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Williamstown Planners Talk Interplay of Proposal with Existing ZoningBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:40AM / Wednesday, September 18, 2024 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Planning Board last week discussed a number of proposals it hopes to bring forward to town meeting and acknowledged that at least one likely won't be ready in time for this May's annual meeting. The latest in a series of Planning Board initiatives to allow a greater variety of housing options in town has them looking at an Open Space Residential Development bylaw. Kenneth Kuttner, who is taking the lead on studying an OSRD proposal along with Roger Lawrence, told the board that initial concepts they pitched in the summer need to be considered in the context of the town's existing Major Residential Development bylaw, found in Section 0 Comments
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Williamstown Select Board Has Three Applicants for Interim AppointmentBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
12:45PM / Tuesday, September 17, 2024 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — A three-term member of the board, a teacher at Mount Greylock Regional School and a town native have stepped forward to fill an interim position on the Select Board. The vacancy came up this summer when Andrew Hogeland announced that he and his wife are moving out of town. He was not specific about the exact date of his departure but encouraged his remaining four colleagues to find a replacement as soon as possible. On Tuesday, Sept. 24, in a rescheduled bimonthly meeting, the board plans to interview and select from among three people who submitted paperwork to take Hogeland's place until the May town election. Hugh Daley, Alexander 0 Comments
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Clark Art Lecture: Examining the Print Fetish| 08:11AM / Monday, September 16, 2024 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Thursday, Sept. 19 at 5:30 pm, the Clark Art Institute's Research and Academic Program presents "The Print Fetish," a lecture by Kristina Richardson (University of Virginia). According to a press release: In it she examines how historians and art historians have a responsibility to demystify their sources. By looking beyond the elevated status of print as a "fetish," we are provided with a new, essential recognition of both the social conditions of its production and the role it plays in social reproduction. The talk takes place in the Clark's auditorium, located in the Manton Research Center. Free. 0 Comments
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Berkshire Livery Offering Personalized Transportation By Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
08:30AM / Sunday, September 15, 2024 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Berkshire Livery is seeking to fill in the area's transportation gap and to meet the needs of its patrons with kindness and compassion. The livery service, which provides transportation by appointment across Berkshire County and beyond, is owned by Marlene Champagne and operated by managers Lisa Donovan and Tanya Cravish. Donovan and Cravish have been in the transportation industry for several years and, while working for other companies, have noticed and heard from their customers that there are many gaps in reliable, compassionate, and accessible transportation services in the region. "One of the biggest complaints is that 0 Comments
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Adams Theater and Images Cinema Collaborate on a Classic Film Series | 12:09PM / Friday, September 13, 2024 | |
 ADAMS, Mass.—Images Cinema and the Adams Theater will hold a series of film screenings this fall. The theater will show selections from the 1930s-1960s from September 12 - October 10. All shows are at 7 PM and are ticketed events; visit the Adams Theater website to reserve tickets. Tickets are $8 ($9.50 including fees). The Shows 9/12 - 7 PM: Modern Times 9/19 - 7 PM: The Wizard of OZ 9/20 - 7 PM: Casablanca 9/26 - 7 PM: Rebel without a Cause 10/3 - 7 PM: Vertigo 10/10 - 7PM: The Graduate These six selections from the 1930s-1960s represent some of the greatest achievements in film, at a time when the original Hollywood studio system was at the height of its
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Clark Art Hosts Talk on Conceptual Autonomy of Kathia St. Hilaire | 08:05AM / Friday, September 13, 2024 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Tuesday, Sept. 17, the Clark Art Institute hosts Haitian-American poet, writer, and social critic Patrick Sylvain, Assistant Professor at Simmons University, as he explores the art of contemporary artist Kathia St. Hilaire in "The Conceptual Autonomy of Kathia St. Hiliare." This free event takes place at 6 pm in the Manton Research Center auditorium. St. Hilaire's work, currently on view at the Clark in the Lunder Center at Stone Hill, uses reduction relief printing with materials like shredded tires and skin-lightening creams to create textured, multi-layered pieces. Sylvain examines how St. Hilaire’s work is deeply 0 Comments
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Williamstown Select Board OKs Cannabis, Cable DealsBy 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 0 Comments
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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 0 Comments
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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 0 Comments
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Letter: Eight Weeks to Change the WorldLetter 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 MotelBy 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 0 Comments
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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, 0 Comments
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