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SVHC President Dee Announces Retirement| 02:42PM / Wednesday, April 16, 2025 | |
 BENNINGTON, Vt. — Thomas A. Dee is retiring this year after 16 years at the helm of Southwestern Vermont Health Care. Dee has had a significant impact on the Southern Vermont medical center, overseeing its affiliation with Dartmouth Health, expanding access to care services through telehealth and offices in outlying communities, and steering the new $31 million emergency room expansion to fruition last year. The CEO and president of the health care system said he plans to retire at the end of 2025 and a search committee has been formed to seek his replacement. "It is with mixed emotions that I take this next step in my life," Dee said. "After 0 Comments
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Poetry Event to Celebrate Earth Day and the Hoosic River Watershed| 12:04PM / Wednesday, April 16, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — A poetry event focused on the Hoosic River Watershed will take place on Thursday, April 24, at 4:30 PM. Poets and individuals interested in poetry of all ages are invited to participate in this Earth Day celebration. The event will begin at the Mohican Recreational Path – Syndicate Road Trailhead parking lot. Participants will walk along the Hoosic bike trail in Williamstown to seek poetic inspiration. Writing prompts will be available for those who wish to use them. Time will be allotted for participants to share their poems, phrases, or other creative expressions inspired by the river. The program is scheduled to last for 1.5 hours. This free workshop is
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Clark Art Invites People With Dementia and Caregivers for Gallery Talk | 08:12AM / Wednesday, April 16, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Monday, April 21 at 1 pm in the permanent collection galleries, the Clark Art Institute presents Meet Me at the Clark. This free gallery talk program is designed specifically for people living with dementia and their care partners. On select Mondays, when the museum is closed to the general public, specially trained educators guide open-ended conversations about art and how it celebrates our shared humanity. Free. Advance registration required; capacity is limited. To register, call the Education Department Coordinator at 413 458 0563; accompanying care-partners must also register. 0 Comments
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Mount Greylock School Committee Affirms Protection for All Students, StaffBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:54AM / Wednesday, April 16, 2025 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Mount Greylock School Committee last week unanimously approved a policy that affirms the district's support for all students and employees without regard to sexual orientation or gender identity. The policy, one of several that have been in development for months by the panel's Policy and Governance Subcommittee. Prior to the full committee's action, Carolyn Greene asked her colleagues on the subcommittee whether they had factored in more recent changes in federal policy. Interim Superintendent Joseph Bergeron clarified that the local policy, which affirms that the district "does not and will not discriminate on the basis 0 Comments
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PFAS Issue Splits Williamstown Select Board on Sewer RateBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:30PM / Tuesday, April 15, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — About 20 residents and the majority of the Select Board on Monday sent a message to the Hoosac Water Quality District: importing sludge and converting it to compost is a bad deal and unethical. In a rare break from past practice, a divided Select Board voted against recommending that town meeting OK the HWQD's proposed fiscal year 2026 sewer rate. The district's plan to accept sludge from other communities and sell off the resulting compost through waste hauler Casella became an issue this winter when the HWQD presented its proposed FY26 sewer rate to the town's Finance Committee. The district, a joint venture of Williamstown, 0 Comments
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Earth Day Walk and Discussion Planned Along the Hoosic River| 01:57PM / Tuesday, April 15, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — A walk and discussion event concerning the Hoosic River will be held on Thursday, April 17, from 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM. The event is organized in recognition of Earth Day. Participants are invited to walk along the river and discuss any questions, concerns, or hopes they have for the Hoosic River. The gathering point will be at The Spruces in Williamstown, MA, in the parking lot adjacent to the garden, at 5:00 PM. The event will be facilitated by Arianna Alexsandra Collins, a naturalist educator and the executive director of the Hoosic River Watershed Association (HooRWA). 0 Comments
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Letter: Williamstown Dealing in Toxic Sludge to Save Money? MadnessLetter to the Editor,
01:56PM / Tuesday, April 15, 2025 | |
 To the Editor:
While Williamstown builds a $20 million fire station, Bob Menicocci and the Finance Committee expect us to be up in arms about $500,000 to deal with a very real environmental problem in a responsible fashion — toxic sludge. Waste water treatment in Williamstown yields effluent (discharged to the Hoosic River where there is a PFAS advisory on fish from the Mass Department of Health) and sludge — a concentrated byproduct. The proposal before us is to start taking toxic sludge from other towns because the town wants to lower costs and we have the capacity. But what is the trade-off? The trade-off is increased liability for Williamstown who would become a
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Artist Stephanie Syjuco To Give Plonsker Lecture| 11:01AM / Monday, April 14, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Artist Stephanie Syjuco will be the featured speaker at the Williams College Museum of Art's annual Plonsker Family Lecture in Contemporary Art on Thursday, April 17, at 6 p.m. at the Williams Inn Ballroom. The lecture will be preceded by a reception at the Williams Inn from 5 to 6 p.m. According to a press release: Stephanie Syjuco will discuss her dynamic practice spanning work in photography, sculpture, and installation, moving from handmade and craft-inspired mediums to digital editing and the excavation of archives. She has focused on how photography, in particular image-based archives, is implicated in the construction 0 Comments
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Clark Art Presents Gallery Tours With Emerging Art Historians | 07:45AM / Monday, April 14, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Friday, April 18 at noon, the Clark Art Institute presents a special tour as part of its Fresh Takes series. Enjoy a new look at old favorites in the Clark's permanent collection as a Williams College graduate student shares their take on an object with the perspective of new scholarship. Tours begin in the Museum Pavilion. Free; no registration is required. 0 Comments
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Teacher of the Month: Karen DuCharmeBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
05:28PM / Sunday, April 13, 2025 | |
Karen DuCharme's integrated life skills class is designed to prepare all students for the world post high school. WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Mount Greylock Regional School life skills special education teacher Karen DuCharme has been selected as the April Teacher of the Month. The Teacher of the Month series, in collaboration with Berkshire Community College, will feature distinguished teachers nominated by community members. You can nominate a teacher here. She has been a teacher for 24 years, starting at Pittsfield High School, and has been at Mount Greylock Regional School for the last 11 years. "I always say that I didn't really choose 0 Comments
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Clark Art Announces Research and Academic Program Fellowships| 04:07PM / Sunday, April 13, 2025 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Clark Art Institute's Research and Academic Program (RAP) announces the appointment of its 2025–2026 class of Fellows for summer 2025 and the upcoming academic year. The Clark Art Institute is one of a small number of institutions globally that is both an art museum and a center for research, critical discussion, and higher education in the visual arts. Through RAP, the Clark hosts a residential fellowship program that welcomes leading scholars from around the world for periods ranging from two to nine months. To date, the community of Clark Fellows numbers more than 430 individuals hailing from thirty countries, forming a global network of 0 Comments
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New Owner 'Fell in Love' With Springs Motel By Breanna Steele, iBerkshires Staff
10:37AM / Sunday, April 13, 2025 | |
Brian Duke picked up the keys to the 65-year-old motel earlier this year. NEW ASHFORD, Mass. — The new owners of the landmark Springs Motel on Route 7 are keeping its newly renovated vibe but will add a few touches of their own. "We kind of instantly fell in love with the place," said Brian Duke, when he and his family went to visit the property. When he saw it was up for sale, he went to work and closed the deal earlier this year. He purchased the property for $1,575,000 as Springs Hospitality New Ashford LLC, according to documents in the Registry of Deeds. The "vibe" comes from renovations made by designer Lindsey Kurowski who 0 Comments
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