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Williamstown to Hold March To End Fossil Fuels| 12:00PM / Friday, September 15, 2023 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Wednesday, Sept. 20, a coalition of local faith, environmental, and community groups will host a March To End Fossil Fuels in Williamstown. Participants will gather in front of First Congregational Church at 906 Main Street to rally and hear brief remarks before marching to Field Park for a standout. Local sponsors include First Congregational Church Williamstown, St John's Church, Hoosic River Watershed Association, Williamstown COOL (CO2 Lowering) Committee, Greylock Together, Williamstown Rural Lands, Bee Friendly Williamstown, and Williams College- Center for Learning in Action, Chaplains Office, Zilkha Center, and Center for 0 Comments
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Mount Greylock Track Bids 40 Percent Over EstimateBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:44AM / Friday, September 15, 2023 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Mount Greylock Regional School Committee on Thursday looked at how to make $1.3 million in cuts that will be needed in order to bring the middle-high school track and field project in on budget. "Unfortunately, the bids came back nearly 40 percent higher than we had estimated," District Business Manager Joe Bergeron told the committee at its monthly meeting. "What that means is we needed to go back and figure out both what happened as well as how we can move forward, if at all possible." The district has in hand $3.5 million, the remainder of a $5 million capital gift from Williams College, a $100,000 grant from the 0 Comments
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Grants to Support Rural Economies and Forest Conservation in the Berkshires| 10:55AM / Thursday, September 14, 2023 | |
BOSTON — The Healey-Driscoll Administration awarded $460,000 in grant funding to increase economic development focusing on the conservation and sustainable management of forests within Massachusetts' Woodlands Partnership of Western Massachusetts region. Through the Woodlands Partnership Grants, the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) is supporting nine rural communities and three regional conservation and economic development organizations in improving access to outdoor recreation in town and state forests, improving the safety of outdoor recreation, and implementing climate-smart forestry practices. "We're investing 0 Comments
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Williamstown Sets Fiscal 2024 Tax RateBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
06:01AM / Thursday, September 14, 2023 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The property tax bill on a median single-family home in town is slated to rise by $187 in the current fiscal year. That was one of the takeaways from Assessor Chris Lamarre's annual presentation to the Select Board at its tax classification hearing. After the recent interim revaluation, the median single-family home value (the point at which half the residences are assessed lower and half are assessed higher) is $395,100, Lamarre reported. That will yield a tax bill of $5,986, up from $5,799 in the fiscal year that ended on June 30. The total value of taxable property in town is up 11.3 percent in FY24, from $1.2 billion to $1.34 0 Comments
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Williams Women's Soccer Blanks Springfield| 08:56PM / Wednesday, September 13, 2023 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. -- Isabel Konijnenberg scored the ventual game-winner in the 35th minute Wednesday as the Williams College women's soccer team beat Springfield, 3-0. Jaquelin Nordhoff and Tori Huang each scored a goal in the second half. Margaret Heulin and Anna Bozzi-Mackay, who split time in Williams' goal, needed to make two saves for the combined shutout. Williams (3-0-1) goes to Bates on Saturday. 0 Comments
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Clark Art Music on the Moltz Terrace: Senseless Optimism and Wendy Eisenberg| 12:01PM / Wednesday, September 13, 2023 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Sunday, Sept. 17, the Clark Art Institute kicks off its three-part fall concert series with performances by Senseless Optimism and Wendy Eisenburg. The free outdoor concert takes place at 5 pm on the Moltz Terrace, Lunder Center at Stone Hill. According to a press release: Multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter Brittany Tsewole brings her project, Senseless Optimism, to the Clark. Her evocative lyricism guides her audiences through a genre-defying array of local and global sounds. Improviser and songwriter Wendy Eisenberg uses guitar, pedals, the tenor banjo, the computer, the synthesizer, and voice. Their work spans 0 Comments
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BArT Announces Upcoming Enrollment Deadline| 08:00AM / Wednesday, September 13, 2023 | |
ADAMS, Mass. — Berkshire Arts and Technology (BArT) Charter Public School is currently accepting applications for students in grades 6 through 10 for the 2023-2024 school year. The next enrollment deadline for the 2023-2024 school year for grades 6 through 10 is Thursday, Oct.12, 2023, at noon. The easiest way to apply is to visit https://bartcharter.schoolmint.com/. Interested families should note that the best way to secure a seat, or a desirable waitlist spot for the 2023-2024 school year is to apply before the Oct. 12 deadline. More information on the school's enrollment and lottery process can be found at www.bartcharter.org. Interested 0 Comments
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Williamstown Community Preschool Installs New Signage |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Williamstown Community Preschool began sprucing up its new home by hiring local sign maker Lindsay Neathawk, owner of Neathawk Signs and Design, to create a 3D sign for the business.
Neathawk installed the sign late Monday afternoon that features multicolored hand prints from the children as the leaves of a tree poking out of the top. Underneath the name and address "a place to grow" is written. The children's hand prints were taken at the school and Neathawk then scanned them into her design programs to create the sign.
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