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High Taxes, Wage Disparities Discussed at Williamstown Fin CommBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:15PM / Friday, March 03, 2023 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — News that a level-funded municipal budget could cost 4.4 percent more in fiscal 2024 had some officials Wednesday looking for ways to trim the town's spending plan. First-year Town Manager Robert Menicocci used his initial budget presentation to a joint meeting of the Select Board and Finance Committee to focus on his philosophy of budgeting and solicit feedback from the officials. He did not delve deeply into the line-item elements of the $10.4 million town spending plan. But the bottom line caught the eye of Fin Comm Chair Melissa Cragg and Select Board Chair Hugh Daley. Daley pointed out that the town traditionally has aimed for 0 Comments
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Annual Musical at Mount Greylock Regional School| 11:04AM / Thursday, March 02, 2023 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Mount Greylock Regional School presents "Oliver!" on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, March 2, 3, and 4, 2023, at 7 p.m. in the school's auditorium at 1781 Cold Spring Road in Williamstown. According to a press release: Lionel Bart wrote the book, music, and lyrics for "Oliver!" Faculty member Jeffrey Welch directs his 24th musical for Mount Greylock. Vocal direction is by Mount Greylock Regional School (MGRS) band and chorus teacher Jacqueline Vinette, assisted by senior Sam Tucker-Smith. Concessions and a raffle will be provided by the MGRS Friends of the Arts, with proceeds benefiting 0 Comments
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Clark Art Offers Look At Drawing Manuals From Durer to the Digital Age | 08:14AM / Thursday, March 02, 2023 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Saturday, March 4, the Clark Art Institute hosts an up-close look at drawing manuals from the Clark library's special collections. Gain a new perspective on how artists and amateurs learned to draw through time by viewing drawing treatises and tutorials from Albrecht Dürer to the digital age. Lunde Fellow Sarah Grandin and Library Director Andrea Puccio will be on hand to lead the exploration of these manuals. The event takes place at 11 am in the Manton Study Center for Works on Paper, located in the Manton Research Center. Admission to the Clark is free through March 2023. No registration is required. 0 Comments
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Berkshire Wind Power Cooperative to Award Scholarships to Mount Greylock Students| 08:10AM / Thursday, March 02, 2023 | |
LUDLOW, Mass. — For the second year, Berkshire Wind Power Cooperative Corporation (BWPCC) will award scholarships to Mount Greylock Regional High School students. BWPCC will select two students from the class of 2023 to receive $1,000 scholarships. The scholarships will be awarded to qualifying seniors who are planning to attend either a two- or four-year college or trade school program. Special consideration will be given to students with financial need, but all students are encouraged to apply. The BWPCC owns and operates the Berkshire Wind Power Project, a 12 turbine, 19.6-megawatt wind farm located on Brodie Mountain in Hancock and Lanesborough, Mass. 0 Comments
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Williamstown Select Board Talks about Bylaw for Flags on Town-Owned PolesBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:04AM / Thursday, March 02, 2023 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Select Board on Monday discussed a potential town bylaw that would regulate the display of flags on town property. But while leaning toward a regulation that would limit those flags, several members of the board pushed for rules that also would open up the potential for more expression in other public spaces. The discussion led to the latest in a long series of discussions about the extent to which the board itself should endorse political points of view. "Do we want to give future Select Boards the power to hoist other flags?" asked Andrew Hogeland, who put together a draft bylaw that ultimately would go to town meeting for 13 Comments
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'Suspicious' Blaze Destroys Storage Building at Old Brodie Ski ResortStaff Reports,
11:35AM / Wednesday, March 01, 2023 | |
Fire Chief Frank Speth III says the state fire marshal was called to investigate the blaze. NEW ASHFORD, Mass. — A two-story storage building at the old Brodie Mountain Ski Resort burned to the ground on Wednesday morning. "There was some equipment in there. I don't know what equipment was in that building, but there is no power. There is no gas going into the building," said Fire Chief Frank Speth III. "So it is suspicious at this time and the state fire marshal is on scene. And there will be a full investigation." Speth said the blaze was reported at 7:17 a.m. and the structure was fully involved when firefighters arrived. But they 0 Comments
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Clark Art Screens 'Amarcord'| 10:02AM / Wednesday, March 01, 2023 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Thursday, March 2 at 6 pm, the Clark Art Institute screens "Amarcord" in its auditorium. The showing is the first event in the Clark's five-part series, Manton 50 Anniversary Film Series: Films of 1973, featuring some of the great cinematic highlights of the year. According to a press release: In "Amarcord" (1973; 2 hours, 3 minutes), Federico Fellini recreates his hometown of Rimini in Cinecittà's studios and renders daily life as a circus of social rituals, adolescent desires, male fantasies, and political deception. Sketching a gallery of warmly observed comic caricatures, Fellini affectionately 0 Comments
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Williamstown Residents Approve New Fire StationBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires.com
09:06PM / Tuesday, February 28, 2023 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — An overwhelming number of voters at a well attended special fire district meeting Tuesday approved a $22.5 million project to build a new fire station on Main Street. By a vote of 509-32, attendees of the meeting at Williamstown Elementary School gave the district permission to borrow up to that amount to replace the aging, cramped facility on Water Street. The vote is the culmination of a decade-long effort to replace the current station with one that officials say will meet the needs of the community for decades to come and which meets the town's goal of achieving net-zero carbon emissions. "It's so great to see the community 40 Comments
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Letter: Scope & Timing Wrong for New FirehouseLetter to the Editor,
01:00PM / Tuesday, February 28, 2023 | |
 To the Editor:
As a high-schooler in central Mass., I occasionally helped our Volunteer Fire Dept. put out grass fires caused by the railroad, so I have some understanding of what these outstanding people do for us in Williamstown. And I’m confident everyone in town appreciates and values the work of our Volunteer Fire Department.
However, the current proposal to build a $23 million firehouse here in town is another story. The problem is with both the project’s scope and timing.
Let’s first look at the timing. The economy is roaring. Unemployment is down. Inflation is up (look at the price of eggs!). Interest rates are higher than they’ve been in a decade or more
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Williamstown Voters to Decide Tuesday on Fire Station ProjectBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
01:19PM / Monday, February 27, 2023 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Residents on Tuesday will decide whether to authorize up to $22.5 million to build a new fire station on Main Street. The Williamstown Fire District will hold a special district meeting at 7 p.m. in the gymnasium at Williamstown Elementary School with a single question on the warrant: whether voters in the district, which covers the entire town, will authorize the necessary borrowing to build a station at 580 Main St. (Route 2), on property the district acquired with authorization from a special district meeting in 2017. Like the 2017 decision, fire officials will need a two-thirds "super majority" of attendees at Tuesday's 11 Comments
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Clark Art Airs Production of 'The Crucible'| 12:24PM / Monday, February 27, 2023 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — In celebration of the Manton Foundation's commitment to British art, the Clark Art Institute presents performances from London's National Theatre, rounding out with an updated production of Arthur Miller's "The Crucible" (3 hours, 15 minutes). The Clark airs this broadcast on Saturday, March 4 at 1 pm in its auditorium, located in the Manton Research Center. Tickets $18, $16 for members, $14 for students, and $10 for children under 15. To purchase tickets, visit clarkart.edu/events or call the box office at 413 458 0524. All sales are final. 0 Comments
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