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Williamstown Finance Begins Review of FY26 BudgetBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:39AM / Monday, February 24, 2025 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Finance Committee on Wednesday began a review of a fiscal year 2026 budget that would result in a 5.03 percent increase in the property tax levy from the year that ends on June 30. But even that jump could be optimistic. Toward the end of an hourlong discussion of the spending plan that will go before the annual town meeting in May, Fin Comm member Melissa Cragg pointed out that the budget documents presented by the town manager assume a 4.3 percent increase in the town's assessment from the Mount Greylock Regional School District. "It assumes the schools come in at a lower rate of increase than the town," Cragg said. 0 Comments
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County Stars Shine on Championship SaturdayiBerkshires.com Sports,
10:34PM / Saturday, February 22, 2025 | |
 Three Berkshire County high school basketball teams claimed Western Massachusetts crowns on Championship Saturday. And one area high school wrestler earned a title of his own at the Division 3 State Championships. Six area basketball teams made it to the final game of the six divisions – three boys and three girls – where county schools are classified in Western Mass. In Class B boys, both the Pittsfield Generals and Monument Mountain Spartans made it to the tournament finale in a rematch of last year’s final. This time around, Monument Mountain came out on top at the Boys and Girls Club. In Class C boys, Drury reached its final only to fall to 0 Comments
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Williamstown Planners Advance Bylaw Proposals, Discuss Sweet Farm RoadBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
12:37PM / Saturday, February 22, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Planning Board last week advanced two of its zoning bylaw proposals to keep them on track for inclusion on the annual town meeting warrant and discussed what issues it should consider when considering a proposal it is tasked with considering. One of the board-generated articles has been on the table for years: limiting the number of days a "primary dwelling unit" can be used as short-term rental to 90 cumulative days in a calendar year. The other is a more recent project of the planners: requiring installers of geothermal wells in the two Water Resource Districts to either use only potable water or prove their systems pose no threat to the 0 Comments
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Mount Greylock Regional School Presents 'Grease'| 11:50AM / Friday, February 21, 2025 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Mount Greylock Regional School presents "Grease" on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, February 27, February 28 and March 1, 2025, at 7 p.m. in the school’s auditorium at 1781 Cold Spring Road in Williamstown. According to a press release: Join Sandy, Danny and the rest of the gang at Rydell High for a night of laughs, dancing and timeless show tune classics like "Summer Nights," "Greased Lightnin’" and "You’re the One That I Want." With the book, music and lyrics written by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey, this beloved musical is an irreverent take on teen love, friendship and rebellion. First staged in
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Images Cinema Hosts Annual Red Carpet Party Fundraiser| 07:28AM / Friday, February 21, 2025 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Images Cinema will host its annual Red Carpet Party on Sunday, March 2, at 6 p.m. at its historic theater on Spring Street. Now a key fundraiser for the nonprofit cinema, the event features a red carpet experience, style commentary, and a Best Dressed award, with Emmy-nominated writer Michael Sardo serving as emcee. Tickets are $40 and include movie-themed hors d'oeuvres from Door Prize, with a cash bar and a "Pick the Winner" ballot contest available for purchase. Purchase tickets here. Advance tickets are recommended, as last year's event sold out. 0 Comments
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Hari Kumar Joins NPC Board | 04:01PM / Thursday, February 20, 2025 | |
 GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Hari Stephen Kumar of Williamstown has joined the board of Nonprofit Center of the Berkshires. Kumar is the founder of Convivo, a Berkshire-born small business that helps people build authentic communication skills for both professional and personal settings. With graduate degrees in engineering and communications, he has 20 years of facilitation and training experience in the tech industry and higher education sectors. Kumar is a graduate of E4All Berkshire County's Fall 2024 cohort, and member of the 1Berkshire Youth Leadership Program Steering Committee. Officers of the NPC board include Emily Schiavoni (President), Hari Kumar (Vice 0 Comments
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Mount Greylock Regional School District Second Quarter Honor Roll| 08:16AM / Thursday, February 20, 2025 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Mount Greylock Regional School District has released its 2024-2025 second quarter honor roll, with 346 students out of a total enrollment of 534 achieving honor roll status. Honor Roll Grade 12 Emily Alvarez, Marshall Baya, Jameson Bayliss, Nicholas Bellora, Jayne Beringer, Oliver Bingemann, Claire Burrow, Miguel Camacho, Olivia Cook, Vera de Jong, Kaeya Durley, Katherine Goss, Chase Hoey, Charlotte Holubar, William Igoe, Jaclynn Kastrinakis, Caliegh Kiernan, Noah Klompus, Malia Koffi, Jaden Lash-St. John, Kelsey MacHaffie, Mila Marcisz, Rafael Mellow-Bartels, Cameron Miller, Arthur Millet, Mai O'Connor, Mia Patrick, Erik Powell-Bechtel, 0 Comments
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Clark Art Lecture on Stuart Hall| 07:42AM / Thursday, February 20, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Tuesday, Feb.25, the Clark Art Institute's Research and Academic Program presents a talk by David Scott (Columbia University / Clark Fellow) examining the career of Stuart Hall and the publication of Hall's landmark book, "The Popular Arts." This free event takes place at 5:30 pm in the Manton Research Center auditorium. According to a press release: Influenced by Hoggart's The Uses of Literacy (1957) and Raymond Williams's Culture and Society (1958), this much-neglected book helped to inaugurate the study of contemporary popular culture as well as contemporary media studies. Engaging television and cinema,
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Cancer Crusaders to Host Annual Cabin Fever Dance Fundraiser| 08:13AM / Wednesday, February 19, 2025 | |
 BENNINGTON, Vt. — The Cancer Crusaders will host their annual Cabin Fever Dance on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025, from 7 to 11 PM at the Elks Lodge, 125 Washington Avenue. The event serves as the organization’s largest fundraiser, with all proceeds benefiting the Patient Resource Fund at the Cancer Center in Bennington. Admission is $15, payable at the door or in advance at the Elks Lodge daily from 12–8 PM (back patio entrance). DJ John Wooddell will provide music, and attendees can enjoy a cash bar, light snacks, raffles, prizes, and contests. Those interested in donating a basket or gift card for the raffle can contact Kitty Lewis at 802-733-5816. 0 Comments
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Presentation on The Future of Wolves at MCLA's Green Living Seminar| 08:07AM / Wednesday, February 19, 2025 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Carnivore Conservation Director Renee Seacor will give a presentation on the future of wolves on Feb. 26 as part of MCLA's Green Living Seminar Series. Seacor, who directs Project Coyote at the Carnivore Conservation, will discuss the potential of wolf recovery in the Northeast, highlighting the history of wolves in the region, previous attempts at reintroduction in the Adirondack Park, the emerging science of wolf and coyote genetics, and the intersection of these issues with public policy. Despite being federally protected as an endangered species, the wolf faces significant challenges as it attempts to reclaim its historical range in the 0 Comments
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Mount Greylock Schools Focus on Student LiteracyBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:04AM / Wednesday, February 19, 2025 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Mount Greylock Regional School District is placing an emphasis on literacy instruction that is reflected in the preliminary budget that the administration put forth last week. Interim Superintendent Joseph Bergeron and Director of Curriculum and Instruction Joelle Brookner laid out the reasons why literacy needs to be a priority for the district and the steps staff plan to take to address that need during the School Committee's Feb. 13 meeting. Bergeron opened by emphasizing that while there are issues that need to be addressed, the district continues to do a good job educating the students of Lanesborough, Williamstown and surrounding 0 Comments
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PowerSchool Offers Identity Monitoring in Wake of Data BreachBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
02:59PM / Tuesday, February 18, 2025 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Families of school-children concerned about the PowerSchool data breach announced last year can sign up for two years of free identity monitoring services paid for by the school information system vendor. Mount Greylock Regional School interim Superintendent Joseph Bergeron mentioned the offer at last week's meeting of the School Committee and said he was hoping to spread the word through as many channels as possible. "We have plenty of folks whose emails have changed," Bergeron said, pointing out the difficulty in reaching every former student or staff member who could have been affected by the data breach. Bergeron said a link 0 Comments
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