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Showers and Storms Give Way to Pleasant Weekend| 12:12PM / Wednesday, August 16, 2023 | |
Expect some showers today Wednesday, Aug. 16 with a blend of sun and clouds this afternoon, reports AccuWeather. Temperatures will top out in the mid-70s. On Thursday, expect higher humidity with more clouds. Thundershowers are expected in the afternoon. It will feel cooler Friday, Aug. 18. Expect mostly cloudy skies. Showers and heavy thunderstorms can be expected, reports AccuWeather. There could be hail and damaging winds. On Saturday, expect partly cloudy skies with temperatures in the low-70s. AccuWeather reports that there will be some haze caused by wildfire smoke. Expect Sunny skies Sunday with temperatures in the high 70s 0 Comments
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Critics of Residential Tax Exemption in Williamstown State Their CaseBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:45AM / Wednesday, August 16, 2023 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Two former members of the Select Board on Monday urged current members of the panel to reject calls to implement a residential property tax exemption. Jeffrey Thomas spoke for seven minutes from the floor of the meeting, imploring the board to "move on" and not waste time even considering whether an RTE could benefit members of the community. "This idea solves a problem that doesn't exist," Thomas said. "Ostensibly, it's about affordable housing, but it absolutely will have no impact on affordable housing here. … I can't even believe you guys are discussing it, quite honestly. "I would very 0 Comments
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Williamstown Names Bicycle/Pedestrian PathBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:08PM / Tuesday, August 15, 2023 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The multimodal path from Syndicate Road to the Spruces Park finally has a name. The Select Board on Monday voted 5-0 to dub the 2.4-mile trail the Mohican Recreational Path, to "recognize and and honor the indigenous people who first settled this area." "We're anxious to get this done so we can move on to the next steps of doing the public opening piece," Town Manager Robert Menicocci told the board. Menicocci added that naming the path will help the town build a public awareness campaign around the expected behavior on the trail, including the use of leashes for dogs. The name itself is a long-discussed 0 Comments
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Clark Art Hosts Opportunity to Meet CATA Artists| 12:15PM / Tuesday, August 15, 2023 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Tuesday, Aug. 22 at 1 pm, the Clark Art Institute invites visitors to meet the CATA artists featured in "I Am a Part of Art" and participate in community art-making activities. The event takes place in Hunter Studio, located in the Lunder Center at Stone Hill. The annual exhibition presented by Community Access to the Arts (CATA) and the Clark, "I Am a Part of Art," celebrates the work of artists with disabilities. Spend the afternoon with the artists featured in the exhibit, learning and creating together as they share their approaches to making art. Materials will be available for visitors to experiment with the same 0 Comments
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1Berkshire Welcomes Youth Leadership Program Class | 02:15PM / Monday, August 14, 2023 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — 1Berkshire welcomes its 13th class into the Berkshire Youth Leadership Program. This group of 27 rising high school juniors from across the Berkshires was selected through a competitive application process to begin a year-long leadership development program that kicked off in June with a three-day, two-night retreat held at Camp Becket. The 1Berkshire Youth Leadership Program is focused on helping students in the region develop and grow through career opportunity awareness, leadership skill development, and the design and completion of a 9-month-long collective-impact project focused on positively impacting the Berkshires. Selected students have shown 0 Comments
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Clark Art Talk on 'Secrets From the Press'| 08:36AM / Monday, August 14, 2023 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass.—On Wednesday, Aug. 23, the Clark Art Institute presents a talk on Jan van der Straet's major print "The Invention of Copper Engraving," acquired just last year. Curatorial Assistant for Works on Paper Allison Marino reveals lesser-known facts about the early modern printer's workshop. The talk takes place at 1 pm in the Manton Study Center for Works on Paper, which houses the Clarks collection of more than 6,500 prints, drawings, and photographs. Free. Capacity is limited. For more information, visit clarkart.edu/events. According to a press release: In this talk, Marino considers how the print transports the 0 Comments
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Clark Art Hosts Talk on Edvard Munch's 'Imaginary Worlds'| 08:32AM / Friday, August 11, 2023 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Saturday, Aug. 19, the Clark Art Institute hosts a talk by art historian and Professor of Art History at Wellesley College Pat Berman, who explores Edvard Munch's alternative worlds. Offered at 2 pm in the Clark's auditorium, the talk is presented in conjunction with the Edvard Munch: Trembling Earth exhibition. The event is free. According to a press release: Through his visual art and his writings, Munch offered speculation about alternative worlds, those that animate the tangible world on Earth as well as forces in the larger universe. In an era in which science fiction matured as a genre, a variety of radiant 0 Comments
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In Williamstown, 'An Odd Summer' as Merchants See Drop in TourismBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:36AM / Friday, August 11, 2023 | |
The Williamstown Theatre Festival came back from the pandemic in 2021 with 64 performances, including three outdoor shows. This year, there were a total of 26 performances during a one-month run. WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — As early as March, town officials were expressing concern that a drop in offerings from the Williamstown Theatre Festival would impact summer tourism revenue. Last weekend, when the curtain dropped on a curtailed WTF season, it was clear those concerns were valid. "What we have seen in the last 15 or 16 years is people love to stay in North County," said Ashwan Malhotra, owner of the Maple Terrace hotel on Main Street. "They come here 0 Comments
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Williamstown Planners Narrow Questions on a 'Cottage Court' BylawBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:39AM / Thursday, August 10, 2023 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Planning Board on Tuesday discussed developing bylaw amendment proposals to allow "cottage court" development, facilitate mixed-use residential and commercial properties and create a limited path for manufactured homes on residential lots. The manufactured home issue came to the board in the form of a proposal from Chair Peter Beck, who suggested that rather than allowing manufactured housing by right on any residential property the town could allow manufactured homes as accessible dwelling units to existing homes. Beck framed the idea as a compromise from the bylaw the board advanced to the 2023 annual town meeting, where a majority 0 Comments
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Clark Art Hosts Nature Hike | 12:22PM / Wednesday, August 09, 2023 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Thursday, Aug. 17 at 5:30 pm, the Clark Art Institute hosts a nature hike along the Stone Hill trails. Bud Wobus, professor emeritus of geology at Williams College, introduces the hike; then the Clark's Head of Public Programs Will Schmenner leads the hike. According to a press release: Exploring the 500 million-year geologic history of Stone Hill, Wobus traces the processes of mountain building and erosion, bracketed by two vastly different shorelines, that have sculpted the hill we see today. Afterwards, Schmenner guides participants to sites along the Stone Hill trails, connecting the geologic story to the hill's present 0 Comments
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Clark Art Screens 'Some Like it Hot'| 12:04PM / Tuesday, August 08, 2023 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Wednesday, Aug. 16, the Clark Art Institute screens Some "Like it Hot." The film is shown as part of the Clark's five-part Summer Outdoor Movie Series. The film screens outdoors near the Clark's Reflecting Pool, beginning at dusk (7:55 pm). According to a press release: One of the most beloved films of all time, this sizzling masterpiece by Billy Wilder set a new standard for Hollywood comedy. After witnessing a mob hit, Chicago musicians Joe and Jerry (Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon, in landmark performances) skip town by donning drag and joining an all-female band en route to Miami. The charm of the group's 0 Comments
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Williamstown's Comprehensive Plan Committee Nears Final ReportBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:44AM / Tuesday, August 08, 2023 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The end is in sight for the committee charged with drafting the town's plan for the next two decades. At its Aug. 1 meeting, the Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee worked through members' concerns about specific language in the draft document, including in a 75-point implementation plan that consumes eight pages in a 42-page document. The steering committee, which started its work at the beginning of 2022, may be ready to send a completed plan to the Planning Board for approval as soon as October. Although the plan is not, in and of itself, a binding document that creates zoning bylaws or allocates tax dollars, it is meant to 0 Comments
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