News and events in Williamstown, Mass.
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Williamstown Comprehensive Plan Forums Set for Thursday Evening11:18AM / Wednesday, October 12, 2022 | | WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The town's Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee plans an "interactive community meeting" in two sessions on Thursday at the Williamstown Youth Center. The committee, which is responsible for drafting the document formerly known as the town's master plan, will seek input from the public on all elements of the plan. The comprehensive plan, required by state law of all municipalities with a Planning Board, must address the following dimensions: land use or zoning; housing; economic development; natural and cultural resources; open space and recreation; municipal services and facilities; and circulation or 0 Comments Read More >> |
Medical Matters Weekly Welcomes Pediatric Cancer Researcher09:05AM / Wednesday, October 12, 2022 | |
BENNINGTON, Vt. — The next guest on Medical Matters Weekly is Mariella Filbin, MD, PhD, a leading researcher working to find a cure to children's brain tumors. The show airs on Facebook Live at 12 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 19. The show is produced by Southwestern Vermont Health Care (SVHC) with cooperation from Catamount Access Television (CAT-TV). Viewers can view on facebook.com/svmedicalcenter and facebook.com/CATTVBennington. The show is also available to view or download as a podcast on svhealthcare.org/medicalmatters. Dr. Filbin is the co-director for Research for the Pediatric-Neurooncology Program at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Boston 0 Comments Read More >> |
SVHC's Weekly Health Update: Oct. 701:07PM / Tuesday, October 11, 2022 | |
![](https://www.iberkshires.com/images/site_images/stories/69688.gif) October 7, 2022 Medical Matters Weekly: Breast Cancer Research Medical Matters Weekly Host Dr. Trey Dobson caught up with Linda Vahdat, MD, MBA, of Dartmouth Cancer Center, on the most recent advances in breast cancer treatment. WATCH NOW Breast Cancer Screening
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Extremist Graffiti Found on Williams College MonumentBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff 04:54AM / Tuesday, October 11, 2022 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Williams College on Monday reported that the school's Soldier's Monument on Main Street was defaced with apparent white supremacist graffiti. President Maud Mandel sent an email to the college community reporting that a local resident reported to the school the presence of a Confederate flag and the painted word "Rebel" on the base of the Civil War statue, located outside the school's Griffin Hall. "The Confederate flag and the word 'Rebel' are commonly used as symbols by white supremacists and other extremist factions," Mandel wrote. "The appearance of those marks is more evidence that we live in a world 0 Comments Read More >> |
Williamstown DIRE Committee to Consider 'Purpose' DocumentBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff 04:29AM / Monday, October 10, 2022 | | WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The town's diversity committee last week decided it needs a little more time to respond to an evolving purpose statement its members have been discussing with members of the Select Board. The latter body had hoped to have a response from the Diversity, Inclusion and Racial Equity Committee in time for possible adoption of the purpose document at the Select Board's Oct. 12 meeting. But the joint working group of the two panels was unable to sign off on the latest draft before the DIRE Committee's Oct. 3 meeting. "Jeff [Johnson] and I wanted to not have it be a public document until there was a consensus among the four of us: Noah 0 Comments Read More >> |
Williams College Field Hockey Hammers Conn College10:16PM / Saturday, October 08, 2022 | | WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. -- Emily Batchelor had a hat trick Saturday to lead the Williams College field hockey team to a 7-0 win over Conn College. Carson Stephenson and Gates Tenerowicz split time in Williams' goal, combining for seven saves. Williams (7-3, 3-3 NESCAC) goes to Wesleyan on Saturday. Football MIDDLEBURY, Vt. -- Cole Kennon threw for 283 yards and four toucdowns to lead Middlebury to a 30-7 win over Williams. Williams (1-3) hosts Hamilton on Saturday. Women's Soccer WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. -- Ava Simunovic scored midway through the first half to give Williams a 1-0 win over Conn College. Margaret Huelin stopped six shots for Williams 0 Comments Read More >> |
Williamstown Fire District Seeking TreasurerBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff 06:41PM / Tuesday, October 04, 2022 | | WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Williamstown Fire District is in the market for a new treasurer after Cory Thurston announced at last week's Prudential Committee meeting that he plans to step down from the office. Thurston has served in the capacity since he was elected in May 2019 to what, at the time, was the district's clerk/treasurer position. A lot changed in the three years that followed. The district broke the clerk and treasurer roles into two separate jobs, and it moved them from elected offices to positions appointed by the five-person Prudential Committee. "That was changed from an elected official a few years ago to make sure the district had a 0 Comments Read More >> |
Williams Men's Soccer Ties Amherst to Stay Unbeaten11:09AM / Sunday, October 02, 2022 | | WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. -- Ben Diffley stopped six shots Saturday as the Williams College men's soccer team tied Amherst, 0-0, to stay unbeaten this fall. Williams (3-0-5, 2-0-3 NESCAC) goes to Keene State on Tuesday. Women's Soccer WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. -- Shae Rashoff scored in the first half to lead Williams to a 1-0 win over Amherst. Leyla Kamshad made six saves for Williams (6-2-1, 5-1), which hosts Connecticut College on Saturday. Field Hockey WLLLIAMSTOWN, Mass. -- Amherst beat Williams, 3-1, on Saturday. Faith Stineman scored a goal, and Carson Stephenson made three saves in 30 minutes of work in goal for Williams (5-3, 2-3), which hosts Skidmore 0 Comments Read More >> |
Adams Community Bank Hires Branch Officers for Lenox, Lee06:50AM / Saturday, October 01, 2022 | |
ADAMS, Mass. — Charles P. O’Brien, President, and CEO of Adams Community Bank, announces a new branch hire and a recent promotion. Kara Clark has been promoted to Branch Officer of the Lenox branch. Clark began with Adams Community Bank five years ago as a Customer Service Representative in Williamstown. After only two years of customer service and extensive ACB product and service knowledge, she was promoted to Assistant Branch Manager at our Park Street location. Don Disbrow joins Adams Community Bank as the Branch Officer at the bank's Lee location. Don comes to us from CARR Hardware, where he worked as the General Manager for multiple locations, including the Lee
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Q&A: Williamstown's Wild Oats Cooperative Marks 40 YearsBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff 06:34AM / Saturday, October 01, 2022 | |
![](https://www.iberkshires.com/images/site_images/stories/69601.jpg) The co-op offers an assortment of products that can be purchased WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Netse Lytle joined Wild Oats Market at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic and saw right away what made the retailer different. "I left a large chain retailer to come to Wild Oats," the store's general manager said recently. "I had dealt with many issues from guests, from shoppers, working for this other entity and did not experience any of those issues at Wild Oats. "It was quite the shock, I would say." The kind of "we're all in this together" attitude that public health officials were promoting during the pandemic is 0 Comments Read More >> |
Williamstown Fire District Sets Dec. 7 Vote on New StationBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff 04:48AM / Friday, September 30, 2022 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Five years after the fire district's voters approved purchasing a Main Street parcel for a new station, the Prudential Committee is ready to ask those voters to take the next step. On Wednesday, the committee voted 5-0 to set a special district meeting for Dec. 7 at 7 p.m. when voters will be asked to approve borrowing to pay for construction of a new station. The Prudential Committee accepted the recommendation of its Building Committee that now is the time to finalize the project so that shovels can go in the ground as early as next summer. "I think it's worth repeating every time that it's a complicated project, and 1 Comment Read More >> |
Williamstown Residents Urged to Attend Planning SessionsBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff 04:28AM / Wednesday, September 28, 2022 | | WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Residents are being encouraged to attend at least one of two community meetings next month to provide input into the town's comprehensive plan. Representatives from the Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee attended the Select Board's meeting on Monday to both announce the release of the committee's "existing conditions" report and promote the open house it plans for Thursday, Oct. 13, at the Williamstown Youth Center. The Thursday event will be held in two sessions, at 4 p.m. and 6 p.m., and is designed to collect thoughts from the public about the many elements that go into what formerly was known as the town's master 1 Comment Read More >> |
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