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Williamstown Fire District Shifts to CM at Risk Model for Fire Station ProjectBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:37AM / Thursday, March 21, 2024 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — After disappointment in the response to the Fire District's first request for bids, the Prudential Committee on Wednesday decided to go with a different method to find a contractor for the Main Street station project. By a vote of 4-0, the committee opted to put the project out to bid under the construction manager at risk model. Earlier this year, the station was put out to bid under the "design-bid-build" model, the other process allowable under Massachusetts law for a project this size. That request for proposals yielded just one bid, for $18,936,159, from Allegrone Construction. The district had been operating with an 0 Comments
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Clark Names Recipient of Prize for Excellence in Arts Writing | 12:20PM / Wednesday, March 20, 2024 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Clark Art Institute has selected Bénédicte Savoy as the recipient of the 2024 Clark Prize for Excellence in Arts Writing. Savoy is a professor of art history at Technische Universität in Berlin and is a noted expert on the provenance and repatriation of works of art, including looted art and other forms of illegally acquired cultural objects. "The Clark Prize raises awareness of the importance of writing that bridges scholarly and popular interest and seeks to encourage support for clear and engaging writing that inspires readers to connect with the arts," said Olivier Meslay, the Hardymon Director of the Clark 0 Comments
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Williamstown Con Comm Keeping Spruces Article on Town Meeting WarrantBy Stephen Dravis,
12:15PM / Wednesday, March 20, 2024 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Conservation Commission last week reaffirmed its commitment to a proposal to transfer control of the Spruces Park to that body. Con Comm Chair Lauren Stevens asked his colleagues whether they wanted to reconsider a decision to ask town meeting to put the Spruces property under the commission's care, custody and control. "The Spruces is a multi-use property, everything from the agricultural portion to a bike path to a pollinator garden to dog-walking and, soon to be established by the Select Board, an unleashed portion of the dog walking even though FEMA will not allow a fence," Stevens said. "A portion of the land will be 0 Comments
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One Week Left to File for Williamstown Town ElectionsBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
10:42AM / Wednesday, March 20, 2024 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — With one week left for candidates to file, the town has, at most, one potential candidate for each of the positions on the May town election ballot. Town Clerk Nicole Beverly Tuesday reported that only incumbent Jeffrey Johnson has pulled nomination papers for the single Select Board seat that is up for election this spring. As of Tuesday, he had not returned the papers with signatures for certification. On the other hand, incumbent Anna Halpin-Healy has returned papers to retain a seat on the board of trustees for the Milne Public Library, and those signatures have been certified. Likewise, newcomer Samantha Page has secured a spot on 0 Comments
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Authorities Search in Williamstown for Missing Eastern Mass ResidentStaff Reports, iBerkshires
10:05AM / Wednesday, March 20, 2024 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Police are asking anyone with information about a missing eastern Massachusetts resident to contact the dispatch center at 413-458-5733. On Tuesday morning, Williamstown Police received a report of a suspicious vehicle parked near the end of Berlin Road, a hiking area near the New York State Line, according to a news release from the WPD on Wednesday. Police determined the vehicle was registered to Fae Morgana Barbone, a missing person from the Abington/Hanson area on the South Shore, the release said. "This person had been reported as missing several days earlier with unconfirmed sightings in North Adams and the Carolinas and a 0 Comments
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Clark Art Airs Production of 'Romeo Et Juliette'| 08:29AM / Wednesday, March 20, 2024 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Metropolitan Opera's broadcast of "Roméo et Juliette" airs at the Clark Art Institute on Saturday, March 23 at 12:55 pm in the latest installment of The Met: Live in HD. This award-winning series of live, high-definition cinema simulcasts features the full live performance along with backstage interviews and commentary. The Clark broadcasts the opera in its auditorium, located in the Manton Research Center. According to a press release: Two singers at the height of their powers—radiant soprano Nadine Sierra and tenor sensation Benjamin Bernheim—come together as the titular star-crossed lovers in 0 Comments
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Williams Seeking Town Approval for New Indoor Practice FacilityBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:46AM / Tuesday, March 19, 2024 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Planning Board last week gave Williams College the first approval it needs to build a 55,000-square foot indoor athletic facility on the north side of its campus. Over the strenuous objection of a Southworth Street resident, the board found that the college's plan for a "multipurpose recreation center" or MRC off Stetson Road has adequate on-site parking to accommodate its use as an indoor practice facility to replace Towne Field House, which has been out of commission since last spring and was demolished this winter. The college plans a pre-engineered metal that includes a 200-meter track ringing several tennis courts, storage for 0 Comments
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Milne Public Library Trustees Announce New Library Director| 12:32PM / Monday, March 18, 2024 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Milne Public Trustees announced the hiring of Angela Zimmermann to be the new library director. Zimmermann comes to the Milne Public Library from Wisconsin with over eight years of management experience in library services, most recently as the Executive Director of the Racine Public Library. "We are all excited to begin the next phase in the life of the Milne public library," Micah Manary, chair of the Milne Public Library Trustees said. "Angela brings innovation and energy that will genuinely transform how the library engages with our community." As a library director, Zimmermann has overseen 0 Comments
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Clark Art Presents Free Thematic Tour on Music in Art | 12:17PM / Monday, March 18, 2024 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Sunday, March 24 at 11:15 am, the Clark Art Institute presents a free In Focus tour exploring the connections between music, musicians, and art. A Clark educator leads a thematic tour of the permanent collection, examining portraits of famous composers, paintings of musicians, and a grand piano. Learn about the artists who created these works and how the Institute came to acquire them. Free. Capacity is limited. Visitors may pick up a ticket at the Clark Center Admissions desk, available on a first-come, first-served basis. 0 Comments
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Mount Greylock School Committee Votes Slight Increase to Proposed AssessmentsBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:38AM / Monday, March 18, 2024 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Mount Greylock Regional School Committee on Thursday voted unanimously to slightly increase the assessment to the district's member towns from the figures in the draft budget presented by the administration. The School Committee opted to lower the use of Mount Greylock's reserve account by $70,000 and, instead, increase by that amount the share of the fiscal year 2025 operating budget shared proportionally by Lanesborough and Williamstown taxpayers. The budget prepared by the administration and presented to the School Committee at its annual public hearing on Thursday included $665,000 from the district's Excess and Deficiency 0 Comments
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Williamstown Library Officials Aim for Construction Project Within 10 YearsBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
07:31AM / Sunday, March 17, 2024 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Library officials plan to spend the next few years to develop a long-term solution for a building that has been a topic of discussion in town for more than a decade. The chair of the Milne Library Board of Trustees told the town's Finance Committee last week that $300,000 allocated last year for repairs to the Main Street facility are meant to keep the building operational while a board and town decide how to get a building that will last for decades to come. Micah Manary did not say whether that will mean a major renovation or a new building, but he indicated that the idea is on the table. Manary talked to the Fin Comm about the 0 Comments
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Williamstown Resident Appointed to State Library Board| 08:00AM / Friday, March 15, 2024 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Timothy Cherubini of Williamstown has been appointed by Governor Maura Healey to serve on the nine-member Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners (MBLC). Cherubini brings over 3 decades of experience in libraries and non-profits to the MBLC, including work in academic libraries, regional and national library networks and consortia, as well as library centered associations and coalitions. "Libraries are well situated to bring a broad, unique vantage point to many different issues and opportunities in our communities and institutions," said Cherubini. "I am honored to serve as a Commissioner and will work to 0 Comments
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