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Williamstown Rural Lands Farm Visit| 12:07PM / Monday, July 04, 2022 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Williamstown Rural Lands (WRL) will tour and learn about micro-scale farming at Bigfoot Farm on Sunday, July 10, at 10 a.m. Learn how farmer Brian Cole produces a diversity of veggies using sustainable farming techniques. Now in his fifth year on one acre of leased farmland, Cole has made strides in learning what it takes to achieve economic success farming at a micro-scale. While touring his farm, attendees can ask questions. Cole will discuss soil management, crop sequencing, and pest and weed control using organic methods. Cole will share his experience as a tenant farmer and discuss what can be done to promote working rural 0 Comments
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Williams College Museum of Art Summer Program Series 'Immersions' | 08:00AM / Monday, July 04, 2022 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Williams College Museum of Art (WCMA) invites visitors to immerse themselves in a summer program series titled Immersions. Each program is inspired by the themes, histories, and practices that weave through the museum's summer exhibitions, such as healing, folklore, the five senses, and migration. Programs will be held at 5:30 p.m. and will be followed by receptions on the WCMA patio at 6:30 p.m. The galleries will remain open until 8 p.m. The series opens on Thursday, July 7, at 5:30 p.m. with Brooklyn-based medieval music ensemble Alkemie making their Berkshires debut with a performance of "Verdant Medicine: 0 Comments
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Field Farm Sculptures 'Witnesses' to Land's HistoryBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
06:14AM / Sunday, July 03, 2022 | |
Artist Rose B. Simpson says her is about questioning histories and perceptions and finding connections. WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Twelve cast-concrete figures loom over the meadows at Field Farm, their haunting gaze challenging the onlooker to consider the generations of marginalized people and cultures who had their voices silenced by colonization. Artist Rose B. Simpson said the statues act as witnesses and a reminder of the land's history. The hollow eyes are watching everything from the air, wind, and sky. "We're out there up on the ladder, I could see the wind go through, in the dust coming out of the eye and it made me realize the 0 Comments
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Fourth of July Festivities Include Parades, Fireworks| 08:01AM / Saturday, July 02, 2022 | |
 Festivities marking the nation's 243rd birthday will be held around the Berkshires. All events are on Thursday July 4, unless otherwise noted. Planning a trip to Boston? See MassDOT's traffic information. A list of what's open and closed on the holiday can be found here. Boston The annual July 4 Esplanade Events are July 3 night practice (no fireworks) and Thursday night with fireworks following the Boston Pops, which begin at 8. This year's event features a flyover, Queen Latifah and Arlo Guthrie. MBTA usually runs free after the July 4 concert. More information here.
Lenox Shakespeare & Company is hosting its annual free celebration with music and activities, with 1 Comment
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Speech Therapy Now Available at SVMC's Northshire and Deerfield Valley Campuses| 02:15PM / Friday, July 01, 2022 | |
 BENNINGTON, Vt. — Speech therapy patients in areas near Manchester and Wilmington, Vermont, can now schedule appointments closer to home. Speech-language pathologist Kate O'Neill, MS, CCC-SLP, will be traveling from SVMC Outpatient Rehabilitation in Bennington to the primary care offices in Manchester and Wilmington. All three practices are part of Southwestern Vermont Medical Center (SVMC) and Southwestern Vermont Health Care (SVHC) in Bennington. Appointments in Manchester and Wilmington are open to all SVMC speech and language patients, regardless of where they receive primary care. O'Neill works with adults and geriatric patients who have 1 Comment
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Williamstown Tea, Shake Spot Reopens Friday with New OwnersBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:44PM / Thursday, June 30, 2022 | |
The beverage shop offers indoor seating. WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Spring Street's newest entrepreneur is new to business ownership but not new to the business of making healthy, refreshing beverages. Logan Lamphere and her mother, Christina, took over Unlimited Nutrition at 31 Spring St. last week, and on Friday, they will hold their grand re-opening of Williamstown's home for "Good Vibes and Great Nutrition." "I work at another nutrition club in New York state near my home," Logan said this week. "Jackie [Therrien] and Kenzie [Huntoon], who were the owners of Unlimited Nutrition, reached out to the owners of that [New York] club 0 Comments
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Williamstown Housing Officials: CPA Grant Not in Conflict with Section 8 NeedsBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
03:21PM / Thursday, June 30, 2022 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Residents who attended or watched this year's annual town meeting may have gotten the impression that a town grant to support a Water Street apartment project is somehow in conflict with the needs of families who hold Section 8 vouchers from the Department of Housing and Urban Development. But the officials who administer the Section 8 program said this month that they support the Community Preservation Act allocation as constructed and it does not negatively impact the federal program. At issue at the meeting was a $400,000 appropriation of CPA funds to the developer of Cable Mills as it nears ground-breaking on the development's third 0 Comments
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Medical Matters Weekly Welcomes Pioneer in Art's Role in Healing| 12:39PM / Thursday, June 30, 2022 | |
 BENNINGTON, Vt. — Shaun McNiff, PhD—artist, art therapist, professor, and author—is the next guest on Medical Matters Weekly. Viewers are invited to tune in at 12 p.m. on Wednesday, July 6. The show will address the power of art as a component of health and wellbeing in addition to the mental and physical healing processes. The show is produced by Southwestern Vermont Health Care (SVHC) with cooperation from Catamount Access Television (CAT-TV). Viewers can view on facebook.com/svmedicalcenter and facebook.com/CATTVBennington. The show is also available to view or download as a podcast on svhealthcare.org/medicalmatters. Shaun McNiff is author of 0 Comments
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Mount Greylock Regional High School Honor Roll | 04:00PM / Wednesday, June 29, 2022 | |
 Mount Greylock Regional High School Fourth Quarter Honor Roll Grade 12 Zoe Armet, Jordyn Beaulieu, Adriel Benko, William Broadwell, Jillian Bump, Cayden Conry, Christian Doucette, Maisie Dufour, Ryan Goss, Jonah Hane, Luca Hirsch, Rosario Larios-Sontay, Felicia LaRoche, Catherine McAllister, Eleanor McPartland, Teague Murphy, Derek Paris, Tej Patel, Jamie Rhinemiller, Lily Rorke, Emma Sandstrom, Piper Schulman, Alayna Schwarzer, Mackenzie Sheehy, Christian Sullivan, Katherine Swann, Camden Taylor, Alexis Toomey, Rona Wang, Anthony Welch, Malina Woodbury Grade 11 Arsil Ahmad, Bryn Angelini, Annabelle Art, Matilda Asch, Seamus Barnes, Matthew Bertolino, Henrik Bingemann, Marguerite 0 Comments
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Williamstown Select Board Finds Diversity Training Program for Town PersonnelBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
03:13PM / Wednesday, June 29, 2022 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Select Board on Monday expressed its commitment to provide ongoing diversity, equity and inclusion training for town employees. And the board members promised in a formal statement to participate in that training themselves. Andy Hogeland and Jeff Johnson took the lead on finding a firm to train town personnel in how to treat one another and members of the public in a way that upholds DEI values — as mandated by a pair of articles overwhelmingly passed by town meeting in 2020. "We discovered three or four months ago there was a gap in our DEI training," Hogeland said Monday. "In the course of the last three months, we 0 Comments
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SVMC Named as Efficiency Vermont 'Energy Leader'| 12:09PM / Wednesday, June 29, 2022 | |
 BENNINGTON, Vt. — Southwestern Vermont Medical Center (SVMC), part of Southwestern Vermont Health Care (SVHC), has been named as an "Energy Leader" by Efficiency Vermont. The organization honored seven large commercial and industrial customers with the award at the end of last year. "SVMC's investment in energy efficiency and commitment to lowering energy use, operational costs, and greenhouse gas emissions is a testament their forward thinking and leadership," said Dave Adams, senior customer engagement manager at Efficiency Vermont. "We're grateful for the opportunity to support them with technical advice and 0 Comments
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Update: Williams Alum Named Head Coach of NBA's Jazz| 10:37AM / Wednesday, June 29, 2022 | |
 A month after helping lead the Boston Celtics to their first Eastern Conference Championship in a dozen years, Williams College alumnus Will Hardy is heading west. On Tuesday, the Utah Jazz named Hardy its new head coach. At age 34, he becomes the youngest active head coach in the National Basketball Association. "The Utah Jazz are one of the most respected and successful franchises in the NBA and the fan base here is legendary,” Hardy said in a news release. “This opportunity comes with tremendous responsibility. I’m grateful for the trust the Jazz have placed in me and I look forward to the work ahead.” He spent last year as the top 0 Comments
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