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Town Hall Forum With State Senator and Representative| 03:22PM / Friday, February 24, 2023 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Sen. Paul Mark and Rep. John Barrett III will take questions and invite comments at a "ReMarks and Refreshments" town hall forum in Williamstown from 10 to 11:30 AM on Tuesday, March 14. The event is open to the public and will be held at the Williams College Faculty House at 968 Main Street. The forum will also be accessible through Zoom. To get the link, email casey.pease@masenate.gov. The legislators will start the forum by sharing legislative updates from the State House before taking questions and comments from attendees and engaging in a conversation about opportunities and challenges facing Western 0 Comments
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Clark Art Offers Free Gallery Tours For Parents and Infants| 11:28AM / Friday, February 24, 2023 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Friday, March 2 at 10:15 am, the Clark Art Institute hosts a tour of its permanent collection galleries for new parents/caregivers and infants. The event is free. Participants should meet at the Clark's main Admissions desk. In this special program, new parents and caregivers bring their infants into the galleries for a guided visit and the opportunity to socialize with other community members in a casual environment. The informal tour includes a unique look at the Clark's permanent collection, featuring an array of works by a variety of artists. Each month offers a different selection of artworks. Best suited for 0 Comments
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Some Midweek Flurries, Ice in Store | 12:16PM / Wednesday, February 22, 2023 | |
The National Weather Service has declared a Winter Weather Advisory in the Berkshires from Wednesday, Feb. 22, at 4 p.m. until Thursday, Feb. 23, at 1 pm. Snow will begin Wednesday afternoon and will transition into sleet and freezing rain at night. Precipitation should taper off Thursday morning. Expect mixed precipitation with total snow accumulations of a light glaze of up to two-tenths of an inch. Plan for slippery road conditions. Accuweather predicts 2 to 4 inches of snow with a high of 39 degrees. Accuweather predicts a high of 31 Thursday On Friday, Feb. 24, expect temperatures in the low 30s with mostly sunny 0 Comments
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SVHC, CCV Welcome Early Childhood Education Program Residents| 09:03AM / Tuesday, February 21, 2023 | |
 BENNINGTON, Vt. — Southwestern Vermont Health Care (SVHC) and the Community College of Vermont (CCV) launched their Early Childhood Education (ECE) Residency Program with a ceremony attended by the 18 matriculating students, each organization's staff, and representatives from Vermont's Federal Legislative Delegation. The ECE Residency program incentivizes early childhood education students in either CCV's early childhood education associate degree or childcare certificate program by paying them to increase their course load and graduate sooner. Funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration congressionally directed funds through 0 Comments
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SVHC Weekly Health Update: Feb. 17| 08:50AM / Tuesday, February 21, 2023 | |
 February 17, 2023 Broken Heart Syndrome SVMC Cardiologist Dr. Scott Rogge discusses the real toll of heartache on the body, and answers the age-old question: can you really die from a broken 0 Comments
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Williamstown Planners Send Warrant Articles to Select BoardBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:29AM / Tuesday, February 21, 2023 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Planning Board last week voted to send five zoning bylaw amendments to the Select Board for inclusion on May's annual town meeting warrant. But residents have at least three more chances to weigh in on the proposals before that warrant is sealed in mid April. The first chance will come on March 13, when the Planning Board chair and co-chair plan to attend a meeting of the Select Board to explain the proposed warrant articles. The planners then have scheduled an informal "information session" to receive comment from residents on March 14. Finally, the Planning Board will hold its legally mandated public hearing on the 0 Comments
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Berkshire Nonprofit Awards Call for Nominations| 10:39AM / Monday, February 20, 2023 | |
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — The Nonprofit Center of the Berkshires, in partnership with The Berkshire Eagle, will host the 6th annual Berkshire Nonprofit Awards on Tuesday, May 23 at Berkshire Hills Country Club in Pittsfield. The awards recognize work being done by individuals in the nonprofit sector. "Everyone seems excited to return to an in-person event," says NPC founder Liana Toscanini. "The networking part of the celebration, being all together again, is something people look forward to." Nominations are being solicited from across the Berkshires in seven categories: Executive Leadership, Board Leadership, Rock Star, Unsung Hero, 0 Comments
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Williams Men, Women Advance to League Semi-Finals| 06:11PM / Saturday, February 18, 2023 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. -- Maddy Mandyck had a double-double Saturday to lead the Williams College women's basketball team to a 62-55 win over Bates in the NESCAC tournament quater-finals. Mandyck scored 15 points and grabbed 12 rebounds. Mia Holtze scored a team-high 16 points for Williams (18-7), which faces Trinity next weekend in the league semi-finals at Tufts. Men's Basketball WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. -- Nate Karren scored 16 points and grabbed 15 rebounds, and the Williams men came back from a nine-point half-time deficit to earn a 62-47 win over Trinity in the NESCAC quarter-finals. Dalton's Brandon Roughley scored 10 points for top-seeded Williams 0 Comments
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Williamstown's CARES Study on Track for June 30 ReportBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
04:35PM / Saturday, February 18, 2023 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — A group of volunteers working on an assessment of how safe residents feel in their community told the Select Board on Monday that they hope to have a report finalized by June 30. Social workers Abigail Reifsnyder and Kerri Nicoll appeared before the board to give it an update on the Community Assessment and Research, or CARES, project that launched in 2021 with the hope of an 18-month turnaround. That timetable was thrown off when the director hired by the town to conduct the study left midway through the project, Reifsnyder said. The good news is that the work of the project continued, largely through the efforts of volunteers like Nicoll 0 Comments
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The Zonta Club of Berkshire County Offers Scholarship| 11:34AM / Saturday, February 18, 2023 | |
LENOX, Mass. — Applications for the 2023 Young Women in Public Affairs (YWPA) Award are now available from the Zonta Club of Berkshire County website, www.ZontaBerkshire.org. The goal of the Young Women in Public Affairs (YWPA) Award Program is to encourage young women to participate in public affairs by recognizing a young woman’s commitment to the volunteer sector, evidence of volunteer leadership achievements and a dedication to the empowerment of women. Applicants are asked to reflect on their voluntary commitment to their school and to their community and the problems limiting the empowerment of women in their own country and 0 Comments
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Clark Art Lecture on Promises and Risks of Multispecies Images| 08:30AM / Friday, February 17, 2023 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Tuesday, Feb. 21 at 5:30 pm, the Clark Art Institute's Research and Academic Program hosts a talk by Research and Academic Program Fellow Shawn Michelle Smith that contemplates the promises and risks of multispecies imaginings while reflecting on what it means to think about species historically and today. Smith considers Alison Ruttan's artwork "The Four Year War at Gombe" (2009–2011) in this presentation. The talk takes place in the Clark's auditorium and is free and open to the public. A reception in the Manton Research Center reading room at 5 pm precedes the program. Shawn Michelle Smith 0 Comments
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Williamstown Fire Station Cut Down in SizeBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
03:26PM / Thursday, February 16, 2023 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The proposed fire station is getting slimmer by 5,000 square feet. The Building Committee on Wednesday was informed that progress had been made in reducing the size of the 27,218 structure to also reduce the cost. "We met with firefighters last week in identifying some square footage that could be removed from the building in order to get us down to our revised budget of $22.5 [million]," said Bruce Decoteau, a former Williams College project manager consulting for the committee. "That was a very productive meeting. So we identified enough square footage to get the building down to approximately 22,000 square feet from 0 Comments
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