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SVMC Wellness Connection: Jan. 19| 08:17AM / Monday, January 22, 2024 | |
 January 19, 2024 January is National Glaucoma Awareness Month ? Often referred to as “the silent thief of sight,” glaucoma is the second leading cause of blindness worldwide. In fact, more than 3
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Clark Art Airs Live Production of 'Carmen'| 08:00AM / Monday, January 22, 2024 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. The Metropolitan Opera's broadcast production of "Carmen" airs at the Clark Art Institute on Saturday, Jan. 27 at 12:55 pm in the latest installment of the 2023–24 season of The Met: Live in HD. The 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: Acclaimed English director Carrie Cracknell reinvigorates the classic story, revealing at the heart of the drama issues that could not be more relevant today: gendered 0 Comments
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Composting Company Talks Bettering Municipal Waste at BEAT's Green DrinksBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:06AM / Monday, January 22, 2024 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Is composting the answer to municipal waste? John Pitroff of Second Chance Composting believes so.
Earlier this month, community members dove into the world of composting during an event hosted by the Berkshire Environmental Action Teams' Berkshire Green Drinks, which brings in a guest speaker on the second Wednesday of each month. The hybrid presentation was given at The Barn of the Williams Inn with a virtual option.
Second Chance Composting picks up food scraps and other organic matter and processes it into compost, covering the Berkshires and parts of Southern Vermont. The company has a facility in Stamford, Vt. that is certified through
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Mass Humanities Announces 2024 Funding Opportunities| 11:34AM / Sunday, January 21, 2024 | |
NORTHAMPTON, Mass. — Humanities, the Commonwealth's leading funder of humanities programs, announced upcoming opportunities for its 2024 grant season. Application materials for Expand Massachusetts Stories (EMS) grants are available now on the website, with the application window opening on February 5. EMS grants support projects that collect, interpret, and share stories about the Commonwealth. Special consideration is given to humanities programming, events, and creative works that emphasize the voices and experiences of residents that too often go unrecognized, or have been excluded from public conversation and public history. This year, Mass 0 Comments
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Williamstown Diversity Panel Talks About Raising Profile of MLK Holiday in TownBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
04:55AM / Sunday, January 21, 2024 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — One day after their regular meeting was postponed by Martin Luther King Jr. Day, members of the Diversity, Inclusion and Racial Equity Committee talked about how that day could have greater recognition in the town. "I come from a different part of the country, and there's more diversity there," Noah Smalls told his colleagues at their Jan. 16 session. "I was taken aback at how little was done to recognize, celebrate, honor Dr. King's birthday as a federal holiday. "I know different people are able to engage with this dialogue from different places. People have different levels of interest in it as 0 Comments
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Williams Men's Basketball Tops Middlebury| 05:46PM / Saturday, January 20, 2024 | |
MIDDLEBURY, Vt. -- Alex Lee scored 22 points Saturday to lead the Williams men's basketball team to a 91-82 win over Middlebury. Hudson Hansen scored 19 for Williams (14-4, 5-0 NESCAC), which hosts SUNY Cobleskill on Tuesday. Women's Basketball WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. -- The Middlebury women's basketball team made nine of 16 3-pointers Saturday en route to an 84-43 win over Williams. Arianna Gerig scored 18 points to lead Williams (9-10, 1-4), which hosts Tufts on Friday night. Women's Hockey WATERVILLE, Maine -- Meg Rittenhouse scored 14 seconds into overtime to give Colby a 3-2 win over Williams. Jaelyn Keiver had a goal and an assist for 0 Comments
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Williamstown's Sweetwood Plans Another Try at Zoning ChangeBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
06:35AM / Saturday, January 20, 2024 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The owner of Sweetwood Independent Living Community plans to take another try at obtaining a zoning change to allow conventional apartments at the South Williamstown facility. This time, CareOne plans to have the current Sweetwood residents on its side. Attorney Jeffrey Grandchamp appeared before the Planning Board last week to inform it that Sweetwood's proprietor hopes to bring a different type of zoning request to May's annual town meeting. Instead of a two-step approach that would have rezoned the Sweetwood property and expanding the uses in the new zone, Sweetwood is aiming for an overlay district to cover the assisted-living 0 Comments
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Clark Art Presents 'Writing Closer'| 08:13AM / Friday, January 19, 2024 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Friday, Jan. 26 at 10:30 am, the Clark Art Institute's Manton Study Center for Works on Paper invites writers of all experience and skill levels to come be inspired by thematic selections from the Clark's collection of works on paper. According to a press release: January's theme, "Through the Lens of a Portrait," features prints, drawings, and photographs of sitters whose stories beg to be revealed. Whether it's poetry or prose, fiction or non-fiction, a story-in-progress, or something completely new, allow the works to inspire your writing! Basic materials are provided. Writers bringing their own supplies 0 Comments
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Clark Art Screens 'All That Money Can Buy'| 08:00AM / Thursday, January 18, 2024 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Thursday, Jan. 25, the Clark Art Institute continues its free five-part film series highlighting a group of classic films that have been recently restored to provide an exceptional viewing experience. The Clark shows "All That Money Can Buy" (aka The Devil and Daniel Webster) at 6 pm in its auditorium, located in the Manton Research Center. According to a press release: Set in 1840s rural New Hampshire, Faustian gothic fantasy "All That Money Can Buy" (1941; 1 hour, 47 minutes) centers around down-on-his-luck farmer Jabez Stone (James Craig). His desperation leads him to a seven-year deal with the devil, known as 0 Comments
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Williams College Testing for Geothermal Capacity at New Museum SiteBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
12:59PM / Wednesday, January 17, 2024 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Williams College is doing the ground work for a new art museum at the former site of the Williams Inn. Actually, it is doing the underground work. This winter, the college is drilling a test well near the Field Park rotary to assess the terrain's capacity to produce geothermal energy for the planned museum. A crew from Armonk, N.Y.'s, Brightcore Energy has been working on the site, setting the stage for a project that could supply a significant percentage of the heating and cooling needs for the museum the college is planning to replace the current facility at Lawrence Hall. "The location of the test well is in the range 0 Comments
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Northern Berkshire Residents Invited to SVMC at the Williams Inn| 12:33PM / Wednesday, January 17, 2024 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — This free event includes a presentation of SVMC initiatives that will enhance and improve the health of the community and a panel discussion with the oncology team from the Dartmouth Regional Cancer Center at SVMC. Refreshments and hors d'oeuvres will be served. When: Wednesday, January 31, from 5-7 p.m. Where: The Williams Inn - 101 Spring Street, Williamstown, MA RSVPs are required to attend and due no later than Tuesday, January 23. Email foundation@svhealthcare.org or call 802-447-5017. 0 Comments
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Mount Greylock School Committee Holds Initial FY25 Budget TalkBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:39AM / Tuesday, January 16, 2024 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Mount Greylock Regional School District administration is forecasting a fiscal year 2025 budget with little room for additional programming in the preK-12 district. "This is likely one of those budget years when we'll be focusing hard on what we have to do and not as much on what we'd like to do," Superintendent Jason McCandless told the School Committee last week. "Any additions, particularly around staffing, will likely have to be met with proportionate reductions elsewhere." Assistant Superintendent Joseph Bergeron, who also serves as the district's budget director, walked the committee members through what he 0 Comments
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