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Williamstown Fire Station Project Clears Conservation CommissionBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:23AM / Wednesday, November 15, 2023 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Williamstown Fire District last week cleared one of two local regulatory hurdles facing the new station project on Main Street. By a vote of 7-0, the Conservation Commission approved and set conditions for the construction project to replace the aging station on Water Street. This Thursday, fire district officials will be back at Town Hall to seek the OK of the Zoning Board of Appeals for the $22.5 million project that district voters overwhelmingly approved in February. Charlie LaBatt of Guntlow and Associates represented the district before the Con Comm, which has jurisdiction over the former Lehovec property at 562 Main St. (Route 2) because 0 Comments
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Clark Art Talk by Stockbridge-Munsee Author| 11:36AM / Tuesday, November 14, 2023 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Sunday, Nov. 19 at 2 pm, the Clark Art Institute hosts a talk by Stockbridge-Munsee author Misty Cook exploring the use and history of local plants. The event takes place in the Clark's auditorium, located in the Manton Research Center. In this talk, Misty Cook discusses tribal history and plant medicines, creating a rounded picture of what life was like in the Homeland prior to being forcibly removed. She also examines how Mohican peoples interact with the land around them to use these herbal medicines today. Free. Presented in collaboration with the Stockbridge-Munsee Community. 0 Comments
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BArT Theatre Presents 'Tracks' | 08:00AM / Tuesday, November 14, 2023 | |
ADAMS, Mass. — Berkshire Arts and Technology (BArT) Charter Public School Theatre announced its production of "Tracks." The show will run on Friday, Nov. 17 at 7:30 pm, with additional performances on Saturday, Nov. 18 at 2:30 pm and 7:30 pm. "Tracks" was written by Peter Tarsi. This production is directed by BArT Senior Jace Ziarnik and stage-managed by BART Senior M Schrade. According to a press release: A group of strangers meet in a dirty subway station. They have arrived with limited personal belongings. Their watches have stopped. They all claim to be in different cities. But they soon learn there is no way out of the station. And 0 Comments
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Clark Art Airs 'X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X'| 11:57AM / Monday, November 13, 2023 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Metropolitan Opera's broadcast production of "X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X" airs at the Clark Art Institute on Saturday, November 18 at 12:55 pm in the latest installment of the 2023–24 season of The Met: Live in HD. The award-winning series of live, high-definition cinema simulcasts features the full live performance along with backstage interviews and commentary. The Clark broadcasts the opera in its auditorium, located in the Manton Research Center. According to a press release: Theater luminary and Tony-nominated director of Slave Play Robert O'Hara oversees a potent new staging that imagines 0 Comments
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Williamstown Comprehensive Plan Committee Sends Document to Planning BoardBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
10:41AM / Monday, November 13, 2023 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee on Tuesday wrapped up its work and sent the completed document to the Planning Board for its approval. But first, the panel that has spent the last two years focusing on town's next 20 years engaged in one last discussion about how the town should balance economic growth with environmental protection. The impetus was the committee's review of seven written responses from community members answering a call for final comments on the 64-page plan. Several of those responses, some quite lengthy, indicated a concern that the proposed plan, titled "Envisioning Williamstown 2035," did 0 Comments
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Williams Women's Soccer Falls in NCAA Tournament| 09:06AM / Monday, November 13, 2023 | |
MECHANICSBURG, Pa. -- Hannah Adair scored in the 87th minute Sunday to give the Messiah College women's soccer team a 1-0 win over Williams in the second round of the NCAA Division III tournament. Margaret Huelin and Ana Bozzi-Mackay each played a half in goal for Williams (10-4-5), which gave up two shots on goal. 0 Comments
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Williams Field Hockey Falls in OT in DIII Tournament| 08:04PM / Saturday, November 11, 2023 | |
BALTIMORE -- Ramsey Coffman converted a penalty stroke in overtime to give the Salisbury field hockey team a 1-0 win over Williams in the NCAA Division III tournament on Saturday. Gates Tenerowicz made four saves in goal for Williams (12-8). Football AMHERST, Mass. -- Mike Piazza threw a 4-yard touchdown pass early in the fourth quarter to give Amherst a 21-14 win over Williams. Piazza threw for 195 yards and two scores. Williams got 111 yards on the ground from Jon Oris. Williams (2-6) finishes the year on Saturday at Bates, a game reschedueld from Oct. 28. Men's Basketball WORCESTER, Mass. -- Aidan Callahan scored 26 points to lead Worcester 0 Comments
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Northern Berkshire Adult Education Conversation Class | 08:01AM / Saturday, November 11, 2023 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Northern Berkshire Adult Education (NBAE) announced a collaboration with the David and Joyce Milne Public Library in Williamstown for a Community and Conversation Class for English Speakers of Other Languages. Students will practice and strengthen their English speaking and listening skills while gaining confidence as well as learn some new vocabulary and phrases. The class is facilitated by a native English speaker and will take place on Wednesday mornings from 10:00-12:00 at the Milne Public Library in Williamstown. Call 413-412-1118 to register or email NBAE Program Director, Annie Pecor at apecor@napsk12.org. This 0 Comments
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Architect To Give WCMA's Plonsker Lecture| 10:59AM / Friday, November 10, 2023 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Florian Idenburg, co-founder of SO-IL, the architecture firm selected to design and build WCMA's new home in Williamstown, will give the annual Plonsker Family Lecture on Thursday, Nov. 16, at 6 p.m. in the '62 Center for the Theatre and Arts. The presentation will include an historical overview of the museum's evolution as a building type, touching on the drivers that have changed our thinking and how to design a museum for the future. Idenburg also will discuss some of SO-IL's previous work. The lecture will be preceded by a reception at the '62 Center from 5 to 6 p.m. SO-IL was founded by Florian Idenburg and Jing Liu 0 Comments
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Williams Field Hockey Advances in NCAA Tournament| 08:59PM / Wednesday, November 08, 2023 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. -- Kiki HIggins scored a pair of goals Wednesday to lead the Williams College field hockey team to a 6-0 win over Worcester State in the first round of the NCAA Division III tournament. Higgins also assisted on a goal. Molly Hellman had a goal and three assists. Gates Tenerowicz needed to make one save in Williams' goal to earn the shutout win. Williams (12-7) travels to Johns Hopkins to play Salisbury University on Saturday in the Round of 16. 0 Comments
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Holiday Hours: Veterans Day| 09:01AM / Tuesday, November 07, 2023 | |
An image of the 353rd Infantry in France taken two minutes before the armistice ending World War I went into effect. Veterans Day falls on Saturday, Nov. 11, and will also be observed Friday, Nov. 10, as a state and federal holiday. The federal holiday is to commemorate the service of the nation's military veterans in ensuring peace.
It was first known as Armistice Day to mark the end of World War I at the 11th hour, on the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918. In recognition of the efforts of World War II veterans, President Eisenhower in 1954 signed legislation creating Veterans Day with the goal of honoring all American veterans. The Veterans Day National Committee choses
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NBSA, Saboteurs Win Fall League TitlesBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires.com Sports
12:54PM / Sunday, November 05, 2023 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. – Northern Berkshire Sports Academy and the Saboteurs Sunday took home the A and B Division titles in the NBSA Fall Basketball League. Chris Brown scored the final four points of the game at the foul line to give NBSA a 71-68 win over Giardina and Bressett PC in the A Division final at Drury High School. Brown, who went 12-for-13 at the line in the game, finished with a team-high 28 points in the win. Scott McGuire scored 15 points, including 11 in the first half, when NBSA built a 41-37 lead. It then opened the second half on a 12-4 run that ended in a Khalil Paul 3-pointer to push the lead to 53-41. But Hayden Bird scored in the 1 Comment
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