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Protect Your Eyes During the Solar Eclipse| 01:02PM / Monday, April 01, 2024 | |
 Many people are eagerly awaiting the rare total solar eclipse that will take place on April 8, when the moon will completely block the sun. Starting around 2 pm and lasting for about one hour, the daytime skies of northern Vermont and New Hampshire will slowly darken. At Dartmouth Health, we want to make sure you keep your eyes safe while you observe the magic of the eclipse. On April 8, a total solar eclipse will darken the daytime skies of both Northern Vermont and Northern New Hampshire. The partial eclipse should begin sometime after 2 pm in both states, depending on location. A little more than an hour later, the full eclipse will set in and last for approximately three
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Mount Greylock Regional School Talent Show | 10:37AM / Monday, April 01, 2024 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Mount Greylock Regional School's Friends of the Arts are set to host the annual "Celebration of the Arts" talent and art show on Saturday, April 6, 2024, at 7 p.m. The event will take place at the school's auditorium located at 1781 Cold Spring Road in Williamstown, with an art show preview beginning at 6:30 p.m. The show features a lineup of students and faculty from Mount Greylock Regional School (MGRS), showcasing a diverse range of artistic abilities. Attendees can expect performances that cater to all ages. In addition to the onstage talent, the Friends of the Arts organization will present a collection of student 0 Comments
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SVMC Wellness Connection: March 29| 08:52AM / Monday, April 01, 2024 | |
 March 29, 2024 Protect Your Eyes to Enjoy the Solar Phenomenon Safely ? Many people are eagerly awaiting the rare total solar eclipse that will take place on April 8, when the moon will completely block the sun. Lasting for about an hour, the daytime skies of northern Vermont and New Hampshire will slowly darken. But to safely and fully enjoy the magic of the eclipse, your eyes must be protected. Learn how to best prepare for this once-in-a-generation 0 Comments
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Clark Art Lecture on Compromised Art of Parasitical Resistance | 08:01AM / Monday, April 01, 2024 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Friday, April 5 at 5:30 pm, the Clark Art Institute's Research and Academic Program presents a lecture by Anna Watkins Fisher (University of Michigan) who examines artistic resistance in the twenty-first century, when disruption and dissent are co-opted and commodified in ways that reinforce powerful systems. The talk takes place in the Clark's auditorium, located in the Manton Research Center. According to a press release, this lecture weighs the gambit of artists who willfully abandon the radical scripts of opposition and refusal long identified with anticapitalism and feminism to embrace parasitism—tactics of complicity that effect 0 Comments
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Williamstown Residents Concerned over Impact of Habitat DevelopmentBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
07:44AM / Sunday, March 31, 2024 | |
Homeowners Kayla and Derek Falkowski ask questions at a Habitat information session at the Harper Center. WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Drainage was the chief concern of the residents who turned out for Wednesday's informational meeting about a planned five-home development off Summer Street. Northern Berkshire Habitat for Humanity President Keith Davis led an hourlong meeting at the Harper Center, the first of two such Wednesday evening sessions before the non-profit gives a preliminary presentation to the Planning Board scheduled for April 9. The Planning Board later this spring will be asked to approve a subdivision to allow the parcel, currently owned by the 0 Comments
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No Contested Elections in Williamstown this MayBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
02:02PM / Saturday, March 30, 2024 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — There are no contested elections this spring in town. Tuesday was the last day for potential candidates to return nomination papers with the required number of signatures. On Wednesday morning, Town Clerk Nicole Beverly reported that four of the five positions on the May 14 ballot will have candidates. Jeffrey Johnson has a spot on the ballot to run for another three-year term on the five-person Select Board. Two other incumbents also will be on the ballot: Anna Halpin-Healy for the Milne Library Board of Trustees and Laila Boucher for the Northern Berkshire Vocational Regional School District (McCann Technical) School 0 Comments
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Clark Art Free Gallery Tours for Parents and Infants | 07:55AM / Friday, March 29, 2024 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Friday, April 5 at 10:15 am, the Clark Art Institute hosts the next in its series of free tours of its permanent collection galleries designed specifically to meet the interests of new parents/caregivers and their infants. Participants should meet at the Clark’s main Admissions desk. The program is specially designed to provide new parents and caregivers with a stress-free experience that offers chances to socialize with others who are caring for young infants. The guided gallery tour offers an informal visit to the Clark’s permanent collection free from any concerns about short attention spans or fussy babies. Works by a 0 Comments
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Berkshire Adult Baseball League Welcomes Players for 13th SeasonBy Leland Barnes, iBerkshires.com Sports
06:27AM / Friday, March 29, 2024 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. – As it enters its 13th season, the Berkshire Adult Baseball League has a new commissioner. Jared Martin takes over the reins this spring from BABL founder Lou Orazio. The league, which has games mostly on Sunday mornings with some weeknights throughout the season, runs from early May through mid-August in two divisions, the 20-and-over Division and the 33-and-over Division. “The 20+ year old division is full of mostly competitive players, while the 33+ year old division is a more fun environment and less on the competitive side of things,” Martin said. As of late March, the league has 13 teams lined up for the 2024 0 Comments
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Williamstown Select Board Awards ARPA Funds to Remedy HallBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:09AM / Friday, March 29, 2024 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Select Board on Monday allocated $20,000 in COVID-19-era relief funds to help a non-profit born of the pandemic era that seeks to provide relief to residents in need. On a unanimous vote, the board voted to grant the American Rescue Plan Act money to support Remedy Hall, a resource center that provides "basic life necessities" and emotional support to "individuals and families experiencing great hardship." The board of the non-profit approached the Select Board with a request for $12,000 in ARPA Funds to help cover some of the relief agency's startup costs, including the purchase of a vehicle to pick up donations and 0 Comments
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WCMA: 'Cracking the Code on Numerology'| 11:47AM / Thursday, March 28, 2024 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Williams College Museum of Art (WCMA) opens a new exhibition, "Cracking the Cosmic Code: Numerology in Medieval Art." The exhibit opened on March 22. According to a press release: The idea that numbers emanate sacred significance, and connect the past with the future, is prehistoric and global. Rooted in the Babylonian science of astrology, medieval Christian numerology taught that God created a well-ordered universe. Deciphering the universe's numerical patterns would reveal the Creator's grand plan for humanity, including individual fates. This unquestioned concept deeply pervaded European cultures 0 Comments
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Clark Art Screens 'Adaptation'| 08:03AM / Thursday, March 28, 2024 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Thursday, April 4, the Clark Art Institute hosts a free screening of the 2002 film "Adaptation," the final installment in its five-part Williamstown Public Library 150th Anniversary Film Series. In celebration of the sesquicentennial of the Williamstown Library, this film series explores the transformative power of reading. The Clark shows the film at 6 pm in its auditorium, located in the Manton Research Center. According to a press release: Of the screenwriters of the early twenty-first century, Charlie Kaufman might have the most revealing love/hate relationship with books. In Adaptation, he writes himself into the film 0 Comments
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Letter: Vote for Someone Other Than TrumpLetter to the Editor,
05:00PM / Wednesday, March 27, 2024 | |
 To the Editor:
I urge my Republican friends to vote for someone other than Donald Trump in November. His rallies are getting embarrassingly sparse and his speeches more hostile and confused. He's looking desperately for money, now selling poor-quality gold sneakers for $399. While Trump's online fans embrace him more tightly, more and more of the people who actually worked with Trump have broken with him, often issuing statements denouncing his motives, intellect, and patriotism. Mike Pence is the most recent, but the list now includes William Barr, former attorney general (who compared him to a 9-year-old); former NSC Chairs Bolton and McMaster; former Defense Secretaries Mattis
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