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PFAS Issue Splits Williamstown Select Board on Sewer RateBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:30PM / Tuesday, April 15, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — About 20 residents and the majority of the Select Board on Monday sent a message to the Hoosac Water Quality District: importing sludge and converting it to compost is a bad deal and unethical. In a rare break from past practice, a divided Select Board voted against recommending that town meeting OK the HWQD's proposed fiscal year 2026 sewer rate. The district's plan to accept sludge from other communities and sell off the resulting compost through waste hauler Casella became an issue this winter when the HWQD presented its proposed FY26 sewer rate to the town's Finance Committee. The district, a joint venture of Williamstown, 0 Comments
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Earth Day Walk and Discussion Planned Along the Hoosic River| 01:57PM / Tuesday, April 15, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — A walk and discussion event concerning the Hoosic River will be held on Thursday, April 17, from 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM. The event is organized in recognition of Earth Day. Participants are invited to walk along the river and discuss any questions, concerns, or hopes they have for the Hoosic River. The gathering point will be at The Spruces in Williamstown, MA, in the parking lot adjacent to the garden, at 5:00 PM. The event will be facilitated by Arianna Alexsandra Collins, a naturalist educator and the executive director of the Hoosic River Watershed Association (HooRWA). 0 Comments
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Letter: Williamstown Dealing in Toxic Sludge to Save Money? MadnessLetter to the Editor,
01:56PM / Tuesday, April 15, 2025 | |
 To the Editor:
While Williamstown builds a $20 million fire station, Bob Menicocci and the Finance Committee expect us to be up in arms about $500,000 to deal with a very real environmental problem in a responsible fashion — toxic sludge. Waste water treatment in Williamstown yields effluent (discharged to the Hoosic River where there is a PFAS advisory on fish from the Mass Department of Health) and sludge — a concentrated byproduct. The proposal before us is to start taking toxic sludge from other towns because the town wants to lower costs and we have the capacity. But what is the trade-off? The trade-off is increased liability for Williamstown who would become a
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Artist Stephanie Syjuco To Give Plonsker Lecture| 11:01AM / Monday, April 14, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Artist Stephanie Syjuco will be the featured speaker at the Williams College Museum of Art's annual Plonsker Family Lecture in Contemporary Art on Thursday, April 17, at 6 p.m. at the Williams Inn Ballroom. The lecture will be preceded by a reception at the Williams Inn from 5 to 6 p.m. According to a press release: Stephanie Syjuco will discuss her dynamic practice spanning work in photography, sculpture, and installation, moving from handmade and craft-inspired mediums to digital editing and the excavation of archives. She has focused on how photography, in particular image-based archives, is implicated in the construction 0 Comments
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Clark Art Presents Gallery Tours With Emerging Art Historians | 07:45AM / Monday, April 14, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Friday, April 18 at noon, the Clark Art Institute presents a special tour as part of its Fresh Takes series. Enjoy a new look at old favorites in the Clark's permanent collection as a Williams College graduate student shares their take on an object with the perspective of new scholarship. Tours begin in the Museum Pavilion. Free; no registration is required. 0 Comments
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Teacher of the Month: Karen DuCharmeBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
05:28PM / Sunday, April 13, 2025 | |
Karen DuCharme's integrated life skills class is designed to prepare all students for the world post high school. WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Mount Greylock Regional School life skills special education teacher Karen DuCharme has been selected as the April Teacher of the Month. The Teacher of the Month series, in collaboration with Berkshire Community College, will feature distinguished teachers nominated by community members. You can nominate a teacher here. She has been a teacher for 24 years, starting at Pittsfield High School, and has been at Mount Greylock Regional School for the last 11 years. "I always say that I didn't really choose 0 Comments
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Clark Art Announces Research and Academic Program Fellowships| 04:07PM / Sunday, April 13, 2025 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Clark Art Institute's Research and Academic Program (RAP) announces the appointment of its 2025–2026 class of Fellows for summer 2025 and the upcoming academic year. The Clark Art Institute is one of a small number of institutions globally that is both an art museum and a center for research, critical discussion, and higher education in the visual arts. Through RAP, the Clark hosts a residential fellowship program that welcomes leading scholars from around the world for periods ranging from two to nine months. To date, the community of Clark Fellows numbers more than 430 individuals hailing from thirty countries, forming a global network of 0 Comments
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New Owner 'Fell in Love' With Springs Motel By Breanna Steele, iBerkshires Staff
10:37AM / Sunday, April 13, 2025 | |
Brian Duke picked up the keys to the 65-year-old motel earlier this year. NEW ASHFORD, Mass. — The new owners of the landmark Springs Motel on Route 7 are keeping its newly renovated vibe but will add a few touches of their own. "We kind of instantly fell in love with the place," said Brian Duke, when he and his family went to visit the property. When he saw it was up for sale, he went to work and closed the deal earlier this year. He purchased the property for $1,575,000 as Springs Hospitality New Ashford LLC, according to documents in the Registry of Deeds. The "vibe" comes from renovations made by designer Lindsey Kurowski who 0 Comments
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Images Cinema to Screen Antarctic DocumentaryBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:15PM / Saturday, April 12, 2025 | |
Sunrise over the Antarctic during southern winter from 'Antarctic Voyage.' WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Plenty of artists suffer for their work. Not many have to go under the knife for it. Documentary filmmaker Kevin Schreck screens his documentary "Antarctic Voyage" on Monday evening at Images Cinema. The film follows environmental scientist Samantha Monier on a research expedition to the remote South Atlantic island of South Georgia. It was a project years in the making and one for which Schreck had to go above and beyond. "I had to endure surgery to qualify for this [voyage,]," Schreck said in a recent telephone 0 Comments
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Detours for Williamstown's South Street Project Begin TuesdayCommunity submission,
11:40AM / Saturday, April 12, 2025 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. -- The long-awaited reconstruction of South Street will begin on Monday, creating a long-term traffic detour that will begin on Tuesday, the town said last week. Starting Tuesday, April 15, South Street will be one way, southbound from Field Park to the Clark Art Institute. For the duration fo the 2025 construction season, all traffic leaving the Clark will be directed to Gale Road to Water Street (Route 43). The first week of construction will largely involve fencing trees for their protection and the installation of sedimentation and erosion controls. Ultimately, the project will replace all underground infrastructure in the South Street 0 Comments
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Williamstown Town Meeting Gets Short-Term Rental BylawBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:12AM / Friday, April 11, 2025 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — After three years of talking about the issue, the Planning Board on Tuesday wrapped up its work on a short-term rental bylaw proposal. Now, it is up to town meeting to decide whether to implement the local regulation. On a vote of 5-0, the board sent its proposal to the May 22 meeting after making one amendment and considering feedback it received in the form of letters from constituents. The amendment is a provision that would exempt military members or foreign service members deployed overseas from the local limit on the number of days a house can be used as an "Airbnb" during the time of their deployment. That idea came to 0 Comments
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Clark Art Reflections Gallery Talk | 07:53AM / Thursday, April 10, 2025 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Tuesday, April 15 at 11 am, the Clark Art Institute presents Reflections, a monthly gallery experience during which visitors are invited to look contemplatively as they engage with works of art from the Clark's collection. Participants meet in the Museum Pavilion. With a gentle tone that encourages investigation and audience participation, the group explores one or two artworks with the help of a Clark educator, working together to explore its meaning, find understanding, and raise questions. Distinct from a conventional gallery tour, Reflections provides an opportunity for close looking and introspection. Free. Advance registration required; 0 Comments
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