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Bennington Museum Launches $3.2M Century Campaign | 12:27PM / Sunday, July 07, 2024 | |
 BENNINGTON, Vt. — The Bennington Museum has launched a "century campaign" with the goal of making $3.2 million in structural and programming improvements as it enters its second century. Over the next four years, the museum will raise funds to improve curbside appeal, create new community spaces, comply with modern safety and accessibility standards, and provide long-term stability so that the collections and programs will always be within reach of the community and the some 20,000 visitors it has each year. The goal is to complete a campus-wide transformation by the end of year 2028, the museum's 100th anniversary. "I am so excited by the 0 Comments
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Williamstown Coping with More Erosion Along Hoosic RiverBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:48AM / Friday, July 05, 2024 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The town is looking at several potential projects to stabilize the banks of the Hoosic River in the foreseeable future. One much discussed effort near the intersection of North Street and Syndicate Road already is making its way through the permitting process. Two more were discussed last week at a meeting of the Conservation Commission. Chair Lauren Stevens reported to his colleagues that he met with state Department of Environmental Protection officials at a bend in the river near Williams College's athletic fields to assess the impact of a breach to the riverbank. "In one case, a very large tree went over and took a ball of dirt 0 Comments
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Fourth of July: The Declaration of Independence| 09:06AM / Thursday, July 04, 2024 | |
 A reminder what today is really all about: The adoption of a (literally) revolutionary document that stated the grievances of the colonists against England and their resolve to pursue a course of self-determination — without the bindings of hereditary rule.
The Unanimous Declaration
of the Thirteen United States of America
When, in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the laws of nature and of nature's God entitle them, a decent 10 Comments
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Mount Greylock Regional School District Honor Roll| 08:00AM / Tuesday, July 02, 2024 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Mount Greylock Regional School District 2023-2024 4th Quarter Honor Roll. Total school enrollment 554 of which 328 have made Honor Roll for the 4th quarter. Grade 12 Ava Anagnos, Lex Anagnos, Thomas Art, Riley Babcock, Jude Bakija, Phoebe Barnes, Liam Berryman, Mirabel Boyer, Jacqueline Brannan, Emma Brennan, Kaylie Bryan, Lily Catelotti, Sylvie Clowes, Levi Cohen-McFall, Storm Colandria, Julia DeChaine, Benjamin Dingman, Karlie Dowling, Emily Dupuis, Abaigeal Fuls, Belen Galvez, Isabella Garivaltis, Louis Gotlieb, Che Guerra, Emma Kate Hane, Mia Harding, Phoebe Hughes, Jason Jaros, Shea Johnson, Talia Kapiloff, Erin Keating, Caleb Low, Savanna 8 Comments
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Holiday Hours: Independence Day| 10:55AM / Monday, July 01, 2024 | |
Above, the famous John Trumbull painting depicting the presentation of the Declaration to John Hancock. John Adams is standing on the right of the Committee of Five. Right, the Bill of Rights currently on display at Williams College. Independence Day will be celebrated Thursday, July 4. It is a federal holiday marking the ratification of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. Representatives from 13 original colonies, of which Massachusetts was a leader, actually voted on July 2 at the Second Continental Congress to declare their independence from Great Britain. The Declaration formalizing the decision — and giving the reasons for doing so — was written
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Clark Art Concert by Jacques Schwarz-Bart| 08:09AM / Monday, July 01, 2024 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass.—On Wednesday, July 3, the Clark Art Institute kicks off its July Outdoor Concert Series with a performance by Jacques Schwarz-Bart and Band. This year, the July Outdoor Concert Series celebrates the French Caribbean with some of best musicians from Guadeloupe and Haiti. The free concert takes place at 6 pm on the Clark's Reflecting Pool Lawn. According to a press release: Born in Guadeloupe, Jacques Schwarz-Bart has voyaged across musical genres from neo-soul, where he worked with D'angelo and Erika Badu, back to his Carribean roots where he innovated hybrid jazz genres. Playing Gwo ka and Vodou jazz, Schwarz-Bart connects 0 Comments
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Williamstown Youth Center's History ExploredBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
07:22AM / Sunday, June 30, 2024 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — For about 100 years, in one incarnation or another, the Williamstown Youth Center has been improving the lives of the town's children. It is a legacy of service that, for current Executive Director Michael Williams, is summed up in the story of one longtime member of the WYC family. "One of the first people I met here when I joined the organization was someone who first started coming when he was in first grade and continued participating in programs, and, when he aged out of the programs, started working for the Youth Center," Williams said, referring to Andrew Agostini, now a teacher at Mount Greylock Regional School. "A few 0 Comments
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Clark Art Offers Free Admission on July 4| 11:38AM / Saturday, June 29, 2024 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On July 4, 2024, the Clark Art Institute offers free admission for all. This special offering honors the tenth anniversary of the Clark's grand reopening following the completion of its 2014 campus expansion project and the opening of its Clark Center, designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Tadao Ando. Additionally, July 4 marks the opening of the Clark's newest special exhibition, "Fragile Beauty: Treasures from the Corning Museum of Glass," on view in the Clark's Conforti Pavilion through October 27, 2024. At 11 am, Williamstown's Annual Hometown Parade will head down Spring Street, followed by a live 0 Comments
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Clark Art Presents 'Fragile Beauty'| 11:45AM / Friday, June 28, 2024 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Drawn from the vast collection of the Corning Museum of Glass in Corning, NY, "Fragile Beauty: Treasures from the Corning Museum of Glass" demonstrates how makers from across time and around the globe have taken inspiration from the natural world to create works of art. The objects in the exhibition range in date from antiquity to the present and show a remarkable breadth of color, technique, form, design, and function. The exhibition is on view in the Clark Center's Michael Conforti Pavilion from July 4 through October 27, 2024. "We often speak of the importance of appreciating art in nature," said Olivier Meslay, 0 Comments
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Williamstown Fire District Won't Seek Retirement Exemption for ChiefBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:16PM / Thursday, June 27, 2024 | |
Prudential Committee members Lindsay Neathawk, left, David Moresi, Alex Steel and Joe Beverly meet at the Water Street fire station on Wednesday. WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Prudential Committee on Wednesday voted 3-1 to not seek an exemption that would allow the fire chief to continue in his role past his 65th birthday. Fire Chief Craig Pedercini had asked the panel, which governs the district, to seek the exemption to prevent him from having to retire in March of next year. The five-member committee referred the question to a newly created Personnel Committee, which on Wednesday recommended that the district not seek the exemption to the state-mandated retirement 0 Comments
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County Residents Encouraged to Test Home Internet CapabilityBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:19AM / Wednesday, June 26, 2024 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Berkshire County residents have until July 20 to challenge the federal government's assessment of broadband availability at their home. The Berkshire Regional Planning Commission is the local authority providing access to the Broadband Equity and Deployment initiative, a federal program for funding Internet infrastructure. BEAD, as the program is known, allows individuals to test the available Internet speed where they live in order to ensure that availability is properly tracked by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration. "The Challenge Process is a crucial step to ensure the accuracy of Internet availability 0 Comments
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Clark Art Presents Herbalist Workshop| 08:00AM / Tuesday, June 25, 2024 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — At 10 am on Saturday, June 29, the Clark Art Institute presents From Ground to Cup: Red Clover, Raspberry, Rose Hips, and Mugwort, the first in its three-part From Ground to Cup series. This free event takes place on the Clark's Michael Conforti Pavilion lawn at 10 am. Herbalist and healing practitioner Rebecca Guanzon explores the benefits of red clover, raspberry, rose hips, and mugwort in promoting hormonal balance. These herbs are particularly effective in alleviating hormonal fluctuations of individuals with estrogen dominance. At the end of the talk, participants can create a take-home tea blend with the herbs explored in the 0 Comments
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