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Clark Art Free Gallery Tours for Parents and Infants| 08:08AM / Monday, December 30, 2024 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025 at 10:15 am, the Clark Art Institute hosts the next in its series of free tours of its permanent collection galleries designed specifically to meet the interests of new parents/caregivers and their infants. Participants should meet at the Clark’s main admissions desk. The program is specially designed to provide new parents and caregivers with a stress-free experience that offers chances to socialize with others who are caring for young infants. The guided gallery tour offers an informal visit to the Clark’s permanent collection free from any concerns about short attention spans or fussy 0 Comments
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Clark Art Offers Free Admission From January Through March| 08:05AM / Monday, December 30, 2024 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Clark Art Institute will offer free admission for all visitors from January through March 2025. In its third year, the Free for Three program is part of the Institute's ongoing effort to expand awareness of its programming and to welcome new visitors. During the free admission season, visitors will have the opportunity to tour the Clark's permanent collection and to see two ongoing special exhibitions, "Abelardo Morell: In the Company of Monet and Constable" (open through Feb. 17, 2025) and "Wall Power! Modern French Tapestry from the Mobilier national, Paris" (open through March 19, 0 Comments
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Create an Ad: Jiminy Peak Mountain ResortBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
05:28PM / Saturday, December 28, 2024 | |
Ruby Sosne, left, Jack Smith and Hazel Barenski with their certificates. HANCOCK, Mass. — Williamstown Elementary School third-grade students in Cassandra Crosier's class participated in our Junior Marketers Create an Ad series. We contacted Berkshire County teachers and asked their students to help create an ad for our sponsors and the community delivered. For the next nine months, we will showcase ads made by our creative next generation. This month, students showcased Jiminy Peak Mountain Resort's winter season, which includes 45 trails for skiing and snowboarding, terrain jumps, scenic chair lift rides to the summit, snow tubing, the Kids 0 Comments
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Lenox, Williamstown Students Name State Snowplows| 05:32PM / Thursday, December 26, 2024 | |
BOSTON — The state Department of Transportation has selected snowplow names submitted by students at Morris Elementary and Pine Cobble schools. They were among the 12 winning classrooms for the third annual "Name A Snowplow" contest for elementary and middle school students. Katie Simonelli's second-grade class at Morris in Lenox offered the name "Snowana" and Jeff Uhas' fifth grade at Pine Cobble in Williamstown submitted "Ice Ice Baby." The names will be applied to trucks in District 1, headquartered in Lenox. "This contest is a great way for schools across the state to connect with the crews who work 0 Comments
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Menorah Lighting Begins 8 Days of Hanukkah, Thoughts of GratitudeBy Tammy Daniels , iBerkshires Staff
01:14PM / Thursday, December 26, 2024 | |
Mia Wax gets some helping light as she works the controls. The full ceremony can be seen on iBerkshires' Facebook page. WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — With a boost from her dad, Mia Wax on Wednesday turned on the first candle of the more than 12-foot tall menorah at the Williams Inn. Around 40 people attended the community lighting for the first night of Hanukkah, which fell this year on the same day as Christmas. They gathered in the snow around the glowing blue electric menorah even as the temperature hovered around 12 degrees. "We had a small but dedicated group in North Adams, so this is unbelievable," said Rabbi Rachel Barenblat of 0 Comments
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Williamstown Housing Trust Discussing Marketing Plan for SubdivisionBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:24PM / Tuesday, December 24, 2024 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The board of the town's Affordable Housing Trust hopes to resolve in January an issue with the non-profit looking to build four single-family homes on a Summer Street parcel owned by the trust. At their Dec. 17 meeting, the trustees revisited the question of how Northern Berkshire Habitat for Humanities will market the homes, which will be built over a period of four years if the local chapter of Habitat for Humanity wins approval from the town. The final regulatory hurdle for Habitat is Development Plan Review for the proposed subdivision by the Planning Board, which is scheduled to address the issue in a public hearing at its Jan. 14 4 Comments
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Williamstown Shooting Still Under InvestigationiBerkshires.com Staff,
10:11AM / Tuesday, December 24, 2024 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. -- State Police detectives continue to investigate a Sunday morning shooting on Cole Avenue, and the Williamstown Police plans a community meeting to discuss procedures when the investigation ends. On Tuesday morning, WPD Chief Michael Ziemba sent a news release to update the committee that while police believe there is no threat to the general public, the probe continues into a shooting at 330 Cole Ave. that sent one individual to the hospital. Ziemba's news release did not indicate that any arrests have been made in the case. He did provide a little more detail about the aftermath of the shooting. A 10:15 a.m. call to the Williamstown 4 Comments
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2024 Year in Review: Williamstown Under ConstructionBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:18AM / Monday, December 23, 2024 | |
The new Williams College of Museum of Art is being designed to harmonize with the natural setting. Several long-discussed building projects in town broke ground in 2024. Perhaps no public project has generated as much discussion over the last decade as the proposed new fire station. In September, the long-planned project finally began to come to fruition. By the end of the calendar year, the foundation was laid and part of the structure was starting to take shape. Officials in the Williamstown Fire District hope to have the $22.5 million project ready for occupancy so the department can move out of the cramped and outdated station on Water Street. The 4 Comments
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Williamstown Police Looking for Suspects After Cole Avenue ShootingBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires.com
11:58AM / Sunday, December 22, 2024 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — One person was shot with a firearm at 330 Cole Ave. on Sunday morning, triggering an hour-long lockdown of Williams College and a manhunt for an armed suspect. A reverse 911 call from the town at 12:39 Sunday afternoon indicated that Williamstown Police and the Massachusetts State Police are investigating the incident. "At this time, based on evidence seen, this appears to be a specific, targeted incident," the reverse 911 call indicated. "The general public not in danger at this time. This [call] is for public awareness only." The robocall indicates that the shooting took place at 10:15 4 Comments
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Holiday Hours: Christmas & New Year's| 01:02PM / Saturday, December 21, 2024 | |
You once could be fined for celebrating Christmas in Massachusetts. (Massachusetts State Library) Businesses, schools and government offices will be taking breaks next week as the nation celebrates Christmas and New Year's. Christmas falls on Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2024, and New Year's Day on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025.
Christmas is now a state holiday but it wasn't always. The General Court under the control of the Puritans outlawed the holiday in 1659.
There was too much eating, drinking, wassailing and other festiveness for the colony's righteous rulers. Even after the ban was lifted, Christmas was treated as a regular day until its popularization during the
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Clark Art Airs Live Production of 'The Magic Flute'| 08:07AM / Friday, December 20, 2024 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Metropolitan Opera's broadcast production of The Magic Flute airs at the Clark Art Institute on Saturday, Dec. 28 at 1 pm in the latest installment of the 2024–25 season of The Met: Live in HD. The award-winning series of high-definition cinema simulcasts features the full 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: The Met's family-friendly production of Mozart's dazzling fairy tale returns. Patrick Furrer and Gareth Morrell share conducting duties, leading a standout cast in Julie 6 Comments
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