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Williams College Plans Temporary Parking Lot at Former Field House SiteBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
01:37PM / Sunday, March 09, 2025 | |
The foundation of the demolished Towne Field House is still visible on the Williams campus. WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Williams College last month secured the town's permission to convert the former site of Towne Field House to a temporary parking lot. In a series of meetings hearings before the Zoning Board of Appeals and the Conservation Commission, the college received a special permit and a negative determination of applicability of the Rivers Protection Act to enable to new use for the lot on Latham Street. Engineer Charlie LaBatt of Guntlow and Associates represented the college before both town panels, stressing each time the temporary nature of 0 Comments
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Williamstown Prudential Committee Interviews Fire Chief CandidatesBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
03:24PM / Saturday, March 08, 2025 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Prudential Committee on Wednesday interviewed three finalists to replace retiring Fire Chief Craig Pedercini. In a series of back-to-back sessions at Town Hall, the panel questioned Spencer Chief Robert Parsons, Onset Deputy Chief Jeffrey Dias and Williamstown Lt. Ryan Housman, who were chosen from 24 applicants by a Personnel Committee established by the elected Prudential Committee members. Each candidate was asked a series of questions by all five committee members in interviews that lasted from 45 minutes to an hour apiece. The three finalists talked about, among other things, their dedication to the fire service, the challenges of 0 Comments
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Clark Art Screens 'George Washington'| 03:15PM / Friday, March 07, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Thursday, March 13, the Clark Art Institute continues its Small Town film series with a screening of "George Washington" (2000) at 6 pm in the Manton Research Center. According to a press release: This film unfolds during a balmy July in a North Carolina town where kudzu embraces abandoned buildings. Four children at the edge of adolescence make a mistake that cannot be undone. They are forced to grow up, albeit only partially. One of them, George (Donald Holden), emerges as a local hero. Sublimely narrated by the twelve-year-old Nasia (Candace Evanofski), George Washington is about the relationship between choice and chance, and the 0 Comments
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Williamstown's Spring Election Taking ShapeBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
01:35PM / Thursday, March 06, 2025 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Four potential candidates have taken out nomination papers for three seats on the Select Board that will be voted on this May, the town clerk reported on Wednesday. Peter Beck, whose five-year term on the Planning Board is expiring, has taken out papers for a three-year seat on the Select Board, as has Matthew Neely, who was appointed last fall to fill a seat vacated by Andrew Hogeland. In most years, the five-person Select Board has at most two seats on the May ballot, but Hogeland's resignation created a scenario where more than half the board will be up for grabs in May. The three-year terms of incumbents Randal Fippinger and Jane 0 Comments
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Sage City Symphony Presents Free Concert | 08:25AM / Thursday, March 06, 2025 | |
 BENNINGTON, Vt.—Sage City Symphony will perform a concert at 4:00 p.m. in Greenwall Auditorium, VAPA Building, Bennington College. The program includes works by Verdi, Glinka, Sibelius, and Mozart, as well as compositions by students from Long Trail School and Burr & Burton Academy. The performance will feature: Giuseppe Verdi's "Overture to Nabucco" Mikhail Glinka's "Valse-Fantaisie" Jean Sibelius' "Finlandia" Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's "Allegro Aperto" (1st movement) from "Concerto No. 2 in D Major for Flute and Orchestra," featuring soloist Julius Boxer-Cooper of Bennington College. Student 0 Comments
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Williamstown Planners Reject Sweet Farm Road WaiversBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:59AM / Thursday, March 06, 2025 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Planning Board on Tuesday voted not to grant the waivers needed to allow a request to accept Sweet Farm Road as a public way to go before town meeting in May. Representatives of the Sweet Farm Road Home Owners Association brought the town the request to accept the 3,600-foot road built off Henderson Road to support an 18-lot subdivision. Over the course of a public hearing that took more than 90 minutes, the planners granted eight waivers related to the design of the road and its associated infrastructure but denied three waivers related to the town's minimum road construction standards. At the outset, Planning Board Chair Peter Beck 0 Comments
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Divided Williamstown Select Board Implements Senior Tax ExemptionBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
06:25PM / Tuesday, March 04, 2025 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Select Board on Monday voted, 3-1, to implement a means-tested senior property tax exemption that town meeting approved last May. The annual town meeting overwhelmingly supported the home rule petition, which was waiting on approval from the legislature and the signature of the governor before the local property tax relief plan could be put into action. The town learned in January that it had the go-ahead. But one member of the Select Board argued that the panel should hit pause on the plan because of unintended consequences that actually could hurt the seniors it is meant to benefit and because the implementation could result in the town 0 Comments
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Milne Public Library Launches Updated Branding and Website| 10:52AM / Tuesday, March 04, 2025 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The David and Joyce Milne Public Library has implemented a new visual identity and website design. The library has also announced an expanded focus on community engagement. The library's marketing campaign includes new flyers designed to increase visibility. The changes coincide with the library's 150th anniversary. A new library director and a marketing and communications staff member have been added. The library's new logo incorporates a design representing Williamstown's landscape, while maintaining elements of the original logo created by John Macdonald. The redesigned website, milnelibrary.org, features an expanded 0 Comments
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Clark Art Institute to Host 'Start with Art' Program| 10:30AM / Tuesday, March 04, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Clark Art Institute will host a free program, "Start with Art," on Saturday, March 8, at 10 a.m. The program will focus on the theme of "Movement." The event is designed for children aged three to six and their caregivers. Activities will include art-making and discussions about artwork. Gallery guides will be available for children to use while exploring the museum's collection of paintings and sculptures. The program will take place in the Michael Conforti Pavilion. The event is free of charge. Accessibility inquiries can be made by calling 413-458-0524. 0 Comments
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Mount Greylock Regional School Committee Moves Draft Budget Forward By Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:10AM / Tuesday, March 04, 2025 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Mount Greylock Regional School Committee Thursday agreed to move ahead with the draft budget largely intact from the version the panel reviewed at its Feb. 13 meeting. If moved forward by the full committee after its March 13 public hearing and, ultimately, approved by voters in each member town, the fiscal year 2026 spending plan would continue a recent trend of spending down the district's reserves and still translate to assessment increases of nearly 8 percent for Williamstown and 7 percent for Lanesborough from the fiscal year that ends on June 30. "Between now and March 13, there will be areas where we're refining utilities and 0 Comments
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Contra Dance Event Scheduled in Williamstown| 03:22PM / Monday, March 03, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — North Berkshire Community Dance will host a contra dance on Saturday, March 8th, from 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. at the Community Hall of the First Congregational Church, located at 906 Main St. Luke Donforth will serve as the caller, providing instruction for each dance. Live music will be performed by the band Spare Parts. Admission is on a pay-as-you-can basis, with a suggested range of $12 to $20. Barter is also accepted. The event is open to individuals of all experience levels. New dancers and families with children are encouraged to arrive at 7:30 p.m. for introductory instruction. Spare Parts, featuring Bill Matthiesen on piano, 0 Comments
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Williamstown Discussion to Focus on Town CommunicationiBerkshires.com Staff,
10:10AM / Monday, March 03, 2025 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. -- The town is inviting community members to a conversation about how they perceive official town communications and what they would like to see changed. Anyone who lives, works or goes to school in town is invited to conferences on Wednesday and/or Thursday with facilitators from the Collins Center at UMass Boston to address the following topics. How easy is it to find what you need from the town? Are the website and online services easy to use? Are town communiciations accessible and useful? What would make you feel like you belong or have a voice in town government? The Wednesday, March 5, session will be virtual from 6 to 7:30 p.m. The next day, 0 Comments
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