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Williamstown's Kennedy Receives Full Military, Police HonorsBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
04:25PM / Thursday, June 01, 2023 | |
Members of the Williamstown Police Department stand at attention during Thursday's memorial for John M. 'Mike' Kennedy, former police chief. WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — John M. "Mike" Kennedy was remembered Thursday as a true man of peace. "Mother Theresa, in looking around at the world she lived in, sometimes would find a lack of peace," the Rev. John P. McDonagh told the hundreds of mourners gathered at Eastlawn Cemetery. "She would pose the question, 'If we have no peace, we have forgotten that we belong to one another.' "Mike seemed to understand this, both as a criminal justice professional 0 Comments
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Preschool, Kindergarten Registrations Scheduled Around County| 12:00PM / Thursday, June 01, 2023 | |
 Berkshire County schools are scheduling and re-scheduling preschool and kindergarten registration dates and procedures for the 2021-22 school year. Schools can send their information to info@iberkshires.com to be included on this list. All students, regardless of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, disability or homelessness, have equal access to the general education program and the full range of any occupational, vocational programs offered by public school districts. Gabriel Abbott Memorial School has begun the process of registering Kindergarten and Pre-kindergarten students for the 2023-2024 school year. Dates for 0 Comments
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Pownal National Guard Soldier Receives New Rank, New Responsibilities| 02:35PM / Wednesday, May 31, 2023 | |
 LATHAM, N.Y. — A Pownal, Vt., man has been promoted to the rank of sergeant in the New York Army National Guard. Robert Hoard, assigned to the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 108th Infantry Regiment, received the promotion Feb. 6. He was one of a number of promoted guard members announced by Maj. Gen. Ray Shields, the adjutant general for the state of New York, in recognition of their capability for additional responsibility and leadership. Army National Guard promotions are based on a soldier's overall performance, demonstrated leadership abilities, professionalism and future development potential. These promotions recognize the 0 Comments
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Williams Students Present on Major Topics in the Field| 08:19AM / Wednesday, May 31, 2023 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass.—On Friday, June 2, 2023, from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., the Williams College Graduate Program in the History of Art will host its 28th Annual Graduate Symposium at the Clark Art Institute, featuring scholarly presentations by the program's graduating Masters students. The presentations, timed in conjunction with Williams' 2023 Commencement weekend, will address topics in the history of art, from the Caribbean influence on fashion in the age of Josephine and Napoleon to abstraction in American landscapes; and from the history of the Indian Arts and Crafts Board to "Action Plastique" and the work of Moroccan artist Mohamed Melehi. All 0 Comments
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Williamstown Conservation OKs Five Corners Roundabout ProjectBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:14AM / Wednesday, May 31, 2023 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Conservation Commission last week gave the green light to a long-discussed roundabout for the Five Corners intersection in South Williamstown. The Massachusetts Department of Transportation was before the commission with a notice of intent to undertake a multiyear project to reconfigure the intersection of Routes 7 and 43. Since the work takes place near the north branch of the Green River, the Con Comm has the jurisdiction of ensuring the project will not disturb the resource area. Prior to last week's local hearing, MassDOT already received a review from the commonwealth's Natural Heritage & Endangered Species Program, which 0 Comments
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Senator Mark Announces June Office Hours| 02:24PM / Tuesday, May 30, 2023 | |
PITTSFIELD — State Sen. Paul W. Mark announced that his staff will be conducting office hours in five locations in Berkshire County in June. Residents of any of the 57 municipalities in the Berkshire, Hampden, Franklin & Hampshire Senate District are encouraged to visit one of the following locations to ask for assistance with issues involving any state agency or to share ideas on current or potential state legislation. Appointments are not needed. Adams: June 13 and 27 from 9 to noon, Town Hall Dalton: June 5 from 1 to 3 p.m., Senior Center Great Barrington: June 12 and 26 from 9 to noon, Town Hall North Adams: June 13 and 27 from 1 to 4 0 Comments
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Williamstown Watching Washington, Not Yet Fretting Impact on ARPA FundsBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:49AM / Monday, May 29, 2023 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The town manager Friday was cautiously optimistic that a potential debt ceiling deal in Washington, D.C., that includes "claw back" provisions on American Rescue Plan Act funds would not impact the town's ability to utilize the remainder of $2.2 million in pandemic-related federal relief. "I'm not especially concerned," Robert Menicocci said. "I always put an asterisk beside something like that when we talk about anything legislative. You never know until it's in ink, when it's signed by everyone — whether local, state or federal legislation." The $350 billion ARPA passed in 2021 included funding 0 Comments
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Clark Art Hosts Conversation on 'Outsider Art'| 08:37AM / Friday, May 26, 2023 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Sunday, June 4 at 2 pm, the Clark Art Institute hosts a conversation between scholars Kaira M. Cabañas and Raphael Koenig, who address art and mental health in a global context, in conjunction with the exhibition "Portals: The Visionary Architecture of Paul Goesch." The program takes place in the Clark's auditorium, located in the Manton Research Center. Free; no registration is required. For more information, visit clarkart.edu/events. According to a press release: Cabañas and Koenig examine how the categories of "outsider art," patient art, and art brut relate to one another, and our 0 Comments
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Williamstown Police Looking into Weekend Break-InsBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
09:45AM / Thursday, May 25, 2023 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Police are looking into a spate of crimes that were reported last weekend. On Sunday, May 21, at about 10 a.m., police received a report of a break-in at Crisp Catering at 96 Water St., police files show. The caller reported that two males and one female broke into the business and stole "cases of alcohol," according to the police call log. The log indicates that there was video footage of the break-in. Video of what appeared to be surveillance footage was posted in a local Facebook group over the weekend with a request for help in identifying the people seen entering a local business and stealing a large quantity of wine. 0 Comments
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Williamstown Select Board Reorganizes for 2023-24 CycleBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:07AM / Thursday, May 25, 2023 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Select Board on Monday quickly and unanimously voted to make Jeffrey Johnson its chair for the next year. It took a little more time to settle on a vice chair. Johnson, who is entering the third year of his first term on the five-person panel, abstained from a 4-0-1 vote to elevate him from vice chair to chair. "Thank you," Johnson said after he was the lone member whose name was placed into nomination for the position. "If I'm lucky enough to get the vote, what I plan to do is make sure all voices are heard and that everyone feels welcome, especially in terms of agenda items." In addition to running the 0 Comments
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MGRS Band to March in New Uniforms| 01:50PM / Wednesday, May 24, 2023 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Mount Greylock Regional School's band will be marching this Memorial Day weekend in new matching polos provided by the MGRS Friends of the Arts. The Mount Greylock Marching Mounties will be sporting brand new matching black polos this year as they march local parades. A gift from the MGRS Friends of the Arts, the new shirts mark a return to MGRS tradition, where the matching shirts or uniforms were in use for years before the pandemic. Every band, orchestra and chorus student at MGRS, in middle and high school, will be issued a polo to wear during performances, including orchestra and chorus. "We're very thankful that students 0 Comments
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Clark Art Hosts Williams Symposium and Hooding Ceremony| 11:10AM / Wednesday, May 24, 2023 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Friday, June 2 from 9 am–5:30 pm, the Williams College Graduate Program in the History of Art and the Clark Art Institute host public presentations by the program's graduating Masters students. The presentations, timed in conjunction with Williams' 2023 Commencement Weekend, address topics in the history of art, from abstraction in American landscape painting, to a study of the Indian Arts and Crafts Board, to prurient fantasies in the marginalia of the Rutland Psalter. Each of the graduating students speaks on their topic for approximately twenty minutes, in groups of three or four, with a discussion following each set of 0 Comments
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