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Williamstown Prudential Committee Increases Fees, Rejects Residential Tax ExemptionBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:33AM / Friday, August 25, 2023 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Prudential Committee on Wednesday approved new fees for the Fire District's inspection services and followed a familiar path when deciding how to distribute the property tax burden to support the district's operation. Following up on a request he made at the committee's July meeting, Chief Craig Pedercini asked the panel's permission to increase the fee for inspecting a residential property at the time of sale and institute fees for the business inspections the department conducts on an annual basis. On a vote of 4-0 with Chair David Moresi not attending, the committee voted to raise the smoke alarm and carbon monoxide inspection 0 Comments
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Williamstown Group Seeking to Install 'Ancestors' at Field ParkBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
04:45AM / Thursday, August 24, 2023 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — A group of residents wants to find a home for a public art installation honoring the first people to call the region home. And they think one of the highest profile parts of town is just the place. Bette Craig and Polly Macpherson met with the Diversity, Inclusion and Racial Equity Committee this week to talk about their goal of installing sculptures from Rose B. Simpson's "Counterculture" at Field Park. "We just think that since Field Park is kind of our public square, it's where we show up when we want to protest or raise an issue, it would be a wonderful place to have this sort of public art," Craig told the 0 Comments
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Mount Greylock Access Roads closed for Maintenance Staff Reports ,
12:53PM / Wednesday, August 23, 2023 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. Sperry Road and the parking area on Rockwell Road in Mount Greylock State Reservation in the Towns of New Ashford and Williamstown will be partially closed for maintenance . The Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) will restrict access to Sperry Road and close the parking area on Rockwell Road at Mount Greylock State Reservation in the Towns of New Ashford and Williamstown from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. to accommodate road improvement work. Sperry Road is expected to reopen for weekend hikers. The closures will continue through Sept. 22 excluding weekends. 0 Comments
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Title Match-Ups Set in Giorgi Summer LeagueBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires.com Sports
09:35AM / Tuesday, August 22, 2023 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. – Keiland Cross scored 38 points on Monday to lead Giardina and Bresett PC to a 91-80 win over Cold Hearts in the A Division semi-finals of the John Giorgi Summer Basketball League. Giardina and Bresett pulled away in the second half in the final of the league’s four semi-final matchups. The stage is set for the league finals this week, where Team DB will take on Giardina Bresett fo the A Division crown and Field and Field General Contracting will meet Central Radio for the B Division title. In Monday’s finale, Cold Hearts trailed by as many as 16 before rallying to get within seven when Tank Roberson (team-high 25 points) drove to 0 Comments
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Ghent Playhouse Announces 2023-2024 Season| 02:32PM / Monday, August 21, 2023 | |
 GHENT, N.Y. — The Ghent Playhouse has announced the lineup for the 2023-2024 season. Kicking off its 49th year is "Outside Mullingar," followed by the annual panto with "Beauty and the Beast: Ugly is as Ugly Does," Arthur Miller's tragic drama "All My Sons," "The Bridges of Madison County" and, closing out the season, Annie Baker's "Circle Mirror Transformation." 'Outside Mullingar' In rural Ireland, next-door neighbors Anthony and Rosemary are straddling 40. Rosemary is determined to have Anthony, but his father threatens to disinherit him and a land feud is simmering between the 0 Comments
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Clark Art Presents Talk on Edvard Munch | 12:02PM / Monday, August 21, 2023 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Wednesday, Aug. 30, in conjunction with the Clark Art Institute's major summer exhibition, "Edvard Munch: Trembling Earth, Manton Curator of Prints, Drawings, and Photographs" Anne Leonard presents the Clark's full set of works on paper by this Norwegian artist. The talk takes place at 1 pm in the Manton Study Center for Works on Paper, which houses the Clark's collection of more than 6,500 prints, drawings, and photographs. In this final installment of the Works on Paper Highlights Talk Series, Leonard examines how Munch's prints challenged conventional ideas about the portrayal of the human figure, the role of 0 Comments
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Thunder Three-Peat, Kraken Win Title in Debut Season in BABLBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires.com Sports
04:52PM / Sunday, August 20, 2023 | |
 A back-and-forth championship series in the Berkshire Adult Baseball League’s 20-and-over division swung toward the Kraken on a big third-inning swing. In the 33-and-over division, the league’s best team continued to show why they earned that title by holding on late to take a 3-2 win and a series sweep. Seamus Morrison struck out five on Sunday morning in Dalton to lead the Berkshire Thunder to a 3-2 win over Tunnel City Freight as the Thunder finished the spring/summer season with a record of 18-0 and the program’s third straight BABL title. At Hoosac Valley High School, a three-run bomb by Corey Meczywor propelled the Northern Berkshire Kraken 0 Comments
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Williamstown's Images Cinema Enjoying Banner SummerBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
08:09AM / Sunday, August 20, 2023 | |
Moviegoers queue up for a private screening recently at Images. The single-screen theater and Pittsfield's Beacon Cinema are now the only open movie houses in the county. WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Greta Gerwig is the undisputed favorite of North County cinephiles. The folks at Images Cinema have the receipts to prove it. "In the before times, pre-COVID, the biggest film we ever had was 'Little Women,' which was directed by Greta Gerwig," Images Executive Director Dan Hudson said this week. "I'm finding it interesting that [Gerwig's] 'Barbie' is now our biggest box office draw." And it is part of a big summer for 0 Comments
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Potash Pitches River Monsters to Win in BABL Series OpenerBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires.com Sports
04:00PM / Saturday, August 19, 2023 | |
DALTON, Mass. – Hunter Potash Saturday struck out 11 and allowed no earned runs in pitching the Housatonic River Monsters to a 4-3 win over the North County Kraken in the opening game of the Berkshire Adult Baseball League 20-and-over division Championship Series. The River Monsters can complete the defense of their 2022 title on Sunday at 10 a.m. when they face the Kraken in Game 2 of their best-of-three series at 10 a.m. at Hoosac Valley High School. A Kraken win on their home field on Sunday morning will set up a winner-take-all title game at about 1 p.m. In the league’s 33-and-over division on Saturday, the Berkshire Thunder came from behind late to earn 0 Comments
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Coggins Classic Charity Golf Tournament ReturnsBy Jack Guerino, iBerkshires Staff
12:28PM / Saturday, August 19, 2023 | |
 BENNINGTON, Vt. — The golf tournament fundraiser hosted by Coggins Auto Group returns for its second year with even more ambition, and this year they will support Bennington County Child Advocacy Center. "When you improve the quality of life, become more self-sustainable as a community, and make connections bringing the community together, that creates stability which is a critical factor that contributes to a business's ability to survive whether you've been here for 20 years or 20 days," said Coggins Auto Group Marketing Director Valerie Harrington. The tournament will be held at Mount Anthony Country Club on Tuesday, Aug. 29. The tournament 0 Comments
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Clark Art Screens 'Johnny Guitar'| 08:06AM / Friday, August 18, 2023 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Wednesday, Aug. 30, the Clark Art Institute concludes its five-part Summer Outdoor Movie Series with a screening of "Johnny Guitar." The film screens outdoors near the Clark's Reflecting Pool, beginning at dusk (7:30 pm). According to a press release: One of the boldest and most stylized films of its time, Johnny Guitar (1954; 1 hour, 50 minutes) is quirky, political, and twisted—a psychosexual drama between two powerful women, wrapped up in the duds of a B-Western. Joan Crawford stars as the tavern-owner, Vienna. Her archenemy, Emma—a cattle baron (never baroness)—is played by Mercedes 0 Comments
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Habitat for Humanity Making Plans for Williamstown's Summer Street LotBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:41AM / Friday, August 18, 2023 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Northern Berkshire Habitat for Humanity is making plans to develop four single-family homes on a Summer Street residential lot the Affordable Housing Trust acquired in 2015. To make the project work, the non-profit is hoping the trust can help pay for 300 feet of road to access the homes it wants to build. Keith Davis of Habitat approached the trustees at their Wednesday meeting to make an initial pitch for $120,000 in financial backing to get the project going. "The original proposal was two houses on that lot, but the lot is almost 1.75 acres," Davis told the board. "It's a huge lot. I was looking at that and saying 0 Comments
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