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Williamstown Select Board Candidates Meet for Pre-Election ForumBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:16PM / Sunday, April 30, 2023 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The three candidates for two seats on the Select Board each espoused a similarly thoughtful, inclusive approach to decision making in a pre-election forum sponsored by the local chapter of the League of Women Voters. But their answers at the Tuesday event did reflect some differences on the starting points that each will bring to deliberations that may come before the board in the next three years. On Tuesday, May 9, voters will decide whether to return three-term incumbent Andrew Hogeland for another three-year term and whether one or both newcomers in the race, Stephanie Boyd and Paul Harsch, will join the board. The ballot in the annual 0 Comments
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Williams Softball Blanks Trinity| 06:19PM / Saturday, April 29, 2023 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. -- Kelly McGuigan went 3-for-4 with a home run and four RBIs Saturday to lead the Williams College softball team to a 7-0 win over Trinity. Sadie Leonard struck out 13, walked two and allowed two hits in the circle for Williams (15-14, 8-5 NESCAC). Men's Lacrosse WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. -- Calvin Caputo scored four goals to lead Williams to a 10-8 win over Trinity in the quarter-finals of the NESCAC tournament. Matthew Freitas made 15 saves to earn the win for Williams (10-6). Women's Lacrosse MIDDLETOWN, Conn. -- Kate Balicki had a hat trick to lead Wesleyan to an 11-6 win over Williams in the NESCAC quarter-finals. Anj Raman and 0 Comments
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Governor Names Western Mass Director and Deputy Director | 04:28PM / Saturday, April 29, 2023 | |
 SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Governor Maura T. Healey announced at the Springfield Chamber of Commerce Beacon Hill Summit that she has hired Kristen Elechko of Northampton as Western Massachusetts Director and LaMar Cook of Springfield as Deputy Director. Together, Elechko and Cook will lead the Governor's Western Mass office in Springfield, which opens on Monday, May 1, and will serve as the primary liaisons for Western Mass residents to the Governor's Office. "Lieutenant Governor Driscoll and I are committed to leading an administration for all of Massachusetts, and that means making sure that the people of Franklin, Hampshire, Hampden and Berkshire 0 Comments
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Environmental Defense Fund President Speaking at Williams Commencement| 12:37PM / Saturday, April 29, 2023 | |
Sarah J. Bloomfield WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Environmental Defense Fund President Fred Krupp will be the principal speaker at Williams College's 234th commencement exercise on Sunday, June 4. The day before, U.S. Holocaust Museum Director Sara Bloomfield will deliver the college's baccalaureate lecture. Krupp and Bloomfield will both receive honorary doctor of laws (LLD) degrees during the commencement ceremony. Fred Krupp is the president of the Environmental Defense Fund, a global nonprofit environmental advocacy group based in New York City. In this role for more than three decades, Krupp is a leading voice on climate change, energy, and 0 Comments
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Williamstown Rotary Members Support Louison House| 10:45AM / Friday, April 28, 2023 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On April 15, Rotary members showed up at Louison House with supplies and tools, ready to get their hands dirty. They built a sandbox, cleaned up the play area for the upcoming season, planted flowers and repaired a worn-out play set. "Rotary members are people of action. Our club raised funds and used matching grants from Rotary District 7890 to buy the materials needed to spruce up the playground," Susan Clarke, Rotary Club of Williamstown President said. "Then we had more than eleven members and friends show up and get the project done. We're glad to help provide the kids at Louison House with a great 0 Comments
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Clark Art Screens 'Things to Come'| 08:35AM / Friday, April 28, 2023 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Thursday, May 4 at 6 pm, the Clark Art Institute screens "Things to Come" in its auditorium, located in the Manton Research Center. Presented in conjunction with the Clark's exhibition "Portals: The Visionary Architecture of Paul Goesch," this is the fourth event in the Clark's five-part series Visionary Architecture on Film. The film series explores themes related to Paul Goesch's life and work in early twentieth-century Germany. According to a press release: H.G. Wells wrote Things to Come (1936; 1 hour, 46 minutes) in response to Fritz Lang's "Metropolis" (1927). The film spans 0 Comments
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Clark Art Receives Cultural Sector Recovery Grant| 10:42AM / Tuesday, April 25, 2023 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Clark Art Institute recently received a Massachusetts Cultural Council (MCC) grant as part of its Cultural Sector Recovery Grants for Organizations program. The Clark received $75,000 to help maintain programs and operations. The grant program was funded from the $8.7 billion provided to the Commonwealth from the American Rescue Plan Act. The Clark is one of seventy-two Berkshire-based organizations among the 1,218 cultural organizations that have received a combined $51,063,350 grant funding from the MCC. Over 1,000 organizations and 4,000 artists, creatives, culture bearers, and gig workers across Massachusetts received awards from MCC 0 Comments
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Williamstown Housing Trust Exploring New IdeasBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:20AM / Tuesday, April 25, 2023 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Facing the prospect of an infusion of cash at a time of low demand for its popular DeMayo Mortgage Assistance Program, the board of the Affordable Housing Trust last week brainstormed about new initiatives it could pursue in fiscal year 2024. Chair Andrew Hogeland noted at the outset of the April 19 meeting that the trust is in line to receive a little more than $200,000 in American Rescue Plan Act funds and $120,000 in Community Preservation Act funds if the former allocation is approved by next month's annual town meeting. The trust began April with a balance of just more than $203,000. "If all that [anticipated funding] goes 0 Comments
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Adams, Williamstown Restaurants CloseStaff Reports,
05:01PM / Monday, April 24, 2023 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Two area eateries — one new and one long loved — have closed their doors in the last 24 hours. Angelina England announced on Facebook on Monday afternoon that Hot Tomatoes pizzeria would close permanently and that the Water Street building was up for sale. "After almost three decades of servicing the Berkshire Community and beyond I have decided that it is time for new adventures," she wrote. "Hot Tomatoes is so thankful to all of our loyal customers and countless employees that have sustained us throughout the years." England and her husband, the late John T. England Jr., began serving up 0 Comments
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Clark Art Screens 'Saat Hindustani'| 04:14PM / Monday, April 24, 2023 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Thursday, April 27 at 6 pm, the Clark Art Institute screens "Saat Hindustani" in its auditorium in the Manton Research Center. Artist Suneil Sanzgiri introduces the film and addresses its historical context and the film's relation to his own practice, including his trilogy of short films currently on view at MASS MoCA, North Adams, Massachusetts, as well as his forthcoming first feature-length film, Two Refusals. According to a press release: One of the only films made about the liberation of Goa from Portuguese colonialism, Saat Hindustani (1969; 2 hours, 24 minutes) was made nine years after the Goan independence and 0 Comments
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Best Stretches To Do Before Gardening| 08:22AM / Monday, April 24, 2023 | |
 With longer, warmer days finally here, flower beds and vegetable gardens are calling out for our attention. From raking and pruning to weeding and gathering downed limbs, even just an hour or two of effort can leave your yard looking terrific. But, if you don’t adequately prepare your body for the physical exertion the work requires, you can end up achy and sore for days, or worse yet, injured, and unable to tend to your yard and garden at all. To avoid this uncomfortable fate, take a few minutes to ready your major muscle groups prior to activity and to help those same muscles cool down when you’re done. Some simple stretches to do both before after gardening 0 Comments
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