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Clark Art First Free Sunday Program on Dec. 7| 07:51AM / Monday, December 01, 2025 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Clark Art Institute continues its First Sunday Free series on Sunday, Dec. 7. In celebration of Hugh Hayden's sculpture, the End, December's First Sunday Free theme is "Beasts and Bones." Enjoy free museum admission from 10 am–5 pm and take part in free special activities from 1–4 pm. Hayden's massive artwork evokes the ribcage of a long-gone giant. From 1–4 pm, visitors can draw "x-rays" and sketch skeletons, watch a recording of the artist discussing his artwork, and view the outdoor sculpture up close, guided by our activity card. A special Print Room Pop-Up featuring 0 Comments
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Williamstown Community Preservation Talks Hard Deadline, Potential Surcharge HikeBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:28AM / Monday, December 01, 2025 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Community Preservation Committee recently reviewed its plans of the fiscal year 2027 funding applications and again stressed the importance of submitting those requests on time. The issue of tardy applications came up twice in last winter's consideration of FY26 applications, and in both instances, the committee opted not to penalize the organizations that missed the deadline. But, partly due to last year's discussions, this year's CPC page on the town's revamped website includes the following note in a list titled Important Dates and Deadlines: "January 9, 2025, 5 p.m. EST. Application submission deadline (no 0 Comments
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Clark Art Participates in Williamstown's Holiday Walk Weekend| 07:18AM / Sunday, November 30, 2025 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Clark Art Institute joins in the community-wide celebration of the holidays during Williamstown's 42nd Annual Holiday Walk Weekend, held the first weekend in December. The Clark kicks off the festivities on Friday, Dec. 5, with a live concert by vocalist and tap dancer Jenny Herzog. On Dec. 6, the Clark hosts art-making activities and horse-drawn carriage rides on Spring Street, while its Café 7 makes a return entry participating in the Soup-er Bowl cook-off. On Dec. 5, Jenny Herzog kicks off the season with a spirited concert blending the Great American Songbook, tap dance, and holiday classics. Herzog—a part-time 0 Comments
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Williamstown Chamber Launching Coupon InitiativeBy Tammy Daniels , iBerkshires Staff
11:58AM / Saturday, November 29, 2025 | |
The presentation included the new logo symbolizing Mount Greylock and the Hopper, the waterways and springs, the fall foliage, and, thought director Susan Briggs, an abstract open book paying tribute to education and Williams College. NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Williamstown Chamber of Commerce reflected on this past year's success and the launch of a new coupon sales promotion at its annual meeting last week at Greylock Works. Executive Director Susan Briggs told members they would be getting a sample coupon in the mail before Thanksgiving to be prepared for the holiday weekend. "It was a Tetris grouping of trying to get all 0 Comments
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Local High School Football Officials Head to Gillette StadiumCommunity submission,
10:46AM / Saturday, November 29, 2025 | |
 The Berkshire County Football Officials Association is pleased to announce a crew of eight of its members will work one of eight state championship games at Gillette Stadium this week. The local crew will officiate the Division 7 game on Thursday at 5 p.m. between Amesbury and Cohasset. The crew includes: Rick Ciampa, referee; Josh Healy, umpire; Michael Rooney, line judge; Reggie Leonard, head linesman; David Jordan, back judge; Matt Emerson, side judge; Chuck Poulton, field judge; and Aaron Kipp, game clock operator. 0 Comments
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Williamstown Select Board Asked to Consider Fireworks BanBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:50AM / Friday, November 28, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Just days away from the Thanksgiving holiday, the Select Board Monday was asked to think about how residents celebrate a different holiday: Independence Day. Paul Harsch took the podium during the public comment period of the board's meeting to ask the elected officials to think about an ordinance to ban ordnance. "I know during one of your recent meetings, Matt [Neely] suggested setting up a committee to study fireworks," Harsch told the board. "Probably, you were thinking of a committee to figure out how to pay for it. I'm here to suggest the Select Board, if it does the responsible thing, environmentally, you would make 0 Comments
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Hundreds Raise Tens of Thousands of Dollars for Food Pantries at Thankful 5KBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires.com Sports
06:10PM / Thursday, November 27, 2025 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. -- Lauren Osborne did not finish in the top 10 of Thursday morning's 10th annual MountainOne Thankful 5K. Not even the top 100. But with their full-fledged turkey costumes, it was a shoo-in that she and her husband Carl would be in the running for best dressed. At 9 a.m., the Osborne family toed the line for the 3.1-mile circuit around the Berkshire Community College campus, out West Street and back to the parking lot. Unlike most of the 561 runners who finished the course, the Osbornes wore festive attire that included "feathers" that stretched from their wrists to their waists. The family has competed in the annual 0 Comments
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Be Aware of Runners Near BCC During Thursday Morning Fund-RaiserCommunity submission,
04:34PM / Tuesday, November 25, 2025 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. -- Residents are asked to be aware of traffic delays on outer West Street along the Berkshire Community College campus down to Meadow Ridge on Thanksgiving morning between 9 and 10 a.m. for the 10th annual MountainOne Thankful 5K. The annual event is a fundraiser for the local Berkshire County food pantries. As of Tuesday afternoon, there are close to 700 runners registered for the race. The event will have walkers and runners and more than 100 students participating for free. Attendees are asked to remain on the left side of the road throughout the event to ensure traffic can flow through the event. The organizers ask the community to have patience 0 Comments
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Williamstown Bans SGAR Rodenticides on Town PropertyBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:48AM / Tuesday, November 25, 2025 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The town officials last week announced a policy restricting the use on town property of a type of rodenticide that has been linked to die-off of non-rodent wildlife. According to the policy posted on the town's website, the use of "second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides," commonly known as SGARs on town property will be prohibited as of Dec. 1. An emergency waiver allowing use of SGARS can be granted by the town manager in the event of, "a significant rodent infestation of public health consequence that has already exhausted all workable less-toxic integrated pest and rodent management practices." Otherwise, the 0 Comments
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Holiday Hours: Thanksgiving| 10:59AM / Monday, November 24, 2025 | |
Plymouth's statue of Massasoit, who was instrumental in Plymouth Colony's survival, looks out over the Plymouth Rock monument. Image via SeePlymouth.com. Thanksgiving will be observed on Thursday, Nov. 27. The day is a national holiday inspired by the first Thanksgiving dinner shared between the Pilgrims and Wampanoags in 1621 at Plymouth. The living history museum Plimoth Patuxet continues the tradition each year with a recreation of the event in which visitors can participate. Thanksgiving was first federally recognized by proclamation in 1863 by President Lincoln at the height of the Civil War. It did not become codified as a national holiday until 1941, when President
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Williamstown's READI Committee Talks About Town Budget PrioritiesBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:39PM / Sunday, November 23, 2025 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The town's diversity committee last week discussed how it might advocate for directing more municipal spending toward social services. The Racial Equity, Accessibility, Diversity and Inclusion Committee began its meeting with a report from Shana Dixon, who occupies the READI chair dedicated to a member of the Select Board. Dixon updated her colleagues on the Select Board's most recent meeting, when board members were encouraged to share their budget priorities for fiscal year 2027 with Town Manager Robert Menicocci. Dixon noted that she chose not to say much at the Nov. 10 Select Board meeting, but one week later, she told her READI 0 Comments
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Holiday Events and Tree Lightings 2025| 12:15PM / Saturday, November 22, 2025 | |
 This year's holiday gatherings and annual tree lightings are being announced Here's what we have so far in events below. If we're missing any, let us know at info@iBerkshires.com. Visit our Holiday Bazaars and Craft Fairs list for holiday craft fairs and markets. Christmas Tree Lightings Adams: There will be a tree lighting and a visit from Santa and Mrs. Claus on Sunday, Nov. 30 at the Adams Town Common. The celebration begins at 2, featuring hayrides, music by DJ Bizz, hot chocolate courtesy of The Daily Grind, candy from the Adams Lions Club, and a special visit from Santa and Mrs. Claus. The official tree lighting will take place at dusk, around 0 Comments
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