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Letter: Vote Jane Patton for Select BoardLetter to the Editor,
05:10PM / Tuesday, May 06, 2025 | |
 To the Editor:
New ideas for town governance do not always come from new people. Sometimes they come from a person who has served on a board for many years. And if that person listens to understand, has an open mind, learns from past experience, uses logic and reason to form her view, and has the courage to put forth that view no matter how unpopular, that "new idea" has a breadth and depth to it that the idea of a novice lacks. Frequently, Jane [Patton] is the "1" in a "4-1" vote. She has all the foregoing qualities.
Sadly, our town seems very divided. We need strong and thoughtful leadership to show us the way to better times. Jane can and will provide the
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Letter: Pride Flags in WilliamstownLetter to the Editor,
05:00PM / Tuesday, May 06, 2025 | |
 To the Editor:
Over the past several years Williamstown has hung 43 American flags on poles lining Main Street from Memorial Day to Veterans day, about 170 days.
This year, to celebrate the diversity of our town, at a time when marginalized members of our community are under attack by the highest level of government, the Select Board opted to display progress pride flags, a symbol of diversity, on 10 of the poles in June.
Diversity is about all of us. It's about recognizing the value that each of us brings to the table. It is about acknowledging that some people are thriving while others are sidelined or worse. It is about uplifting and supporting those who have felt unwelcomed or
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Bishop Earns Conference Honor at St. Michael'siBerkshires.com Sports,
06:59AM / Tuesday, May 06, 2025 | |
 St. Michael's College first-year catcher and Drury High School graduate Brooke Bishop was named the Northeast-10 Conference Rookie of the Week in mid-April. Bishop went .389 at the plate with a .667 slugging percentage and .450 on-base percentage in a 3-3 week for the Purple Knights to earn the honor on April 21. Last week, St. Michael's was eliminated in the NE10 tournament with a 2-0 loss to top-seed Pace, the No. 15-ranked team in Division II at the time. Needing two wins against Pace to advance in the tourney, St. Michael's won Game 1, when Bishop went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI. She also had a hit in the second game. Bishop ended her first 0 Comments
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Williamstown Proposes 'Contingent' Hike in Wastewater AssessmentBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
11:29AM / Monday, May 05, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Finance Committee on Thursday voted unanimously on a plan that would give the Hoosac Water Quality District the flexibility to scrap a plan to import sewage from other communities to compost at the district's Simonds Road facility. It remains to be seen whether town meeting and the town's partner in the district, go along with the idea. Starting with the water quality district's initial budget presentation to the Fin Comm this winter, there has been a conversation in town about whether the district — a joint enterprise of North Adams and Williamstown — should enter into an agreement with waste hauler Casella to take in 0 Comments
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Create an Ad: R.K. MilesBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
12:58PM / Sunday, May 04, 2025 | |
R.K. Miles' Michael Parada and Amanda Monks with winners Theo Finch, left, Eliza Mandel and Cooper Tatro. WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Fourth-grade students at Williamstown Elementary School participated in our Junior Marketers Create an Ad series. Students in Mackenzie Viola's class created ads for R.K. Miles, a fourth-generation family-owned building material and hardware supplier. View all of the students' ads here. This year, R.K. Miles is celebrating its 85th anniversary. It offers a range of products including doors and windows, hardware and tools, paint and sundries, lumber and building material solutions, and more. At its 0 Comments
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Williamstown Protest Speakers Call for Citizens to Rise TogetherBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
06:35PM / Saturday, May 03, 2025 | |
State Sen. Paul Mark becomes the 1,001 signature on Hailey Peters petition to the federal delegation to 'fire' Elon Musk. WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Speakers at a May Day rally at Field Park stressed the need to rise together to push back against actions being taken by the Trump administration that they say weaken civil rights. "They are dismantling our voting rights. They are gutting protections for workers. They are attacking public education, banning books and silencing honest history," said Dennis Powell, president of the Berkshire Chapter of the NAACP. "They are playing politics with our health care, putting corporate profits above 0 Comments
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Clark Art Screens 'The Boy and the Heron'| 07:43AM / Thursday, May 01, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Thursday, May 8 at 8:15 pm, the Clark Art Institute screens director Hayao Miyazaki's "The Boy and the Heron" (2023). The Clark is the concluding venue for the area film series hosted by Williams College students examining how contemporary films work to pair grief and landscape. The screening is free and takes place outdoors on the Reflecting Pool lawn. According to a press release: How do directors use landscapes to interpret feelings of grief? What can cinematic landscapes teach us about grief? In this elegiac animated film from Studio Ghibli, a magical world connects a young boy named Mahito with his longed-for 0 Comments
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Golfers Sought for Mike Deep Memorial TournamentCommunity submission,
12:33PM / Wednesday, April 30, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. -- Thursday, May 1, is the deadline to register to play in the Mike Deep Memorial Tournament, scheduled for Juen 7 at Waubeeka Golf Links. The tournament is being held to raise funds for a memorial bench at the course in Deep's honor and to benefit the Mike Deep Memorial Scholarship fund, which supports students from McCann Tech, Drury and Mount Greyloock. The cost for a team of four is $175 per person. The event will feature lunch at noon and a shotgun start at 1 p.m. with a scramble format. There will be a 50/50 raffle at the event. To sign up, call 413-458-8355 or visit the pro shop at Waubeeka. 0 Comments
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Trees, Tall Grass Will Delineate Williamstown Dog ParkBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:39AM / Wednesday, April 30, 2025 | |
The town plans to designate an 18-acre area, outlined in yellow, for off-leash dogs at the Spruces Park. WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Select Board on Monday saw regulations that will govern a fence-free "dog park" that the town plans to establish at the Spruces Park. Use of the 114-acre former mobile home park on Main Street has been on the table for the Select Board for more than two years, after a failed attempt by citizens petition to amend the town's leash bylaw at the 2023 annual town meeting. Last September, the board agreed in principle to a plan to designate a section of the park for dog owners to bring their pets off leash. At 0 Comments
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Clark Art Film Screening and Poetry Event| 08:14AM / Tuesday, April 29, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Saturday, May 3 at 4 pm, the Clark Art Institute presents "Walt Whitman Comes to the Clark," a combination film screening and poetry event centering around Whitman's most famous poem, "Song of Myself." This free event takes place in the Clark's Manton Research Center auditorium. According to a press release: Whitman's "barbaric yawp," "Song of Myself" celebrates freedom, inclusion, and democracy. Working with this iconic piece, theater collective Compagnia de' Colombari has created seven short films with actors and musicians around the globe bringing Whitman's words to 0 Comments
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Clark Art to Host Final First Sunday Free with Focus on Art and Wellness| 08:00AM / Tuesday, April 29, 2025 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Clark Art Institute will present its final First Sunday Free of the season on Sunday, May 4, with a focus on Art and Wellness. Free admission will be offered from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The event will feature activities exploring the relationship between art and well-being, including a pop-up installation of prints and drawings in the Manton Study Center for Works on Paper from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The installation will showcase works on paper that explore themes of mental, physical, and spiritual healing through drawings, prints, and watercolors. Throughout the day, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., visitors can participate in various activities such as all-ages 0 Comments
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Williams College Art Museum Will Be a Lab for SustainabilityBy Tammy Daniels , iBerkshires Staff
05:47AM / Tuesday, April 29, 2025 | |
Michael Evans and Tanja Srebotnjak of the Zhilka Center for the Environment get into details about green standards. WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The sustainable aspects of the new $175 million Williams College Museum of Art will influence the next generation of arts leaders. "Really building a learning laboratory for sustainable art museums for the future," said Pamela Franks, museum director, at Monday night's community forum. "One of the really distinctive features of the Williams College Museum of Art is its long tradition and contribution to the field of arts leadership. So a student who's leading a tour today may be the 0 Comments
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