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Williamstown Breaks Ground On New Fire StationBy Jack Guerino, iBerkshires Staff
05:39PM / Wednesday, September 04, 2024 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The community came together to officially start a construction project, over a decade in the making, that will provide a safer, cleaner future for the town. "What an amazing day today is for Williamstown," Prudential Committee Chairman Dave Moresi said Wednesday during the ceremony. "As a community, we should be proud to witness the groundbreaking of a new state-of-the-art fire station, ensuring that life and property continue to be protected to the highest and best of abilities." The newly constructed 22,000 square foot facility will be built on Main Street, replacing the aging station on Water Street. Chief Craig 0 Comments
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PIttsfield Resident Walking to Raise Money for Jimmy FundCommunity submission,
06:28AM / Wednesday, September 04, 2024 | |
 BOSTON -- Pittsfield resident Pam Malumphy, along with thousands of other walkers, will participate in the Boston Marathon Jimm Fund Walk on Sunday, Oct. 6. The annual event unites the community to raise funds to support all forms of adult and pediatric care and research at the nation’s premier cancer center, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. The Jimmy Fund Walk has raised more than $176 million for Dana-Farber in its 35-year history, raising a record-breaking $9.4 million in 2023. "For 35 years, the Jimmy Fund Walk has continuously supported lifesaving research and cancer care at Dana-Farber," Jimmy Fund Assistant Vice President of Event Fund-Raising Caitlyn Fink 0 Comments
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Great Barrington's Davis Wins House PrimaryiBerkshires.com Staff,
11:12PM / Tuesday, September 03, 2024 | |
 Leigh Davis will run on the Democratic party line in November to fill the 3rd Berkshire House seat being vacated by William "Smitty" Pignatelli. At just after 10:30 on Tuesday evening, with 97 percent of the votes counted, the Associated Press called the Democratic primary for Davis, a member of the Great Barrington Select Board. She had 56 percent of the votes, well ahead of her nearest challenger, Patrick White, who had 37 percent. Jamie Minacci was running a distant third with 6 percent of the votes that were in. Davis in November will face Lenox Select Board member Marybeth Mitts, who is running as an independent to serve South County in the House of 0 Comments
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Mount Greylock Students Bring Emotional Story to StageBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:42PM / Tuesday, September 03, 2024 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Since it premiered off-Broadway in 1987, Robert Harling's "Steel Magnolias" has proven to be as resilient as the characters it portrays and the autoimmune disease survivors who identify with the story it tells. After star-studded 1989 motion picture, a Broadway production in 2005, a TV film remake in 2012 and countless regional productions over the last few decades, the tale of fellowship and heartache in the American South will be told in North County on Friday, Sept. 13, by a group of Mount Greylock Regional School students. Sophomore Mai Dekel is the ringleader of the six-person cast that will bring the show to life for one night 0 Comments
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Runners Battle Mist, Mountain in Annual RaceBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires.com Sports
06:03AM / Monday, September 02, 2024 | |
 ADAMS, Mass. -- An eight-mile, mostly uphill climb to the the highest point in the commonwealth is enough of a challenge for any runner. For Mount Greylock Regional School senior Rafael Mellow-Bartels, Sunday brought another problem. "I think, for me, the main challenge was just running without anybody around me," Mellow-Bartels said after completing the 48th annual Mount Greylock Road Race. "It was kind of foggy for the last two miles, so I couldn't see anybody. I had my watch, so I knew how far I was, and I knew my pace. But I didn't know where anybody else was. I think that was the challenge for me." Mellow-Bartels may have to get 0 Comments
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Williams Grad Takes Silver at Paralympic GamesWilliams College Sports Information,
06:13PM / Sunday, September 01, 2024 | |
 PARIS -- Sitting in the starting blocks of the Mixed PR3 Coxed Four A Final, lined up next to Italy, France, Great Britain, Germany, and Australia, 2023 Williams College graduate Ben Washburne and his crew were determined to take home a medal from the 2024 Paralympic Games on Sunday. The American boat had won its heat two days earlier and pulled the third fastest time overall, so the United States boat was conceivably in contention for podium spots. As the traffic lights on the start dock went from red to green, the race was off, and every crew came flying off the line with something to prove. For the first 250 meters, the leader of the race was anyone's guess. At the 500, 0 Comments
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Mount Greylock School Committee Accepts Gifts for DEI Work, Nutrition ProgramBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
01:09PM / Sunday, September 01, 2024 | |
An image of a new locker holding personal items for students in need at Mount Greylock Regional School that was shown to the School Committee at its last meeting. WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Mount Greylock Regional School Committee last week accepted a couple of financial gifts to the district and heard that a project eight years in the making should be ready for use this spring. Interim Superintendent Joseph Bergeron told the committee that the district's Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging Advisory Committee is taking shape and will within the next couple of months develop a request for proposals to find a consultant for the district. The school 0 Comments
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Williams Grad Rows for Gold on Sunday Morning in ParisU.S. Rowing,
07:53PM / Saturday, August 31, 2024 | |
 PARIS -- Williams College graduate Ben Washburne and the U.S. Paralympic PR3 Mixed Four with Coxswain will row for a gold medal on Sunday at 4:50 a.m. at Vaires-sur-Marne Stadium. The Americans won their heat on Friday to advance to the gold medal race. Racing in the second of two heats, the crew of coxswain Emelie Eldracher (Andover, Mass./Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Ben Washburne (Madison, Conn.), Alex Flynn (Wilmington, Mass./Tufts University), Gemma Wollenschlaeger (St. Augustine Beach, Fla./Temple University), and Skylar Dahl (Minneapolis, Minn./University of Virginia) took control during the second 500 meters, walking away from the field to win the race by 0 Comments
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Clark Art Hosts Free Weekly Writing Program| 08:00AM / Saturday, August 31, 2024 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — As part of the Clark Art Institute's free evening hours through Sept. 25, and in connection with the Guillaume Lethière exhibition, the Clark presents a free drop-in writing program exploring how creative writing can be used for political and social change. From 4–5 pm, workshop participants have complimentary access to the Guillaume Lethière exhibition. From 5–6 pm, reserved seating is available for participants to share their writing on the Fernández Terrace. According to a press release: Just as artist Guillaume Lethière depicted themes of revolt and revolution in his paintings and 0 Comments
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SVMC Celebrates Opening of New $31M Emergency DepartmentBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
05:59PM / Thursday, August 29, 2024 | |
U.S. Sen. Peter Welch says the new Emergency Department was a community effort for the community. BENNINGTON, Vt. — There was one theme that stood out on Thursday as the ribbon was cut on Southwestern Vermont Medical Center's new $31 million Emergency Department: Community. A community that came together to raise funds, to provide critical input, and to continue to serve patients during three years of construction. "This project is all you, I mean, this was all the community," said U.S. Sen. Peter Welch to the gathering outside the new entrance. "It takes an incredible commitment to serving the health-care needs of the citizens, 0 Comments
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Clark Art Hosts Book Launch With Artist | 11:35AM / Thursday, August 29, 2024 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Tuesday, Sept. 3 at 6 pm, the Clark Art Institute hosts the book launch for "Emma Kohlmann: Watercolors," featuring a conversation between Kohlmann and her sister, Charlotte, followed by a book signing. This free event takes place in the Hunter Studio, located in the Lunder Center at Stone Hill. The monograph features hundreds of works from 2011 to 2021 created using sumi-e ink washes and other techniques to capture the contours and nuances of embodied moments with exquisite sensitivity, celebrating a sensuality freed from analysis and gender norms. Emma Kohlmann (b. 1989, Bronx, New York) is an internationally recognized 0 Comments
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Former NFL Player Shares Message on Overcoming AdversityBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires.com Sports
06:20AM / Thursday, August 29, 2024 | |
 DALTON, Mass. – By any reasonable measure, Keith Willis has been a success in sports and in life. And the former NFL tight end probably inspired a little awe among the Wahconah High School student-athletes who filled the Nessacus Middle School auditorium on Wednesday evening. But he did not come to show off. He came to show those students how to be winners themselves. “How many think it’s cool that I played for five different NFL teams?” Willis said, asking for a show of hands from the youngsters. “It’s pretty cool, right? “You know what people don’t think about? That means I was cut five different 0 Comments
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