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Williamstown Housing Trust Close to Transfer of Summer Street LotBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:48AM / Tuesday, June 24, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Work could begin as early as July 7 on a road for a small subdivision on a town-owned parcel off Summer Street. By that time, the board of the town's Affordable Housing Trust hopes to have transferred the 1.75-acre lot to Northern Berkshire Habitat for Humanity, which plans to build a four-home Meadowlands Subdivision on the site. On Wednesday, the trustees held the latest in a series of meetings to discuss the deed restriction that will keep those four homes affordable to people making up to 60 80 percent of the area median income. "We got the good news recently the state has approved our application," Northern Berkshire 0 Comments
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Williamstown Property Auctioned for $550KBy Breanna Steele, iBerkshires Staff
07:02PM / Monday, June 23, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — A North Adams man had the high bid last week on the former Chenail's garden center. Brian Intraversato outbid three other parties to purchase the 877 Simonds Road property for $550,000 on June 17. JJ Manning Auctioneers conducted the bidding. The property encompasses 7.1 acres of mixed-use land with eight structures, including a two-family home and two greenhouses. The south end of the property is bisected by Broad Brook; about 1.5 acres of the lot (21 percent) is on the south side of the waterway or includes the brook itself. It is assessed by the town at $632,900. The late Richard Chenail and his wife, Donna, owned the property 0 Comments
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South Street Project in Williamstown Leads to Utility OutagesBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires.com
06:37AM / Monday, June 23, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. – Two utility outages in as many days last week related to the South Street road reconstruction had town officials double- and triple-checking service maps. But they also realize that those maps are not perfect. Twenty-four hours after road crews hit a gas line that caused “a heavy odor of natural gas around Field Park,” according to a social media post by the local police, a water main break caused water to be shut off from the start of South Street north to Field Park. In both instances, service was restored within a couple of hours. The two incidents had slightly different origins, the town manager said on 0 Comments
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Williamstown's Remedy Hall Moves into New HomeBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
11:56AM / Sunday, June 22, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — A non-profit that began two years ago to provide "basic life necessities" to families experiencing hardships opened its doors in a new location this month. Remedy Hall, which began its life in space at the First Congregational Church, this spring moved east on Main Street (Route 2) to 620 Main St., two doors west of Aubuchon Hardware. In a post on Facebook, the non-profit's founder and driving force, Andi Bryant, said it had experienced unanticipated closures, "due to complications we have faced," at the Meetinghouse building, home to the First Congregational Church. "We've had some challenges in our current 0 Comments
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RSNE Claims County Cal Ripken CrownBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires.com Sports
04:20PM / Saturday, June 21, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. – Ryder Tatro and Ethan Moran combined to strike out 10 hitters Saturday in leading Refrigerated Structures of New England to an 8-3 win over H.A. George in the Berkshire Cal Ripken League Majors Division Championship on Bud Anderson Field. It was a clean sweep for the Williamstown Cal Ripken program, which saw Purple Valley Auto edge Ramunto’s, 5-4, in the Minors Division final earlier in the day. In the second game of the championship double-header, Tatro got the start for RSNE and struck out eight in 4 and a third innings, allowing two hits and two earned runs before giving the ball to Moran with a 6-2 lead. “Ryder was 0 Comments
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Williamstown Fire District Sets Special Meeting for July 1By Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
04:07AM / Friday, June 20, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Prudential Committee Friday called a special fire district meeting for Tuesday, July 1, in part to address an oversight from the annual meeting it held a couple of weeks ago. Article 1 on the special district meeting warrant will ask members to authorize the fire district to raise funds for debt service on the new fire station under construction on Main Street (Route 2). The article is analogous to a measure routinely passed each spring in the annual town meeting, where the members approve using property taxes to service existing debt rather than have the town go into default. The fire station is expected to be ready for occupation by 0 Comments
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Mount Greylock District Close to Rolling Out Incident Response PlanBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
02:19PM / Wednesday, June 18, 2025 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Mount Greylock Regional School District this summer will roll out plans to improve its incident response policies and practices. Interim Superintendent Joseph Bergeron last week told the School Committee that the steering committee of staff members, family members and School Committee members has been able to merge best practices from districts around the country with what already is working for the district. And the working group will begin rolling out the changes as early as the end of this month for review by the full committee and community at large, Bergeron said. He said the goal has been to evaluate and modify how the three-school 0 Comments
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Clark Art Presents In Focus Gallery Talk | 12:07PM / Wednesday, June 18, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass.— On Sunday, June 22 at 11:15 am, the Clark Art Institute presents "In Focus: Field and Flowers," a free thematic tour of the Clark's permanent collection exploring how artists celebrate the beauty of food and flowers in their art. Free with gallery admission. Capacity is limited. Pick up a ticket at the Clark Center admissions desk, available on a first-come, first-served basis. Meet in the Museum Pavilion. 0 Comments
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Clark Art Hosts Summer Solstice Festivities| 08:25AM / Wednesday, June 18, 2025 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Clark Art Institute celebrates the 2025 Summer Solstice on Saturday, June 21 with a full series of free outdoor activities and "ritual events." Foraging Walk, 5:30–6:30 pm Join herbalist, park ranger, and museum educator Misa Chappell for an interactive foraging walk through Ground/work 2025, the Clark's outdoor sculpture exhibition. Along the way, explore plant species, conservation status, cultural and natural history, and folklore. Advance registration required for the foraging walk; capacity is limited. Register at clarkart.edu/events. Meet on the Fernández Terrace by the Reflecting Pool. Workshop: 0 Comments
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Williamstown Holds Hearing on National Grid Tree Removal PlanBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:23AM / Wednesday, June 18, 2025 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. – The town's tree warden and arborists working for National Grid Tuesday explained the rationale for removing or trimming several dozen trees that pose a threat to main power lines around town. Tree Warden Robert McCarthy held a public hearing in conjunction with the Planning Board, which has jurisdiction over a handful of trees scheduled for removal because they are part of a state-designated Scenic Byway on Scott Hill Road. McCarthy told the crowd assembled in the town hall's first-floor meeting that he would be happy to meet with any resident who had a question about a specific tree that has been identified after the meeting. And he 0 Comments
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Mural Honoring 54th Massachusetts at Center of Juneteenth CelebrationBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires.com Sports
04:34PM / Sunday, June 15, 2025 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. – At a time when the nation remembers the liberation of the last enslaved people in the United States, the city Sunday remembered some of the heroes who made that freedom possible. Pittsfield’s annual Juneteenth Celebration at Durant Park featured the unveiling of a new mural dedicated to the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment and, specifically, the Pittsfield residents who served in the nation’s first all-Black combat unit. Reenactors from the contemporary 54th Regiment based in Boston were on hand to help with the dedication and read General Order No. 3, issued by the Union Army in Galveston, Texas, on June 19, 1865, notifying residents 0 Comments
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'No Kings' Demonstrations Held Around CountyBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires.com Sports
09:55PM / Saturday, June 14, 2025 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. – Chanting slogans like, “No ICE. No KKK. No fascist U.S.A,” and carrying signs countering a number of Trump Administration initiatives, more than 1,000 people filled The Common and lined both sides of First Street Saturday afternoon to join the nationwide “No Kings” protest movement. The event began with a march around the neighborhood and included a short series of speakers and performances from the Wildcat O’Halloran Band and The Hoping Machine. North Adams’ Peter May was one of the featured speakers, using the opportunity to share his experience getting the North Adams City Council to endorse a resolution 0 Comments
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