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Clark Art Lecture on Emamzadeh Yahya Project| 07:36AM / Wednesday, November 05, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Tuesday, Nov. 11 at 5:30 pm, the Clark Art Institute's Research and Academic Program hosts a talk with Keelan Overton (Independent Scholar / Clark Fellow) on the Emamzadeh Yahya Project. The talk takes place in the Manton Research Center auditorium. Established in 2021, the aim of the Emamzadeh Yahya Project is to increase awareness and understanding of the Emamzadeh Yahya shrine complex and its dispersed tiles, collections, and archives worldwide, without pursuing commercial, political, or institutional objectives. The project's key values are independence (of conception and production), collaboration (between individuals and 0 Comments
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McCann Tech Roof, New Monument Mountain High School OK'd by VotersBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires.com
09:46PM / Tuesday, November 04, 2025 | |
ADAMS, Mass. — By wide margins, school infrastructure projects were approved by voters at both ends of the county on Tuesday. In Adams, the question of whether to allow a Proposition 2-1/2 debt exclusion to enable McCann Tech’s roof and window replacement project received a resounding yes by a margin of 553-169. In South County, the three member towns in the Berkshire Hills Regional School District all approved a $152 million project to build a new Monument Mountain Regional High School, according to the Berkshire Edge. Up north, Adams was the last town to weigh in on the $16.8 million project at McCann Tech. It was one of only two communities in 0 Comments
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Northern Berkshire Contra Dance | 02:36PM / Tuesday, November 04, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — North Berkshire Community Dance will hold its monthly contra dance on Saturday, Nov. 8. Ben Sachs-Hamilton, the caller, will teach every dance, and live fiddle music will be provided by the California-based band, "Raven and Goose". The dance will run 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. in the Community Hall of the First Congregational Church, 906 Main St., Williamstown. Admission is pay-as-you-can: $12 - $20 suggested, and barter is also welcome. Contra dancing is a living tradition in New England; for hundreds of years, neighbors and friends have made their own social entertainment in this easy and highly collaborative dance form. 0 Comments
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Local Girls Lacrosse Teams Excel at TournamentCommunity submission,
11:10AM / Tuesday, November 04, 2025 | |
 DEVENS, Mass. — Two girls lacrosse travel teams in the Equinox Lacrosse program turned in strong performances at The Chill, a college recruiting tournament held Oct. 18 and 19. The Equinox 26/27 team capped off a dominant day by bringing home the championship, battling through a competitive field that featured some of the strongest club teams from across New England. The group’s teamwork, hustle, and determination were on full display as they earned the top spot in their division. The 28/29 team also impressed, going toe-to-toe with high-level competition and showing major growth throughout the tournament. Their energy and resilience caught the attention of 0 Comments
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Clark Art, Images Host Screening of 'The Hitch-Hiker'| 10:27AM / Monday, November 03, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Thursday, Nov. 6, at 6 pm, the Clark Art Institute, in collaboration with Images Cinema, continues its Noir Film Series with a screening of "The Hitch-Hiker" (1953). This program takes place in the Clark's Manton Research Center auditorium. Two men on a fishing trip pick up a mass-murdering hitcher and are forced at gunpoint to drive him through Mexico until the fatal moment when he no longer needs them. Director Ida Lupino never relaxes the film's tension for a moment, yet her emotional sensitivity is also upfront: charting the changes in the menaced men's relationship as they bicker about how to deal with their 0 Comments
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Friday Front Porch Feature: A Charming Home For You and GuestsBy Breanna Steele, iBerkshires Staff
05:14PM / Friday, October 31, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Are you looking for a charming, single-family farmhouse home in the Village Beautiful? Then this is the house for you. Our Friday Front Porch is a weekly feature spotlighting attractive homes for sale in Berkshire County. This week, we are showcasing 1 Bulkley St. This 1830, three-bedroom, three-bathroom home is 1,779 square feet on 1.40 acres. The asking price is $629,000. The house comes with kitchen appliances like a built in electric oven, freezer, dishwasher, cooktop, and more. It features wide-plank floors, custom cabinets, a living room fireplace, first-floor bedroom suite and a patio with pergola. There's also a detached two-car garage and a
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St. John's Announces Organ Dedication Recital| 07:56AM / Friday, October 31, 2025 | |
 St. John's Announces Organ Dedication Recital WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. St. John's Episcopal Church announced the completion of their new pipe organ, officially named "Opus 4" of the renowned Ortloff Organ Company of Needham. The new organ will be dedicated in a recital on Sunday, November 2, starting at 3:00 p.m. It will feature Dr. Tim Pyper, director of music for St. John's, playing music of J. S. Bach, Mendelssohn, and others. All are welcome to attend. Admission is free. A reception will follow immediately after the recital. "Jonathan Ortloff and his company have done a wonderful job producing an instrument which above all is designed to 0 Comments
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Berkshire Money Management Opening Branch in WilliamstownStaff Reports ,
11:28AM / Thursday, October 30, 2025 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Berkshire Money Management (BMM) will open a new office at 136 Water Street in Williamstown later this year to better serve clients in the northern Berkshires and southern Vermont. Allen Harris, Founder and CEO of Berkshire Money Management, said the new office represents the firm's ongoing effort to stay close to the people it serves. "BMM has always strived to meet people where they are – what are the challenges their family is facing? What goals can we help them reach?" Harris asked. "Investing in Williamstown lets us literally meet our clients and neighbors where they are, right in their own community." The 0 Comments
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Clark Art Presents Lecture on Laurent D'arveiux and the King's Bible | 07:54AM / Thursday, October 30, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Tuesday, Nov. 4 at 5:30 pm, the Clark Art Institute's Research and Academic Program hosts a talk by Julie Harris (Independent Scholar / Clark Fellow) examining French consul Laurent d'Arvieux's 1683 discovery of a Hebrew Bible written and illuminated in medieval Iberia three hundred years earlier. The talk takes places in the Manton Research Center auditorium. According to a press release: His purchase of the codex should not surprise us: d'Arvieux was one of a cadre of European diplomats and travelers in the middle east in search of so-called Oriental manuscripts, particularly early Bibles, to ship back to scholars 0 Comments
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Companion Corner: Ava at Second Chance Animal ShelterBy Breanna Steele, iBerkshires Staff
03:37PM / Wednesday, October 29, 2025 | |
 ARLINGTON, Vt. — There's a dog at Second Chance Animal Shelter that is ready to play fetch with her new family. iBerkshire's Companion Corner is a weekly series spotlighting an animal in our local shelters that is ready to find a home. Ava is a 4- to 5-year-old Labrador and pitbull mix who has been at the shelter for a couple of months after her owner had to move and couldn't keep her. Shelter Manager Troy Quinn introduced us to Ava who he says loves to play fetch. "Playing fetch, 100 percent that is her favorite thing to do. She's very good at it. She's a very obedient girl," he said. Quinn said Ava gets along with everyone she meets and loves to be
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Clark Art First Free Sunday| 08:05AM / Wednesday, October 29, 2025 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Clark Art Institute continues its First Sunday Free series on Sunday, Nov. 2. In celebration of Laura Ellen Bacon's willow sculpture Gathering My Thoughts, part of the outdoor sculpture exhibition Ground/work 2025, the November First Sunday Free's theme is "Twisting Trees." Enjoy free museum admission from 10 a.m.–5 p.m. and take part in free special activities from 1–4 p.m. According to a press release, Bacon creates sculptures from natural materials that organically blend in with the landscape. From 1–4 p.m., enjoy hands-on activities making artworks with natural materials. At 0 Comments
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Clark Art Presents Screening of 'Westermann'| 07:49AM / Wednesday, October 29, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Saturday, Nov. 1 at 5:30 pm, the Clark Art Institute hosts a 3D screening of "Westerman: Memorial to the Idea of Man If He Was an Idea" in the Manton Research center auditorium. A Q&A with Brian Ashby, one of the film's producers, follows the screening "Westermann: Memorial to the Idea of Man If He Was an Idea" is a 3D documentary film about the life and work of artist, marine, and acrobat H.C. (Cliff) Westermann. As a veteran of World War II and the Korean War, Westermann's dramatic personal history can be traced through beguiling, surreal artworks. The film reveals ways in which Westermann protected his 0 Comments
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