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Small Business Association Encourages Shopping Small| 04:00PM / Thursday, November 23, 2023 | |
WASHINGTON?— Small Business Association Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the voice in President Biden's Cabinet for America's 33 million small businesses, is encouraging the nation to shop, dine, and entertain at local small businesses on Nov. 25 in celebration of Small Business Saturday and throughout the holiday season. Small Business Saturday is celebrated each year on the Saturday after Thanksgiving. "Small businesses are the heart and soul of our neighborhoods, powering local economies and strengthening communities," said Administrator Guzman. "The SBA encourages 0 Comments
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Williamstown Food Pantry Shares the Bounty at the HolidaysBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
07:37AM / Thursday, November 23, 2023 | |
Volunteers Carol DeMayo, left, and Carin DeMayo-Wall organize distribution from Williamstown's Sts. Patrick & Raphael Parish twice each month. WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — For several hours on a recent Wednesday morning, Carol DeMayo and the volunteers of the Williamstown Food Pantry distributed Thanksgiving baskets to 93 families. The bundles included a turkey, canned goods, fresh squash, the ingredients for a homemade pumpkin pie … and a side of empathy and respect. DeMayo, well into her fourth decade organizing the local non-profit, knew many if not most of the recipients who started lining up at 7:30, well before the announced 9 a.m. start of 0 Comments
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Williamstown Fire District Gets OKs from Planning Board, ZBABy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
04:46PM / Wednesday, November 22, 2023 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Williamstown Fire District last week received the last two local approvals it needed to build a new station on Main Street. The Planning Board OK'd the parking plan for the site at 562 Main St. (Route 2), and the Zoning Board of Appeals approved the development plan and granted several special permits needed to execute the project. It was a busy month for Fire District officials, who also were at Town Hall on Nov. 9 to receive an order of conditions from the Conservation Commission, which has jurisdiction over the site due to its proximity to the Green River. The first stop last week was the Planning Board, which was asked to approve 0 Comments
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Clark Art Symposium on British Art | 04:00PM / Wednesday, November 22, 2023 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Wednesday, Nov. 29, the Clark Art Institute's Research and Academic Program hosts a conversation between Olivier Meslay, Hardymon Director of the Clark, and Caroline Fowler, Starr Director, Research and Academic Program, to open the symposium British Art 1750–1919: Reflections and Futures. The talk takes place at 5:30 pm in the Clark's Michael Conforti Pavilion, located in the Clark Center. The symposium, which continues on Thursday, November 30 from 9 am to 5 pm, is presented in celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of the Manton Research Center building, which is the home to the Clark's gallery dedicated to British 0 Comments
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Mount Greylock Regional School Honor Roll| 03:45PM / Wednesday, November 22, 2023 | |
Mount Greylock Regional School District 1st Quarter Honor Roll. Grade 12 Ava Anagnos, Lex Anagnos, Thomas Art, Jude Bakija, Phoebe Barnes, Jude Barzousky, Liam Berryman, Mirabel Boyer, Jacqueline Brannan, Emma Brennan, Kaylie Bryan, Lily Catelotti, Sylvie Clowes, Levi Cohen-McFall, Matthew Daley, Julia DeChaine, Benjamin Dingman, Karlie Dowling, Emily Dupuis, Olivia Filiault, Belen Galvez, Isabella Garivaltis, Louis Gotlieb, Che Guerra, Emma Kate Hane, Matilde Henderson, Phoebe Hughes, Tyler Hynes-Drumm, Jason Jaros, Jeffrey Johnson, Shea Johnson, Talia Kapiloff, Ece Karakaya, Erin Keating, Ryan Keating, Jenner Kittle, Vayda Larabee, Caleb Low, Savanna Mabey, Cecilia Malone, Judge 0 Comments
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Williams Men's Basketball Tops MCLA| 09:17AM / Wednesday, November 22, 2023 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. -- Alex Lee scored 13 points and pulled down eight rebounds Tuesday to lead the Williams College men's basketball team to a 56-41 win over MCLA. Taconic High graduate Quentin Gittens scored a game-high 14 for the Trailblazers (3-3) who travel to Russell Sage on Monday. Williams (5-1) hosts Emmanuel College on Tuesday. Women's Basketball WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. -- Angela Czeremcha scored 28 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to lead Springfield to a 67-41 win over Williams. Arianna Gerig scored 16 points to lead Williams (2-2), which hosts MCLA on Sunday. 0 Comments
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Little New Growth Leads to Tough Budget Choices in WilliamstownBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:43AM / Wednesday, November 22, 2023 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Rising costs plus flat revenues add up to a tricky budget season for Williamstown Town Manager Robert Menicocci this winter. "Out of the gates, we have a match problem," Menicocci told the Select Board at its Nov. 13 meeting. "Property taxes always have the 2.5 percent levy limit on them from Proposition 2 1/2. And unless you have significant property growth in terms of coming on the [tax] rolls, like we did with Cable Mills last year, that's our only source of additional growth to help fund either new requests or fund gaps like we have now with what we're facing with inflation." Against that potential 2.5 percent 0 Comments
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Mount Greylock School Committee Looks at New Library PolicyBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:22PM / Tuesday, November 21, 2023 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Mount Greylock School Committee last week began the process of enacting an updated and expanded district policy on library material selection and review. The 1,500-word proposed policy came to the full panel via its policy subcommittee and would appear to replace two existing policies, titled "Library Materials Selection and Adoption" and "Library Resources," that add up to about 800 words on the topic. The proposed policy received a "first read" at the School Committee's Nov. 14 meeting. No action could be taken on the proposed rules until after a second read at a subsequent meeting. The new policy would 0 Comments
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Clark Art Announces Summer 2024 Exhibitions | 10:12AM / Tuesday, November 21, 2023 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Clark Art Institute announces its summer 2024 schedule, featuring exhibitions, events, and activities. Leading its summer program is a major new exhibition of works by French artist Guillaume Lethière featuring some eighty paintings, prints, and drawings. Organized in partnership with the Musée du Louvre (Louvre Museum), the exhibition premieres at the Clark and then travels to Paris for an autumn 2024 exhibition at the Louvre. "We are already looking forward to summer 2024," said Olivier Meslay, Hardymon Director of the Clark Art Institute. "Our exhibition on Guillaume Lethière promises to be an 0 Comments
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Williams Men's Cross Country Fourth at NCAA Championships| 08:13AM / Sunday, November 19, 2023 | |
CARLISLE, Pa. -- John Lucey finished sixth Saturday to lead the Williams College men's cross country team to a fourth-place finish at the NCAA Division III Championship. Pomona-Pitzer won the team competition with 158 points, one point ahead of Wisconsin-LaCrosse, whose Ethan Gregg won the men's title. Williams' men finished with 212 points. Genna Girard was the top finisher for the Williams women, placing 32nd in a 292-runner field. The Williams women placed sixth in a team competition won by Carleton. Football LEWISTON, Maine -- Owen McHugh threw for 245 yards and a pair of touchdowns to lead Williams to a 43-0 win over Bates. McHugh also ran 0 Comments
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Mount Greylock Breaks Ground on Field, Track ProjectBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
06:00PM / Friday, November 17, 2023 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — A few days before the holiday break, Mount Greylock Superintendent Jason McCandless got a jump on the festivities. "As is always the case on this campus, there is a spirit of gratitude," McCandless said in a midday ceremony on the middle-high school campus. "And we are so grateful to so many people and so many organizations today." And, no doubt, many of those people were grateful to see Friday come. Community volunteers, school officials, coaches and parents gathered just to the east of the school for a ground-breaking for the $4.3 million track and field project that will be completed at the site over the next couple of 0 Comments
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Williams College Finds Indoor Facilities for Athletes in North AdamsBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
05:00AM / Friday, November 17, 2023 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Williams College is looking eastward for athletic facilities with the closure of the Towne Field House. The Planning Board on Monday approved a change-of-use application for a unit at 69 Union St. to operate a fitness facility. The special permit would allow the college to extend its use of the spaces in the former Shapiro Chevrolet dealership for its athletes. Alicia Schneider, property manager for CT Management Group, said the 8,000 square foot space had been used as a shop and storage by GEM Environmental. "We just rented them the previous J-Star gymnastics space, so they already are in the fitness facilities that we have," she 0 Comments
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