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Williamstown Library Committee Looks to Advance RenovationsBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:05PM / Saturday, August 03, 2024 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Milne Library's Building and Grounds Committee on Thursday recommended that the director move ahead with several repairs to the building. On a vote of 4-0, the committee recommended that the Board of Trustees accept a bid from Bennington, Vt.'s, Vermont Roofing to fix the roof over the bathrooms in the front of the library. And in a separate 4-0 vote, the building committee told Director Angela Zimmerman to issue a request for proposals to redo windows and doors, two major issues raised in a report the Trustees commissioned from Bennington's Centerline Architects. In June of last year, the trustees learned that the Centerline 0 Comments
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Clark Art Presents Works on Paper Talk| 11:08AM / Friday, August 02, 2024 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Wednesday, August 7 at 1 pm, the Clark Art Institute's Associate Curator Alexis Goodin highlights a selection of drawings and prints in the first of this summer's Works on Paper Highlights Talks, "Many Happy Returns!" She discusses the events of 1824 and pays particular attention to the early opportunities and influences that shaped the careers of the artists under discussion. The next Works on Paper Highlights Talk, "Curator's Choice," takes place on Wednesday, Aug. 14 and is presented by Esther Bell, deputy director and Robert and Martha Berman Lipp Chief Curator. Free. Capacity is limited. Seating is 0 Comments
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Clark Art Screens 'The Umbrellas of Cherbourg'| 04:37PM / Thursday, August 01, 2024 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Aug. 7 at 8:20 pm, the Clark Art Institute presents a free outdoor screening of "The Umbrellas of Cherbourg" (1964) as part of its summer series of films that resonate with the themes of the exhibition Guillaume Lethière. According to a press release: "In The Umbrellas of Cherbourg," Catherine Deneuve plays an umbrella shop owner's delicate daughter, glowing with first love for handsome garage mechanic Nino Castelnuovo. When the boy is shipped off to fight in Algeria, the two lovers must grow up quickly. Told entirely through lilting songs by composer Michel Legrand, The Umbrellas of Cherbourg is one of the most 0 Comments
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Williams' Kirshe, U.S. Women Earn Historic Bronze Medal| 01:50PM / Tuesday, July 30, 2024 | |
 In dramatic fashion Tuesday, the U.S. women's rugby sevens and Williams College graduate Kristi Kirshe beat Australia, 14-12, to win the bronze medal at the Paris Olympic Games. Alex Sedrick made a run from deep in the Americans' defensive zone for a try with time expired to erase a 12-7Si deficit against the favored Aussies. Kirshe, who dominated Team USA's quarter-final victory on Monday to get to the medal round, started and played the length of Tuesday's semi-final loss and the third-place win. After Australia, the 2016 gold medalist, was shocked by Canada in the semi-finals, the Wallabies jumped out to a 7-0 lead in the first two minutes of the 0 Comments
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Kirshe, U.S. Rugby Drop to Bronze Medal Game| 09:59AM / Tuesday, July 30, 2024 | |
Williams College alum Kristi Kirshe and the U.S. women's rugby sevens team will play for a bronze medal at 1 p.m. (EDT) on Tuesday after falling to defending gold medalist New Zealand, 24-12, in the semi-finals on Monday. Kirshe made two big plays at the end of each half in the semis. At the end of the first half, she made a tackle out of bounds on a New Zealand player just outside the try zone in extra time to keep it a two-point game. Team USA had scored first on a try from Alev Kelter with an assist from Kirshe to make it 5-0. New Zealand answered a minute later and made its conversion to take a 7-5 lead, which stood until half-time. The Black Birds 0 Comments
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Williams Alum Kirshe Leads U.S. Rugby to Olympic Semi-FinalsiBerkshires.com Sports,
04:10PM / Monday, July 29, 2024 | |
 Williams College alum Kristi Kirshe and the U.S. women's rugby sevens team are one win away from securing a medal at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France. On Monday afternoon (EDT), the Eagles came from behind to beat Great Britain, 17-7, in the Olympic quarter-finals. And Kirshe was key in the win. Great Britain, which eliminated the Americans at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, took a 7-0 lead early and led, 7-5, at half-time. But Kirshe scored a try off the second-half restart to give the Eagles a 10-7 lead, and the conversion made it 12-7. Then, Kirshe assited on Sammy Sullivan's try to stretch the lead to 10 points. NBC commentator Rupert 0 Comments
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The Bow Wow Bus Has Launched By Jack Guerino, iBerkshires Staff
05:07AM / Monday, July 29, 2024 | |
Greylock Canine Club owner Pete Umbrianna and his dog Quinn wait for the rest of the pack. WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Greylock Canine Club's Bow Wow Bus took its inaugural field trip Friday morning to the Spruces. "It just gives the dogs a change of scenery," Greylock Canine Club owner Pete Umbrianna said, holding back his dog Quinn and her walking mate Lemon. "They have a beautiful big play area, but it is nice for them to see different things. And it is a socialization thing." Greylock Canine Club, a dog day-care at 1099 New Ashford Road, refurbished an old school bus to transport dogs. The seats are fastened with special hooks to keep the 0 Comments
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Clark's Newest Exhibit Re-examines Edgar Degas' Works By Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
12:40PM / Saturday, July 27, 2024 | |
Guest curator Michelle Foa points out the pigment splatter on 'Two Dancers Resting.' WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — One of the Clark Art Institute's newest exhibits re-examines Edgar Degas' works, process and social circle. The exhibit, "Edgar Degas: Multi-Media Artist in the Age of Impressionism," coincides with the 150th anniversary of the first impressionist exhibition, which was held in Paris in 1874. The exhibit in the Manton Research Center runs through Oct. 6. "So it's an ideal time to be re-examining Degas' work given his central place in that exhibition, given his role in inviting some of the 0 Comments
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Williamstown Select Board Pushes for Better Communication About EmergenciesBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
06:25AM / Saturday, July 27, 2024 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Select Board on Monday discussed how the town communicates to residents during an emergency and whether residents unaffiliated with Williams College should have access to the same information as college students and staff about incidents on campus. The topic came up in response to a couple of recent events: the July 16 power outage that left most of the town in the dark for hours, and two incidents that led to evacuations on the Williams campus on May 23 and July 11. During both campus events — which turned out to be false alarms — the college notified its students and staff through email, voicemail and text message and gave regular 0 Comments
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Teacher of the Month: Frani MiceliBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
05:35PM / Friday, July 26, 2024 | |
Students say teacher Frani Miceli makes learning fun. WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Williamstown Elementary School fifth-grade teacher Frani Miceli has been selected as the July Teacher of the Month. The Teacher of the Month series, in collaboration with Berkshire Community College, will run for the next 12 months and will feature distinguished teachers nominated by community members. You can nominate a teacher here. Miceli has been teaching for 26 years and has worked to develop a happy, comfortable, and creative learning environment for her pupils. Through her connection with her students and the decor on her classroom walls, Miceli hopes 0 Comments
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Williamstown Fire District Developing Policy on Members Who Hit Retirement AgeBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
12:58PM / Friday, July 26, 2024 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Prudential Committee on Wednesday discussed the need for a policy for all call-volunteer firefighters who reach the state's mandatory retirement age. And the panel talked about how the Fire Department can continue to utilize the experience of members who have reached the age of 65. The state's retirement age first came up in the context of Chief Craig Pedercini, who had asked the Prudential Committee to start the process of a home-rule petition to the Legislature to receive an exemption for the district when he has his 65th birthday next year. The committee declined to take that route and instead is in the opening stages of a 0 Comments
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Mount Greylock Records To Be Destroyed| 10:57AM / Friday, July 26, 2024 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — In accordance with state regulations, all temporary cumulative school and health records for students who have graduated from or left Mount Greylock Regional School during the 2016-2017 school year will be destroyed on Friday, August 23, 2024. State regulations require that student records be destroyed seven years after the student graduates. However, the high school transcript that includes the grades for the four years of high school is maintained for 60 years following graduation. Any student who is interested in retrieving their records before destruction should contact the Counseling Office at (413)458-9582 0 Comments
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