|
| News and events in Williamstown, Mass.
|
Williamstown Fire District Discusses Raising Permit FeesBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:19AM / Friday, July 28, 2023 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Williamstown Fire District is looking at how it can adjust its inspection fees to reflect their value and bring them in line with the prices in neighboring communities. Chief Craig Pedercini on Wednesday showed the Prudential Committee a table with data he collected from 10 Berkshire County municipalities, most of which currently charge more than Williamstown for similar services. For instance, the district currently charges $25 for a smoke alarm and carbon monoxide detector inspection for a single-family home at the time of sale. Of the nine communities responding to Pedercini's inquiry, only two (Lenox and Lee) charge so little. Pittsfield 0 Comments
Read More >> |
More Storms in Store For Berkshire CountyStaff Reports ,
11:30AM / Thursday, July 27, 2023 | |
Berkshire County residents can expect high temperatures this week but a relatively cooler weekend. Today Thursday, July 27, expect temperatures in the high 70s with storms. AccuWeather reports that storms could bring flooding downpours, hail, damaging wind gusts, and an isolated tornado. There is an area flood watch in effect from 9 am to 10 pm. Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. On Friday, July 28, expect mostly cloudy weather with temperatures in the high 80s. Temperatures will drop drastically Saturday with a high of 78. Showers can be expected as some thunderstorms. 0 Comments
Read More >> |
Mount Greylock Regional High School Records To Be Destroyed| 08:37AM / Thursday, July 27, 2023 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — In accordance with state regulations, all temporary cumulative school and health records for students who have graduated from or left Mount Greylock Regional High School during the 2015-2016 school year will be destroyed on Wednesday, August 25, 2023. State regulations require that student records be destroyed seven years after the student graduates. However, the high school transcript that includes the grades for the four years of high school is maintained for 60 years following graduation. Any student who is interested in retrieving their records before destruction should contact the Counseling Office at (413)458-9582 0 Comments
Read More >> |
Williamstown Select Board Pressed to Adopt Residential Tax ExemptionBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:34AM / Thursday, July 27, 2023 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Just because no towns east of Interstate 95 have utilized a provision of state law on property taxes, it does not follow that towns outside of eastern Mass cannot or should not take advantage of that provision, a member of the Select Board argued on Monday night. Stephanie Boyd, who talked about exploring use of the commonwealth's Residential Tax Exemption during her election campaign in the spring, made good on that promise with a lengthy presentation to her colleagues about the structural inequity in the current property tax system and how the RTE potentially could ameliorate that problem. Boyd went step by step through an analysis of national 0 Comments
Read More >> |
Williams College Hosts Free Summer Concert| 12:19PM / Wednesday, July 26, 2023 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. Celebrate summer with family, friends, and world-class live music on the campus of Williams College which will host a summer concert featuring Sean Rowe on Thursday, August 3, at 6 p.m. Sean Rowe is an American singer-songwriter, musician, recording artist and forager. According to a press release: Rowe has a powerful sound with an emotional conviction that demands attention. NPR's All Songs Considered says of Rowe's vocals, "He can just crush granite with that voice. It's so powerful." The Wall Street Journal proclaimed, "Mr. Rowe's ringing baritone is as timeless as his approach, recalling the ecstatic 0 Comments
Read More >> |
Clark Art Hosts Outdoor Performance| 08:27AM / Monday, July 24, 2023 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Saturday, July 29 at 6:30 pm, the Clark Art Institute hosts "Together," an outdoor performance presented by choreographer Kim Brandt. "Together" is created in dialogue with both Elizabeth Atterbury's exhibition "Oracle Bones" and the Clark's natural setting. The performance begins at 6:30 pm on the Clark's Fernández Terrace. According to a press release: Using movement to explore the multitude of ways in which we are both interdependent and independent, "Together" considers how the relationship between time, space, scale, and motion inform our understanding of place. Six 0 Comments
Read More >> |
Mount Greylock School Committee Sends Track, Field Project to BidBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:31AM / Monday, July 24, 2023 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Mount Greylock Regional School Committee this month agreed to put the latest incarnation of its track and field project out to bid. The panel could have bids in hand to approve as soon as its September meeting, and shovels could go in the ground at the middle-high school campus as early as this fall, Carolyn Greene told her colleagues. "Assuming a bid is approved, the construction team might start in the fall," she said at the School Committee's July meeting. "They might start in the spring. It depends on their schedules. "We'd anticipate the completion date would be essentially the same whether they started in 0 Comments
Read More >> |
Sweetwood Owner Back Before Williamstown Planning BoardBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:33AM / Friday, July 21, 2023 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — A representative from the Sweetwood Independent Living Community last week opened a dialogue with the Planning Board about creating a potential zoning bylaw amendment to help the facility stay economically viable. But attorney Karla Chaffee offered no new language to replace the amendments the landowner proposed and later withdrew for last May's annual town meeting. "If the message from the board is, 'You bring a proposal to us,' that's fine as well," Chaffee said in a video conference with the four members at the board's July 11 meeting. "I was heartened by comments we heard at the last Planning Board meeting that 0 Comments
Read More >> |
5 Berkshire Farms Getting $550K in Grant Funding| 01:21PM / Thursday, July 20, 2023 | |
CHICOPEE, Mass. — Five farms in Berkshire County are benefiting from more than $26.3 million in agricultural grants announced by Gov. Maura Healey on Thursday. The grants through the Food Security Infrastructure Grant Program are to strengthen Massachusetts' food supply system and mitigate future food supply and distribution disruption issues. For the first time in the history of the program, the administration prioritized projects that support organizations impacted by drought or extreme weather events. Fairfields Dairy Farm LLC in Williamstown is getting $217,300; Cavu Farms in Cheshire, $223,170; Berkshire Bounty in Great Barrington, $67,371.89; Holiday Brook Farm 0 Comments
Read More >> |
New Berkshires ABA Basketball Franchise Holds Tryouts this WeekendBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires.com Sports
11:56AM / Wednesday, July 19, 2023 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. – The largest professional sports league in the world is coming to the Berkshires, and the league’s newest owner is looking to find local talent to fill out his roster. Ellis Green acquired a franchise in the American Basketball Association with hopes of giving players a chance “to express their love and dedication to the game.” This weekend at the Berkshire Family YMCA, aspiring pros will have a chance to prove their skills and earn a spot on the Berkshire Mountaineers, who are set to launch their inaugural season this fall. Tryouts are scheduled for Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the 292 North St. facility. The 0 Comments
Read More >> |
Lenox Soccer Program Seeks Newcomers from Pre-K to Fourth GradeCommunity submission,
06:36AM / Monday, July 17, 2023 | |
LENOX, Mass. -- Beginning soccer players in pre-kindergarten through fourth grade are welcome to join the Mighty Kickers program this fall. The development program is open to children from any community. Sessnions are held Saturday mornings from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. at Lenox Memorial Middle and High School from Sept. 9 through Oct. 21, except for Oct. 7. Players will meet with a certified coach or high school varsity or college level player to learn the basics of the sport through fun games and drills. The program is organized by Lenox Youth Soccer in conjuntion with the Lenox Youth Football Club. Pre-K participants must be 4 years old by Sept. 9. The cost is 0 Comments
Read More >> |
WCMA to Host Musicians as Part of Summer Series| 10:56AM / Saturday, July 15, 2023 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Williams College Museum of Art will present the second program in the "Construct Your Own Meaning" summer series, an exploration of the museum's permanent collection through the lens of local musicians, on Thursday, July 20, at 5 p.m. In collaboration with museum staff, Andrea Belair, co-owner of Belltower Records in North Adams, Mass., has selected musicians from a range of musical backgrounds who will each compose five- to 10-minute pieces inspired by an artwork in Remixing the Hall. Featured musicians include: Mirabel Thompson Boyer (Williamstown, Mass.), Wednesday Knudsen (Austerlitz, N.Y.), Lemuel Marc (Boston), Father Hotep (Hadley,
0 Comments
Read More >> |
|
|
MEMBER SIGN IN
