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Williams Softball Pitcher Dominant in League Tourney Wins| 10:19PM / Saturday, May 13, 2023 | |
MEDFORD, Mass. – Williams College first-year Sadie Leonard Saturday won games against Trinity and Bates by scores of 1-0 and 2-1 to advance to the New England Small College Athletic Confernece title game. In 14 innings, Leonard struck out 28 batters to lead Williams into Sunday's final against top-seeded Tufts. Williams' only run against Trinity came in the first inning when Sidney Miller singled through the right side, Sydney Fleming walked, and Kelly McGuigan singled up the middle, giving Miller the chance to score. Against Bates, Fleming doubled in a run in the first. The Bobcats tied it in the bottom of the inning, but Adhya Tandon hit a solo home run 0 Comments
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Turtles Must be Left in the Wild| 09:19AM / Saturday, May 13, 2023 | |
 MONTPELIER, Vt. — The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department says keeping native turtles as pets is prohibited because it can harm the turtle and pose threats to wild turtle populations. "Capturing a wild turtle and keeping it as a pet, even if only for a short time, is detrimental to that individual turtle and also to Vermont's turtle populations as a whole," said Vermont Fish and Wildlife herpetologist Luke Groff. "Releasing captured turtles back into the wild comes with risks as well." Groff said the risks include introducing diseases or disrupting the genetics of wild populations. "Adult turtles often have 0 Comments
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Letter: Electronic Voting at Town MeetingLetter to the Editor,
02:00PM / Friday, May 12, 2023 | |
 To the editor:
This year, for the first time in Williamstown, we're proposing the town use electronic voting for town meeting.
At the start of the meeting, I will move to use electronic voting (a version of secret ballot) for the first 15 warrant articles. Those warrant articles are financial in nature and traditionally have passed almost unanimously without much debate. We will use those warrant articles to get people comfortable with the operation of the electronic voting devices. (We have some pre-meeting test questions set up for training, too. It's a simple device to use.)
After Article 15, I will move to consider Article 27 out of order to see if town meeting will agree to
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Dog Leash Bylaw Among Issues Before Williamstown Town MeetingBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:26AM / Friday, May 12, 2023 | |
Select Board member Randal Fippinger says dog owners aren't following the rules and that's keeping some residents from enjoying some of the town's recreational areas. WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Randal Fippinger does not want to see a dog fight on the floor of the annual town meeting. Fippinger authored a warrant article that would require dogs to be kept on leash unless they are on the property of the dog's owner or in an "area designated off-leash for dogs." The measure would strike the current language in the town's bylaw, which indicates that "voice control" is an acceptable means for controlling dogs in public 0 Comments
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Chip In! Golf Tournament| 12:12PM / Thursday, May 11, 2023 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. There will be a golf tournament benefiting the Williamstown Youth Center at Waubeeka Golf Links on May 18. Email Mike Williams at mike@williamstownyouthcenter.org to register a foursome or call 413-458-5925. The cost is $150 per player. 0 Comments
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Greylock ABC Fund Launches with New Grant Program| 08:00AM / Thursday, May 11, 2023 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Greylock ABC Fund launched earlier this month with a renewed mission to support the educational development of students in grades pre-K through 12. The Fund, established in partnership with Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation (BTCF), maintains its focus on educational attainment for students of color while extending opportunities to students of low socio-economic status, and program support for multicultural and academic programs that benefit students of all demographic groups. The Fund offers two opportunities. The first is a grant open to schools and nonprofits, and the second is scholarship for individual students to attend 0 Comments
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Mount Greylock Regional School Presents 'Peter and the Starcatcher'| 02:00PM / Wednesday, May 10, 2023 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Mount Greylock Regional School presents "Peter and the Starcatcher" in the school's auditorium at 1781 Cold Spring Road in Williamstown. Performances are Friday, May 12, at 7 p.m. and Saturday, May 13, at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. According to a press release: "Peter and the Starcatcher" imagines how Peter became Pan, came to Neverland and met the future Captain Hook. Taking place on two ships and a magical island, this comedy is playful and exciting enough to amuse children of all ages, but also has plenty of jokes for grown-ups, too, including jabs at the British Empire and a reference to Philip Glass. Come sit back, 0 Comments
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Granola for Good: Healthy Granola Collection| 12:06PM / Wednesday, May 10, 2023 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — In celebration of the Jewish festival of Shavuot, Jewish Federation of the Berkshires invites residents to donate packaged whole grain granola or granola bars for distribution to local shelters and food pantries. The drive will be held through the month of May. Drop-off locations: The Berkshire Food Co-op (34 Bridge Street, Great Barrington) Hevreh of Southern Berkshire (270 State Road, Great Barrington) Concepts of Art (65 Church Street, Lenox) Jewish Federation of the Berkshires (196 South Street, Pittsfield) Williams College Bookstore, (Williamstown) 0 Comments
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Boyd, Hogeland Elected to Williamstown Select BoardBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
10:05PM / Tuesday, May 09, 2023 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — A newly elected member of the Select Board said that Tuesday gave her an opportunity to connect with her constituents, but she did not hear anything that surprised her in the concerns they expressed. "I'm pretty active, as you know, already in small town politics in Williamstown on the Planning Board and the Comprehensive Plan [Steering Committee]," Stephanie Boyd said moments after the vote tallies were announced. "So a lot of what we were doing was just connecting with people. "It was the first time many of us have had a chance to talk after the pandemic." Boyd and incumbent Andrew Hogeland emerged victorious in 0 Comments
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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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