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Neal Touts Federal Aid to Support Renovation of Symbol of DemocracyBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
03:30PM / Thursday, April 17, 2025 | |
Congressman Richard Neal looks at historic photos of the 19th-century meetinghouse during a tour Thursday. WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — A longtime Democratic member of Congress on Thursday lauded the democratic ideals embodied in a local landmark. U.S. Rep. Richard Neal, D-Springfield, was in town to celebrate a $500,000 federal earmark to support the renovation of the Williamstown Meetinghouse, a project that will make the iconic structure more compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act and more accessible to members of the community. Referencing the 1869 structure's connection to the town's 1765 founding (the first two meetinghouses burned down), 0 Comments
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Neal: Dems Need to 'Fracture' Republicans, Challenge Trump Actions in CourtBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
12:31PM / Thursday, April 17, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — U.S. Rep. Richard Neal, D-Springfield, Thursday said Democrats' best strategy to counteract the Trump administration is to "fracture" his support on Capitol Hill and that decisions like the withdrawal of funds to promote resilient infrastructure will be successfully challenged in the courts. Neal was in town to celebrate a $500,000 appropriation he helped secure to help the renovation of the Williamstown Meetinghouse, the Main Street home of First Congregational Church. Later Thursday morning, he headed to a closed door meeting with local business people to talk about the impact of Trump's tariff policy. His visit came 12 0 Comments
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Clark Art Institute Offers School Vacation Week Activities| 11:06AM / Thursday, April 17, 2025 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Clark Art Institute will host activities for children and families during the Massachusetts public school system’s April vacation week. From Tuesday, April 22, through Thursday, April 24, landscape drawing stations will be available throughout the museum, featuring various drawing mediums. Free drawing pads and colored pencils will also be provided for outdoor use. At 2 PM each day, Williamstown Rural Lands will lead nature-related hikes and activities. On Thursday, April 24, from 11 AM to 2 PM, a drop-in activity will allow visitors to sculpt miniature cows. The exhibition "Pastoral on Paper," on view through June 0 Comments
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Clark Art Foraging Walks Series| 08:07AM / Thursday, April 17, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Clark Art Institute's popular series of foraging walks returns this April. On the fourth Tuesday of the month from April through October, naturalist and wild edibles enthusiast Arianna Alexsandra Collins of the Hoosic River Watershed Association and Offerings for Community Building guides visitors across the Clark's 140-acre campus in a one-hour talk. Each walkabout begins on the Fernández Terrace by the Clark's Reflecting Pool. During each foraging walk, Collins discusses characteristics for proper identification of flora and fungi, as well as meal and medicinal preparation. Trailside nibbling throughout the walkabout 0 Comments
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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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