and a pop-up display of works on paper on view from 11 am–1 pm. May's theme is "Fashion." Explore clothing and costume drawn from the Clark's collection. Browse the galleries and design an outfit inspired by clothes and accessories worn by figures in the paintings. Attendees can dress themselves and/or a mannequin in collection-inspired fashion and accessories 0 Comments
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Williamstown Select Board Candidates Meet for Pre-Election ForumBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:16PM / Sunday, April 30, 2023 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The three candidates for two seats on the Select Board each espoused a similarly thoughtful, inclusive approach to decision making in a pre-election forum sponsored by the local chapter of the League of Women Voters. But their answers at the Tuesday event did reflect some differences on the starting points that each will bring to deliberations that may come before the board in the next three years. On Tuesday, May 9, voters will decide whether to return three-term incumbent Andrew Hogeland for another three-year term and whether one or both newcomers in the race, Stephanie Boyd and Paul Harsch, will join the board. The ballot in the annual 0 Comments
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Williams Softball Blanks Trinity| 06:19PM / Saturday, April 29, 2023 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. -- Kelly McGuigan went 3-for-4 with a home run and four RBIs Saturday to lead the Williams College softball team to a 7-0 win over Trinity. Sadie Leonard struck out 13, walked two and allowed two hits in the circle for Williams (15-14, 8-5 NESCAC). Men's Lacrosse WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. -- Calvin Caputo scored four goals to lead Williams to a 10-8 win over Trinity in the quarter-finals of the NESCAC tournament. Matthew Freitas made 15 saves to earn the win for Williams (10-6). Women's Lacrosse MIDDLETOWN, Conn. -- Kate Balicki had a hat trick to lead Wesleyan to an 11-6 win over Williams in the NESCAC quarter-finals. Anj Raman and 0 Comments
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Governor Names Western Mass Director and Deputy Director | 04:28PM / Saturday, April 29, 2023 | |
 SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Governor Maura T. Healey announced at the Springfield Chamber of Commerce Beacon Hill Summit that she has hired Kristen Elechko of Northampton as Western Massachusetts Director and LaMar Cook of Springfield as Deputy Director. Together, Elechko and Cook will lead the Governor's Western Mass office in Springfield, which opens on Monday, May 1, and will serve as the primary liaisons for Western Mass residents to the Governor's Office. "Lieutenant Governor Driscoll and I are committed to leading an administration for all of Massachusetts, and that means making sure that the people of Franklin, Hampshire, Hampden and Berkshire 0 Comments
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Environmental Defense Fund President Speaking at Williams Commencement| 12:37PM / Saturday, April 29, 2023 | |
Sarah J. Bloomfield WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Environmental Defense Fund President Fred Krupp will be the principal speaker at Williams College's 234th commencement exercise on Sunday, June 4. The day before, U.S. Holocaust Museum Director Sara Bloomfield will deliver the college's baccalaureate lecture. Krupp and Bloomfield will both receive honorary doctor of laws (LLD) degrees during the commencement ceremony. Fred Krupp is the president of the Environmental Defense Fund, a global nonprofit environmental advocacy group based in New York City. In this role for more than three decades, Krupp is a leading voice on climate change, energy, and 0 Comments
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Williamstown Rotary Members Support Louison House| 10:45AM / Friday, April 28, 2023 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On April 15, Rotary members showed up at Louison House with supplies and tools, ready to get their hands dirty. They built a sandbox, cleaned up the play area for the upcoming season, planted flowers and repaired a worn-out play set. "Rotary members are people of action. Our club raised funds and used matching grants from Rotary District 7890 to buy the materials needed to spruce up the playground," Susan Clarke, Rotary Club of Williamstown President said. "Then we had more than eleven members and friends show up and get the project done. We're glad to help provide the kids at Louison House with a great 0 Comments
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