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Williams Men's Soccer Reaches NCAA Final Four| 10:10AM / Monday, November 21, 2022 | |
GAMBIER, Ohio -- David Wang scored in the 83rd minute Sunday to send the Williams College men's soccer team to a 1-0 win over Kenyon and a berth in the NCAA Division III Final Four. Nick Boardman assisted on the goal at 82 minutes, 19 seconds of the match. Ben Diffley made one save to earn the win in goal for Williams (9-1-11), which will face the University of Mary Washington on Dec. 1 in Salem, Va., in the national semi-finals. Women's Basketball WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. -- Maddy Mandyck recorded a triple double Sunday to lead Williams to a 56-40 win over Stevenson. Mandyck led all players in points (13), rebounds (16) and blocks (12) in the 0 Comments
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Clark Art Presents Jazz Concert | 08:24AM / Monday, November 21, 2022 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. Williamstown's Holiday Walk Weekend kicks off with a performance by Oasis Jazz Awards "Jazz Group of the Year" nominee, The Lao Tizer Quartet featuring Eric Marienthal. The group presents a jazz concert on Friday, Dec. 2, at 6 pm in the Clark Art Institute's auditorium. According to a press release: The Lao Tizer Quartet returns to the Clark bringing their swinging sound for a memorable evening of music in support of its latest album, Songs From The Swinghouse. The album features original instrumentals and classic rock covers with reimagined arrangements. Led by pianist, keyboardist, composer Lao Tizer (Special EFX, Down To 0 Comments
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Williams Men's Soccer Reaches NCAA Elite 8| 08:14AM / Sunday, November 20, 2022 | |
GAMBIER, Ohio -- Nathan Song scored early in the second half, and the Williams College men's soccer team went on to a 1-0 win over Ohio Northern on Saturday in the third round of the NCAA Division III tournament. Ben Diffley made three saves to earn the shutout win for Williams (8-1-11), which faces Kenyon on Sunday afternoon in the national quarter-finals. Women's Soccer DALLAS, Texas -- Johns Hopkins' Breukelen Woodard scored two goals six minute apart in overtime to give her team a 2-1 win over Williams in the third round of the NCAA Division III tournament. Williams' Jaquelin Nordhoff broke a scoreless tie in the second minute of OT. Johns Hopkins 0 Comments
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Vacancy Filled on Williamstown Planning BoardBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
03:31PM / Saturday, November 19, 2022 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Select Board and Planning Board last week filled a vacant seat on the Planning Board. By a vote of 8-0, the combined panels appointed Williams College professor Allison Guess to the post vacated earlier this year by Dante Birch. Guess will serve on the Planning Board through May's annual town election, when the seat will be on the ballot for the remainder of the five-year seat Birch won in 2019. Guess is a professor of Africana Studies at the college and is a trained geographer and environmental scientist. She told the boards on Monday that she has an "appreciation for land" and understands the housing housing 0 Comments
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Mount Greylock School Committee Member Clashes with ColleaguesBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:19PM / Friday, November 18, 2022 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Two days after being re-elected to the Mount Greylock Regional School Committee, a member was at odds with the rest of the committee and the district's superintendent at the committee's monthly meeting. Steven Miller, who was first appointed to the committee in 2016, was in a minority of one on a vote to elect a chair, advocated that the committee "investigate" the curricula in the public schools and said the superintendent acted in contradiction to advice from the district's counsel — all before the meeting was 40 minutes old. As is the committee's practice, its first order of business after the biennial election 9 Comments
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One Held on Drug, Firearms Charges in Williamstown| 03:42PM / Friday, November 18, 2022 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Police arrested a man Thursday on nearly a dozen drug-related and firearms charges after an incident in South Williamstown. Williamstown Police on Friday said the department was notified by several callers about a "running vehicle located in the travel lane at the Five Corners intersection with an unresponsive operator at the wheel." An officer responding to the scene was able to awaken the operator, police said. After observing the individual and based on evidence in plain view inside the vehicle, the officer believed the subject was under the influence of narcotics. Police said that while the subject was exiting the vehicle, 0 Comments
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SVHC Introduces Healthy Holiday Challenge| 10:57AM / Thursday, November 17, 2022 | |
 BENNINGTON, Vt. — Richer meals, shorter days, late nights celebrating with friends, and cookies, so many cookies… The holidays can be a tricky time to maintain our healthy routines. That's why Southwestern Vermont Health Care (SVHC) is launching the 8-week Healthy Holiday Challenge. "We were looking for a fun way to engage the community about making healthier choices this holiday season," said Pam Duchene, PhD, APRN, chief nursing officer and vice president of Patient Care Services. "Our staff came together with some great challenges that we think people will truly enjoy." Every Friday from Nov. 25 to Jan 13, SVHC will release a video 0 Comments
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Williamstown Fire District Sets February Date for Station VoteBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
04:51AM / Thursday, November 17, 2022 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Fire District officials Wednesday decided to reschedule to Feb. 28 a special district meeting to approve a bond to construct a new fire station. The district had hoped to put the question to voters in December but last month walked back that idea in hopes that it will have more concrete numbers to put before voters. Prudential Committee Chair David Moresi, who also serves on the district's Building Committee, told his Prudential Committee colleagues that earlier on Wednesday the Building Committee voted unanimously to recommend holding the vote on Tuesday, Feb. 28, at 7 p.m. "The thought is that by the end of January we should have a 0 Comments
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SVMC Hosts Online Cooking Class| 08:45AM / Wednesday, November 16, 2022 | |
 BENNINGTON, Vt. — We know that including plant-based meals into our diet supports our health, but actually incorporating those healthy recipes into our routine can seem difficult, especially during the holidays. That's why Southwestern Vermont Medical Center (SVMC) has invited its experts to show those interested in cancer prevention how to increase the enjoyment of healthy plant-based meals for the holidays and beyond. The event is called Healthy Holiday Recipes for Cancer Prevention and Support. It is scheduled for 6 – 7 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022, via Zoom online meeting software. It is free and open to all. SVMC Executive Chef Laura LaCroix will 0 Comments
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'On the Horizon' Opens at the Clark | 08:30AM / Wednesday, November 16, 2022 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — "On the Horizon: Art and Atmosphere in the Nineteenth Century" examines how artists and image makers incorporated new scientific and technological understandings of the atmosphere into their works and creative practices. The exhibition is on view in the Eugene V. Thaw Gallery of the Clark's Manton Research Center Nov. 19, 2022 through Feb. 12, 2023. "The notion of creating an exhibition about something you cannot necessarily see, but which engages many other senses, is particularly intriguing," said Olivier Meslay, Hardymon Director of the Clark. "We think this project will provide a surprising and provocative look 0 Comments
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Williamstown May Be on the Hook for $1.3M for Recreation PathBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:00PM / Tuesday, November 15, 2022 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Hopefully, residents are enjoying the new bicycle-pedestrian trail. They may have to pay for it down the road. Town Manager Bob Menicocci Monday told the Select Board that the Massachusetts Department of Transportation is passing along $1.3 million in overruns for the project, which created a recreational path from near the intersection of Syndicate Road and North Street (Route 7) east to the Spruces Park on Main Street (Route 2). The town has the resources to pay the tab from its Chapter 90 account without new local tax revenue, Menicocci told the board. But paying for the overage would put a dent in the town's long-rage capital plans 7 Comments
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