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Weekend Outlook: Celebrate PrideBy Breanna Steele, iBerkshires Staff
01:20PM / Friday, June 06, 2025 | |
 Check out the events in the Berkshires this weekend, including Pride events, nature walks, and more. Farmers markets are open for the season. Editor's Picks Pittsfield's First Friday at Five
Downtown Pittsfield
Time: 5 p.m. The city's combined Third Thursdays and First Fridays Artswalks event is back this Friday. Downtown Pittsfield will be alive with activities, including the Housie Shakers at Persip Park, a family fun zone and makers market on North Street, a dance zone at Dunham Mall, and the Albany Berkshire Ballet will perform at 5:30 close to Park Square. More information here. North Adams First 0 Comments
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County's Athletic Directors Recognize Senior Scholar-AthletesiBerkshires.com Sports,
12:43PM / Friday, June 06, 2025 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. – Twenty-two graduating seniors from Berkshire County public high schools recently were recognized by the county’s athletic directors with the inaugural Berkshire County Scholar-Athlete of the Year Awards. The honor is designed to recognize seniors who demonstrate “athletic excellence, strong academics and exemplary character, including sportsmanship, leadership and community involvement.” The list of honorees – two from each of the Berkshire County league schools – includes at least one valedictorian and one salutatorian, state champions and all-Western Mass honorees on the athletic field. The overwhelming majority 0 Comments
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Mount Greylock Regional School to Celebrate Graduation Saturday| 10:02AM / Friday, June 06, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Mount Greylock Regional School will celebrate the graduation of 69 seniors at its annual commencement ceremony on Saturday, June 7. The ceremony will be held at 11 a.m. in the school gymnasium and will include speeches by two students speakers. The high school provided the following information about their educational and athletic achievements. Polly Rhie, chosen to speak by the senior class, is a standout student whose accomplishments reflect both academic excellence and leadership. Having attended classes at Williams College, Rhie has consistently demonstrated a rare ability to master complex and challenging concepts across disciplines with 0 Comments
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Clark Art Reception for 'A Room of Her Own'| 07:52AM / Friday, June 06, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Clark Art Institute will host an opening reception and lecture for its new exhibition, "A Room of Her Own: Women Artist-Activists in Britain, 1875–1945," on June 13 and 14, 2025. The exhibition highlights the work of twenty-five professional women artists in Great Britain who pursued their artistic careers and advocated for change. The opening reception is scheduled for Friday, June 13, from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at the Clark Center, offering free admission, light refreshments, and a viewing of the exhibition. On Saturday, June 14, at 11:00 AM, Alexis Goodin, associate curator at the Clark and curator of the exhibition, will 0 Comments
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Williamstown Tree Warden: National Grid Removal Plan Promotes Public SafetyBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:30AM / Friday, June 06, 2025 | |
A sign on a tree gives information about the public hearing on the tree removals this coming Tuesday at Town Hall. WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The town's tree warden is hoping that people who object to plans to remove or prune 41 town-owned trees will attend a Tuesday public hearing and listen to the reasons why those trees need to be addressed. Robert McCarthy said Thursday that he has been receiving calls from residents concerned about the planned cuttings and he is aware of the discussion generated on social media about the proposal from National Grid. McCarthy said he understands why the plan has raised eyebrows. It is the biggest such initiative he can recall in 0 Comments
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Images Under the Stars Outdoor Movies| 03:46PM / Thursday, June 05, 2025 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass.— Images Cinema's all-ages outdoor series Images Under the Stars returns this summer. "This year we are highlighting comedy adventure films, big fun films that take us to another time and place while putting a smile on our face," said Dan Hudson, Executive Director. Each will be shown outside in three different locations in the region, starting at dusk (around 8pm-830pm, depending on the day and conditions). Admission is free. All films are on Monday evenings this year. Find these and other Images Cinema events at imagescinema.org. Monday, July 7: THE MUMMY (1999) Presented by Camp Northwest Hill
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Jimmy Fund Fund-Raiser Returns June 28By Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires.com Sports
12:45PM / Tuesday, June 03, 2025 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. – A local fund-raiser for the Jimmy Fund keeps getting bigger and bigger. Striking out Cancer in the Berkshires returns for a fifth year on Saturday, June 28, on Buddy Pellerin Field at Clapp Park. Organizer Joe DiCicco, who started the event in 2021 in honor of his late wife, never expected to still be planning for the event five years later. “It is amazing,” he said recently. “I just didn’t know what to expect five years ago, but every year it gets bigger.” And it gets more successful. In 2024, Striking Out Cancer in the Berkshires raised $10,400, its best year yet, adding to a total of close to 0 Comments
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Williamstown Select Board Chooses Officers, Talks PrioritiesBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:58AM / Tuesday, June 03, 2025 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The latest iteration of the Select Board last Wednesday reorganized for the 2025-26 session and talked about its priorities for projects it wants the town to tackle over the next 12 months. Stephanie Boyd, one of three returning members of the five-person panel, was elected to serve as chair. Peter Beck and Matt Neely were elected vice chair and secretary, respectively. In one of her first moves as chair, Boyd told her colleagues that she plans to include a portion of each meeting for members to make agenda requests for upcoming meetings. "I just want to say when I chair, I try not to be the boss of the committee, but I can be a bossy 0 Comments
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New Williamstown Fire Chief Swears to ProtectBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:12AM / Monday, June 02, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — East met west in the Williamstown Fire Station on Saturday afternoon. A large contingent of firefighters and their supporters from the other end of the commonwealth were on hand to watch as the Williamstown Fire District officially installed its new chief. And after Jeffrey Dias pledged his service to his new community, his thoughts turned to the people who shaped his career, the last two decades of which he spent with the South Shore community of Onset. "There are some other people I have to mention, my sounding boards who kept me pointed in the right direction for years and years," Dias said. "Chief John Walcek, Wareham 0 Comments
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Friday Front Porch Feature: A Family Home With Room to PlayBy Breanna Steele, iBerkshires Staff
06:18PM / Friday, May 30, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Looking for a spacious home with a luxurious kitchen on a quiet street? We have one for you in Williamstown. Our Friday Front Porch is a weekly feature spotlighting attractive homes for sale in Berkshire County. This week, we are discussing an inviting family home at 4 Woodlawn Drive. The house has three bedrooms and three bathrooms and was built in 1955 but was fully remodeled in 2021-2022. The asking price is $795,000. The house is 2,100 square feet with 0.36 acres. It will come with a dishwasher, washer, refrigerator, range, range hood, dryer. Located off Cole Avenue, it's not far from Williams College, Williamstown Elementary School, Linear Park and
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Clark Art Hosts Williams College Graduate Program Symposium | 11:48AM / Friday, May 30, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. —On Friday, June 6, 2025, from 9:30 am to 5 pm, the Williams College Graduate Program in the History of Art hosts its annual symposium at which graduating Masters students make presentations on their individual research activities. The symposium is presented in the auditorium of the Clark Art Institute's Manton Research Center. The Graduate Program in the History of Art, operated jointly by Williams and the Clark, is one of the most respected programs in its field, stated a press release. Alumni have gone on to become influential scholars and leaders of renowned museums and arts institutions, among other organizations. The graduate program
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Clark Art Presents an Exploration of the ASO O. Tavitian Collection | 07:58AM / Thursday, May 29, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Tuesday, June 3 at 5:30 pm, the Clark Art Institute hosts "Exploring the Aso O. Tavitian Collection," a presentation by Hardymon Director Olivier Meslay, Deputy Director and Robert and Martha Berman Lipp Chief Curator Esther Bell, and Sylvia and Leonard Marx Director of Collections and Exhibitions Kathleen Morris. This free event explores the gift to the Clark of 331 works of art from the foundation of the late philanthropist Aso O. Tavitian. The gift includes art from Mr. Tavitian's collection as well as significant support for the long-term care of these holdings, including the construction of a new Aso O. Tavitian Wing at the 0 Comments
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