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Berkshire Wind Power Cooperative to Award Scholarships to Mount Greylock Students| 08:10AM / Thursday, March 02, 2023 | |
LUDLOW, Mass. — For the second year, Berkshire Wind Power Cooperative Corporation (BWPCC) will award scholarships to Mount Greylock Regional High School students. BWPCC will select two students from the class of 2023 to receive $1,000 scholarships. The scholarships will be awarded to qualifying seniors who are planning to attend either a two- or four-year college or trade school program. Special consideration will be given to students with financial need, but all students are encouraged to apply. The BWPCC owns and operates the Berkshire Wind Power Project, a 12 turbine, 19.6-megawatt wind farm located on Brodie Mountain in Hancock and Lanesborough, Mass. 0 Comments
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Williamstown Select Board Talks about Bylaw for Flags on Town-Owned PolesBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:04AM / Thursday, March 02, 2023 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Select Board on Monday discussed a potential town bylaw that would regulate the display of flags on town property. But while leaning toward a regulation that would limit those flags, several members of the board pushed for rules that also would open up the potential for more expression in other public spaces. The discussion led to the latest in a long series of discussions about the extent to which the board itself should endorse political points of view. "Do we want to give future Select Boards the power to hoist other flags?" asked Andrew Hogeland, who put together a draft bylaw that ultimately would go to town meeting for 13 Comments
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'Suspicious' Blaze Destroys Storage Building at Old Brodie Ski ResortStaff Reports,
11:35AM / Wednesday, March 01, 2023 | |
Fire Chief Frank Speth III says the state fire marshal was called to investigate the blaze. NEW ASHFORD, Mass. — A two-story storage building at the old Brodie Mountain Ski Resort burned to the ground on Wednesday morning. "There was some equipment in there. I don't know what equipment was in that building, but there is no power. There is no gas going into the building," said Fire Chief Frank Speth III. "So it is suspicious at this time and the state fire marshal is on scene. And there will be a full investigation." Speth said the blaze was reported at 7:17 a.m. and the structure was fully involved when firefighters arrived. But they 0 Comments
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Clark Art Screens 'Amarcord'| 10:02AM / Wednesday, March 01, 2023 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Thursday, March 2 at 6 pm, the Clark Art Institute screens "Amarcord" in its auditorium. The showing is the first event in the Clark's five-part series, Manton 50 Anniversary Film Series: Films of 1973, featuring some of the great cinematic highlights of the year. According to a press release: In "Amarcord" (1973; 2 hours, 3 minutes), Federico Fellini recreates his hometown of Rimini in Cinecittà's studios and renders daily life as a circus of social rituals, adolescent desires, male fantasies, and political deception. Sketching a gallery of warmly observed comic caricatures, Fellini affectionately 0 Comments
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Williamstown Residents Approve New Fire StationBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires.com
09:06PM / Tuesday, February 28, 2023 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — An overwhelming number of voters at a well attended special fire district meeting Tuesday approved a $22.5 million project to build a new fire station on Main Street. By a vote of 509-32, attendees of the meeting at Williamstown Elementary School gave the district permission to borrow up to that amount to replace the aging, cramped facility on Water Street. The vote is the culmination of a decade-long effort to replace the current station with one that officials say will meet the needs of the community for decades to come and which meets the town's goal of achieving net-zero carbon emissions. "It's so great to see the community 40 Comments
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Letter: Scope & Timing Wrong for New FirehouseLetter to the Editor,
01:00PM / Tuesday, February 28, 2023 | |
 To the Editor:
As a high-schooler in central Mass., I occasionally helped our Volunteer Fire Dept. put out grass fires caused by the railroad, so I have some understanding of what these outstanding people do for us in Williamstown. And I’m confident everyone in town appreciates and values the work of our Volunteer Fire Department.
However, the current proposal to build a $23 million firehouse here in town is another story. The problem is with both the project’s scope and timing.
Let’s first look at the timing. The economy is roaring. Unemployment is down. Inflation is up (look at the price of eggs!). Interest rates are higher than they’ve been in a decade or more
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Williamstown Voters to Decide Tuesday on Fire Station ProjectBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
01:19PM / Monday, February 27, 2023 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Residents on Tuesday will decide whether to authorize up to $22.5 million to build a new fire station on Main Street. The Williamstown Fire District will hold a special district meeting at 7 p.m. in the gymnasium at Williamstown Elementary School with a single question on the warrant: whether voters in the district, which covers the entire town, will authorize the necessary borrowing to build a station at 580 Main St. (Route 2), on property the district acquired with authorization from a special district meeting in 2017. Like the 2017 decision, fire officials will need a two-thirds "super majority" of attendees at Tuesday's 11 Comments
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Clark Art Airs Production of 'The Crucible'| 12:24PM / Monday, February 27, 2023 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — In celebration of the Manton Foundation's commitment to British art, the Clark Art Institute presents performances from London's National Theatre, rounding out with an updated production of Arthur Miller's "The Crucible" (3 hours, 15 minutes). The Clark airs this broadcast on Saturday, March 4 at 1 pm in its auditorium, located in the Manton Research Center. Tickets $18, $16 for members, $14 for students, and $10 for children under 15. To purchase tickets, visit clarkart.edu/events or call the box office at 413 458 0524. All sales are final. 0 Comments
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Williams Men's Hockey Rallies for Playoff Win| 01:03PM / Sunday, February 26, 2023 | |
MIDDLETOWN, Conn. -- Jonah Gold scored with 51 seconds left to complete a 4-3, third-period comeback win for the Williams College men's hockey team in the quarter-finals of the New England Small College Athletic Conference tournament on Saturday. Williams went down, 3-0, in the second minute of the third period. But Owen Stadheim scored in the ninth minute to finally get Williams on the board. Mac Carso then scored goals two minutes apart midway through the period to tie it. Gold's game-winner then sent Williams (8-15-2) into Saturday's NESCAC semi-final against Amherst at Amherst. Evan Ruschil made 30 saves, including 14 in the third period, 0 Comments
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Hoosac, Wahconah Girls, Drury Boys Claim Western Mass CrownsIBerkshires.com Sports,
04:55PM / Saturday, February 25, 2023 | |
 The Hoosac Valley and Wahconah girls basketball teams each came away with victories in all-Berkshire Couty finals on Western Mass tournament Championship Saturday The day ended with the Drury boys giving Berkshire County a third championship on the day. Hanna Shea scored 20 points Saturday to lead the Hurricanes to a 71-56 win over Lenox in the Class D final at Holyoke High School. Down the road at Westfield High, Grace Wigington scored 23 to lead Wahconah past Pittsfield High, 61-49 in Class B. The Taconic boys dropped their Class B final to Springfield International Charter, 57-51, despite 18 points from Tayvon Sandifer. In the Class C hockey final, 0 Comments
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Town Hall Forum With State Senator and Representative| 03:22PM / Friday, February 24, 2023 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Sen. Paul Mark and Rep. John Barrett III will take questions and invite comments at a "ReMarks and Refreshments" town hall forum in Williamstown from 10 to 11:30 AM on Tuesday, March 14. The event is open to the public and will be held at the Williams College Faculty House at 968 Main Street. The forum will also be accessible through Zoom. To get the link, email casey.pease@masenate.gov. The legislators will start the forum by sharing legislative updates from the State House before taking questions and comments from attendees and engaging in a conversation about opportunities and challenges facing Western 0 Comments
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