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Williamstown Planners Review 'Cottage Court' BylawBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:34AM / Monday, September 18, 2023 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Planning Board last week took its first look at some proposed zoning bylaw amendments the panel could bring to town meeting as early as May. Two of the drafts considered are echoes of a spring 2023 proposal to allow manufactured homes on residential lots. A third is a new proposal to make possible increased housing density in the town's General Residence district. Kenneth Kuttner and Roger Lawrence have formed a working group to develop the latter proposal, which would allow a development known as "cottage courts" — small single-family homes grouped together on a parcel around a common area and, often, a common 0 Comments
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Williams Women's Golf Wins Tourney at Middlebury| 10:04PM / Sunday, September 17, 2023 | |
MIDDLEBURY, Vt. -- Euna Lee carded an 80 on Sunday to finish tied for seventh as an individual and lead the Williams College women's golf team to a first-place finish at the George Phinney Classic. Williams finished one stroke ahead of runner-up Hamilton in the 11-team field. Williams is home next weekend for the two-day Williams Invitational. Men's Golf WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. -- Williams placed ninth in a 22-team field at the Williams Invitational. Babson won the event by 10 strokes over runner-up Trinity. MCLA placed 22nd. Williams was led by John Pagano, who placed 24th as an individual. Williams goes to Maine for the Bowdoin Invitational on 0 Comments
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Williams Football Comes from Behind to Win Opener| 05:53PM / Saturday, September 16, 2023 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. -- Owen McHugh threw for 138 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 77 yards to lead Williams to a 25-22 win over Colby on Saturday. Mario Fischetti ran for 119 yards and a touchdown for Williams (1-0), which fell behind, 14-0, and scored 25 straight points. Williams goes to Bowdoin College on Saturday. Cross Country MIDDLETOWN, Conn. -- John Lucey led a 1-2-3 sweep for the Williams men, who took first place at the Little Three Championship on Saturday. Charles Namiot and Nikhil DeNatale placed second and third, respectively, for Williams. The Williams women placed second to Amherst. Morgan Eigel led Williams with a third place 0 Comments
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Clark Art Receives National Endowment for the Humanities Grant| 12:17PM / Saturday, September 16, 2023 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Clark Art Institute recently received a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) for $100,000 to support the implementation of a summer 2024 exhibition on French artist Guillaume Lethière. The grant to the Clark was part of a $41.3 million package of 280 humanities projects nationwide recently announced by the NEH. "We are extremely grateful to the NEH for its support and for the recognition of the importance of this project," said Olivier Meslay, Hardymon Director of the Clark. "This is the first time in the Clark's history that we have received an NEH grant in support of an exhibition and its 0 Comments
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Williams Volleyball Stays Unbeaten, Wins League Opener| 09:14AM / Saturday, September 16, 2023 | |
MIDDLEBURY, Vt. -- Lauren Kauppila passed out 32 assists and served three aces Friday to lead the Williams College women's volleyball team to a three-set win over Middlebury. Keely Campuzano led Williams with 11 kills in the 25-17, 25-20, 25-18 win. Williams (5-0, 1-0 NESCAC) goes to Hamilton on Saturday. 0 Comments
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FEMA Urges Public to Prepare Ahead of Hurricane Lee| 08:14AM / Saturday, September 16, 2023 | |
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — FEMA encourages residents and visitors in Hurricane Lee's path to prepare now and follow the instructions of local officials. Anyone in the forecast path of the storm should monitor local weather alerts for updates and evacuate immediately if told to do so. "For the past several days, FEMA has been in close contact with our state partners as we monitor the path of Hurricane Lee," FEMA Region 1 Regional Administrator Lori Ehrlich said. "Right now, we want to remind New Englanders to listen to their local emergency management officials and take the appropriate steps to prepare for the impact of the 0 Comments
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Williamstown to Hold March To End Fossil Fuels| 12:00PM / Friday, September 15, 2023 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Wednesday, Sept. 20, a coalition of local faith, environmental, and community groups will host a March To End Fossil Fuels in Williamstown. Participants will gather in front of First Congregational Church at 906 Main Street to rally and hear brief remarks before marching to Field Park for a standout. Local sponsors include First Congregational Church Williamstown, St John's Church, Hoosic River Watershed Association, Williamstown COOL (CO2 Lowering) Committee, Greylock Together, Williamstown Rural Lands, Bee Friendly Williamstown, and Williams College- Center for Learning in Action, Chaplains Office, Zilkha Center, and Center for 0 Comments
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Mount Greylock Track Bids 40 Percent Over EstimateBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:44AM / Friday, September 15, 2023 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Mount Greylock Regional School Committee on Thursday looked at how to make $1.3 million in cuts that will be needed in order to bring the middle-high school track and field project in on budget. "Unfortunately, the bids came back nearly 40 percent higher than we had estimated," District Business Manager Joe Bergeron told the committee at its monthly meeting. "What that means is we needed to go back and figure out both what happened as well as how we can move forward, if at all possible." The district has in hand $3.5 million, the remainder of a $5 million capital gift from Williams College, a $100,000 grant from the 0 Comments
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Grants to Support Rural Economies and Forest Conservation in the Berkshires| 10:55AM / Thursday, September 14, 2023 | |
BOSTON — The Healey-Driscoll Administration awarded $460,000 in grant funding to increase economic development focusing on the conservation and sustainable management of forests within Massachusetts' Woodlands Partnership of Western Massachusetts region. Through the Woodlands Partnership Grants, the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) is supporting nine rural communities and three regional conservation and economic development organizations in improving access to outdoor recreation in town and state forests, improving the safety of outdoor recreation, and implementing climate-smart forestry practices. "We're investing 0 Comments
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Williamstown Sets Fiscal 2024 Tax RateBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
06:01AM / Thursday, September 14, 2023 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The property tax bill on a median single-family home in town is slated to rise by $187 in the current fiscal year. That was one of the takeaways from Assessor Chris Lamarre's annual presentation to the Select Board at its tax classification hearing. After the recent interim revaluation, the median single-family home value (the point at which half the residences are assessed lower and half are assessed higher) is $395,100, Lamarre reported. That will yield a tax bill of $5,986, up from $5,799 in the fiscal year that ended on June 30. The total value of taxable property in town is up 11.3 percent in FY24, from $1.2 billion to $1.34 0 Comments
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Williams Women's Soccer Blanks Springfield| 08:56PM / Wednesday, September 13, 2023 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. -- Isabel Konijnenberg scored the ventual game-winner in the 35th minute Wednesday as the Williams College women's soccer team beat Springfield, 3-0. Jaquelin Nordhoff and Tori Huang each scored a goal in the second half. Margaret Heulin and Anna Bozzi-Mackay, who split time in Williams' goal, needed to make two saves for the combined shutout. Williams (3-0-1) goes to Bates on Saturday. 0 Comments
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Clark Art Music on the Moltz Terrace: Senseless Optimism and Wendy Eisenberg| 12:01PM / Wednesday, September 13, 2023 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Sunday, Sept. 17, the Clark Art Institute kicks off its three-part fall concert series with performances by Senseless Optimism and Wendy Eisenburg. The free outdoor concert takes place at 5 pm on the Moltz Terrace, Lunder Center at Stone Hill. According to a press release: Multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter Brittany Tsewole brings her project, Senseless Optimism, to the Clark. Her evocative lyricism guides her audiences through a genre-defying array of local and global sounds. Improviser and songwriter Wendy Eisenberg uses guitar, pedals, the tenor banjo, the computer, the synthesizer, and voice. Their work spans 0 Comments
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