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Williamstown Select Board OKs Cannabis, Cable Deals
By Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
12:33PM / Thursday, September 12, 2024
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Select Board on Monday voted to update its host community agreement with the one cannabis dealer in town and signed on to a new 10-year agreement with Spectrum to provide cable television service to residents.   The three-year HCA with Silver Therapeutics, which opened its doors in the Williamstown Shopping Plaza in 2019, lapsed some time ago, Town Manager Robert Menicocci told the board, but the town and the retailer were waiting for new guidance from the state's Cannabis Control Commission.   "We were a little concerned with putting together host agreements kind of mid-air while [the CCC was] telegraphing changes they were going to make

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Clark Art Presents Final Djs at Sunset
08:10AM / Thursday, September 12, 2024
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Sept. 18, the Clark Art Institute presents a free performance by Haitian electronic music composer, percussionist, and turntablist Val-Inc as part of its DJs at Sunset series.    This event takes place at 6 pm on the Fernández Terrace.   According to a press release:   The DJs at Sunset series is presented in celebration of the exhibition, Kathia St. Hilaire: Invisible Empires. Kathia St. Hilaire (b. 1995, West Palm Beach, Florida; lives and works in New York), whose parents immigrated to the United States from Haiti, tells stories of the island nation’s history and the long shadows it casts, from French colonialism to

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Clark Art: In Conversation on Impressionism
08:15AM / Wednesday, September 11, 2024
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Sunday, Sept. 15, the Clark Art Institute hosts a conversation between Mary Morton, Head of the Department of French Paintings at the National Gallery of Art and co-curator of the Gallery's Paris 1874: The Impressionist Moment exhibition, and Michelle Foa, Associate Professor of Art History at Tulane University and co-curator of the Clark's Edgar Degas: Multi-Media Artist in the Age of Impressionism exhibition.    This free event takes place at 2 pm in the Manton Research Center auditorium.   According to a press release:    Morton and Foa explore how their respective exhibitions, both of which mark the 150th anniversary of the

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Letter: Eight Weeks to Change the World
Letter to the Editor,
07:00PM / Tuesday, September 10, 2024

To the Editor:

In just eight weeks you can vote to save our democracy, our planet, and your own personal freedoms. You have that power, and your choice is as simple as it is stark.

Vice President Kamala Harris offers a brighter future for your family — and all Americans — including a guarantee of reproductive freedoms, voting rights, civil rights, and an economy based on economic opportunity for all. A former prosecutor and attorney general, Kamala has the experience, backbone, and character to be president, to stand up for working families and to stand up to bullies, liars, cheats, and fraudsters at home and abroad.

Her opponent represents the darkest side of human nature.

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Williamstown Looking into Electrical Issues at Motel
By Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
06:12PM / Tuesday, September 10, 2024
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — For the second time in four months, the inn and restaurant at 910 Cold Spring Road was discussed by the Board of Health.   This time, the inn was the topic of conversation.   Health Inspector Ruth Russell told the board on Monday morning that the town had received "a couple of complaints" about the guest rooms at the 1896 House.   In June, the 6 House Pub, which has the same owner as the motel, was before the board about a boil water order.   On Monday, Russell told the board guests at the inn reported complaints that fell under the board's purview as well as one that she referred to the town's wiring inspector.   No

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Clark Art Closing Celebration for Invisible Empires
08:03AM / Tuesday, September 10, 2024
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Sept. 13, the Clark Art Institute hosts a closing festival celebrating the exhibition Kathia St. Hilaire: Invisible Empires.    This event takes place at 7 pm on the Moltz Terrace of the Lunder Center at Stone Hill.   The evening features DJ performances from Haitian-American producer, artist, DJ, writer, and cultural producer Ashley Solage, also known as Ashley Venom, and from Haitian-American DJ and event producer Rayven Heath, also known as DJ RAYVINO. Enjoy complimentary late-night access to Kathia St. Hilaire: Invisible Empires. Custom beer by Hot Plate Brewing (Pittsfield, Massachusetts) and food from Bezzle’s BBQ (Adams,

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Teams Sought for 25th Monument Cup
Community submission,
09:57AM / Monday, September 09, 2024
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. -- Registration is ongoing for the 25th annual Monument Cup 3-on-3 youth soccer tournament.   The event will be held on Sunday, Sept. 29, at Monument Mountain Regional High School.   Teams of up to four players are eligible to compete in boys and girls divisions in the under-10, under-12 and under-14 age groups.   The registration fee is $100 per team, and all teams are guaranteed at least three matches with the top four teams in each division advancing to the semi-finals.   Space is limited. Each division is capped at 16 teams.   The final match in each of the six divisions will be played on Monument Mountain's varsity soccer

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Clark Art Presents Reflections Gallery Talk
08:10AM / Monday, September 09, 2024

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. —On Tuesday, Sept. 17 at 11 am, the Clark Art Institute presents Reflections, a monthly gallery experience during which visitors are invited to look contemplatively as they engage with works of art from the Clark's collection.

According to a press release:

With a gentle tone that encourages investigation and audience participation, the group explores one or two artworks with the help of a Clark educator, working together to explore its meaning, find understanding, and raise questions. Distinct from a conventional gallery tour, Reflections provides an opportunity for close looking and introspection.

Free with gallery admission. Advance

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Williamstown Rotary Helps Food Pantry
12:22PM / Saturday, September 07, 2024
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Saturday, Aug. 24, the Williamstown Rotary Club pitched in to help the Williamstown Food Pantry.   The Pantry distributes shelf-stable food and home supplies to the community two Wednesdays a month. It is located at the Parish Center of Sts. Patrick and Raphael Catholic Church in Williamstown.   This year the Rotary Club provided the Food Pantry with a grant from the Rotary district, and the local Club cleaned up the space, installed a handrail, sorted and rotated the inventory, and bought a new freezer.    Participants included Paul Dube, Maureen O'Mara, Linda Sweeney, Bob Ware, Valerie Hall, and Jim Mahon.    The Club had

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Williamstown Breaks Ground On New Fire Station
By Jack Guerino, iBerkshires Staff
05:39PM / Wednesday, September 04, 2024
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The community came together to officially start a construction project, over a decade in the making, that will provide a safer, cleaner future for the town.   "What an amazing day today is for Williamstown," Prudential Committee Chairman Dave Moresi said Wednesday during the ceremony. "As a community, we should be proud to witness the groundbreaking of a new state-of-the-art fire station, ensuring that life and property continue to be protected to the highest and best of abilities."   The newly constructed 22,000 square foot facility will be built on Main Street, replacing the aging station on Water Street.   Chief Craig

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PIttsfield Resident Walking to Raise Money for Jimmy Fund
Community submission,
06:28AM / Wednesday, September 04, 2024
BOSTON -- Pittsfield resident Pam Malumphy, along with thousands of other walkers, will participate in the Boston Marathon Jimm Fund Walk on Sunday, Oct. 6.   The annual event unites the community to raise funds to support all forms of adult and pediatric care and research at the nation’s premier cancer center, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. The Jimmy Fund Walk has raised more than $176 million for Dana-Farber in its 35-year history, raising a record-breaking $9.4 million in 2023.   "For 35 years, the Jimmy Fund Walk has continuously supported lifesaving research and cancer care at Dana-Farber," Jimmy Fund Assistant Vice President of Event Fund-Raising Caitlyn Fink

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Great Barrington's Davis Wins House Primary
iBerkshires.com Staff,
11:12PM / Tuesday, September 03, 2024
Leigh Davis will run on the Democratic party line in November to fill the 3rd Berkshire House seat being vacated by William "Smitty" Pignatelli.   At just after 10:30 on Tuesday evening, with 97 percent of the votes counted, the Associated Press called the Democratic primary for Davis, a member of the Great Barrington Select Board.   She had 56 percent of the votes, well ahead of her nearest challenger, Patrick White, who had 37 percent. Jamie Minacci was running a distant third with 6 percent of the votes that were in.   Davis in November will face Lenox Select Board member Marybeth Mitts, who is running as an independent to serve South County in the House of

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