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Williamstown Charter Review Committee Looking at Wide Range of IssuesBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:20AM / Friday, January 06, 2023 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Members of the Charter Review Committee on Thursday reiterated that some of the issues it is examining may best be addressed outside the town's charter. "The big choice is: Does it need to be in the charter or the bylaws?" Chair Andy Hogeland said. "It can also go into policies and procedures." Not for the first time since it first convened in September, the ad hoc committee talked about other mechanisms for changing the operation of town government or codifying existing operations without amendments to the 1956 charter. Which is not to say that the committee is not leaning toward making specific recommendations to 1 Comment
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Moving Pictures: Video Highlights of 2022iBerkshires.com Sports,
10:08AM / Thursday, January 05, 2023 | |
 It was a busy year for athletes throughout Berkshire County, and iBerkshires.com was lucky enough to capture some of their many accomplishments on video. Here is a look back at just some of the high points: January Drury’s Owen Taylor scores in the last second to give his team a 3-2 win at Wahconah. February Taconic’s Noah Poirier gets a pin to win an individual Western Mass title and help the Thunder earn a team sectional crown. The first wave of boys heads out at the state Nordic Ski Championships, where Mount Greylock defended its team title. Maya Duhamel rolls a strike to help Taconic win the Berkshire County 0 Comments
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Williams College Graduate Students Tours Through the Clark| 08:28AM / Thursday, January 05, 2023 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Friday, Jan. 13, students in the Williams College/Clark Graduate Program in the History of Art will share their thoughts on an object in the Clark's permanent collection through the perspective of new scholarship. Tours begin in the Museum Pavilion at noon. Admission to the Clark is free from January through March 2023. No registration is required. For more information, visit clarkart.edu/events. 0 Comments
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Fundamentals for Safe Ice Fishing| 08:07AM / Wednesday, January 04, 2023 | |
 MONTPELIER, Vt. — With the start of the new year, many Vermonters are preparing for ice fishing. "If you're looking for a fun, easy way to get outdoors with friends and family this winter, ice fishing is hard to top," said Fisheries Biologist Shawn Good. "It's quick to learn, affordable and generally more accessible and social than open water fishing." In light of Vermont's recent warm weather, the department stresses that anglers take ice safety seriously and recommends a few basic tips and precautions. "A minimum of three to four inches of clear black ice is safe to walk on," advised Good. "If 0 Comments
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Letter: Comment to Dravis Article on 2022 Year in WilliamstownLetter to the Editor,
03:00PM / Tuesday, January 03, 2023 | |
 To the Editor:
I just posted the following as a comment to Mr. Dravis' article on 2022 in Williamstown. Many in Williamstown rely on Mr. Dravis' reporting as their primary source of local news. With that influence comes responsibility.
Below are some quotes from Mr. Dravis' article. They are assertions. If Mr. Dravis has facts to support these assertions, I hope he feels responsibility to share them. The context in which the perpetrator(s) act is important. And, most of all, when investigation yields important information, that information should be given as much print as the initial posting. Sometimes investigation reveals that which seems "racist" is better called
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SVHC Weekly Health Update: Dec. 30| 08:35AM / Tuesday, January 03, 2023 | |
 December 30, 2022 #6 in SVHC's 8-Week Healthy Holiday Challenge Nurse Practitioner Stefanie McGowan of SVMC Orthopedics shares the sixth challenge in SVHC's 8-Week Healthy Holiday Challenge. Get a fresh goal every Friday through January 13, and share your progress on
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Williamstown Community Preschool Installs New Signage |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Williamstown Community Preschool began sprucing up its new home by hiring local sign maker Lindsay Neathawk, owner of Neathawk Signs and Design, to create a 3D sign for the business.
Neathawk installed the sign late Monday afternoon that features multicolored hand prints from the children as the leaves of a tree poking out of the top. Underneath the name and address "a place to grow" is written. The children's hand prints were taken at the school and Neathawk then scanned them into her design programs to create the sign.
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