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Noted Historian to Williams Grads: 'Democracy in Peril'By Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires.com Sports
06:21PM / Sunday, June 05, 2022 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. – Jon Meacham is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author who has made a career of studying and teaching about American history. On Sunday morning, he gave the graduating seniors at Williams College the short course, and a lot of it was pretty bleak. “We’re living in American democracy’s hour of maximum danger,” Meacham told the graduates and friends gathered on the college’s library quad. “That is not hyperbole. It is an age of declining trust and growing extremism, of spreading lies and an erosion of truth and a primacy of brute power and a deadly dearth of compassion and of 1 Comment
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Williams Men's Crew Wins IRA ChampionshipWilliams Sports Information,
10:06PM / Saturday, June 04, 2022 | |
 WEST WINDSOR, N.J. — The Williams College men's crew returned to Mercer Lake Saturday morning for the finals of the IRA Championship. Great racing conditions saw Williams put on an impressive showing - the first varsity eight finished in first place to claim the inaugural D3 IRA National Championship. The varsity four finished a close third in the C-final to earn 15th place overall. Williams capped off a dominant spring campaign as National Champions- a historic first for the program and a suitable send off for the Class of 2022. The pressure had been on the first varsity eight throughout the spring campaign, as Williams sat atop the IRCA and IRA D3 polls for five 0 Comments
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Williamstown Releases Content of Email that Threatened Public OfficialsBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
08:35AM / Friday, June 03, 2022 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — A May 23 email that sparked a police investigation and drew condemnation from two town committees threatened public servants with a "knife across your throat." On Thursday afternoon, the town responded to a public records request for the message that was characterized as "violent" and "intimidation" in a joint statement issued Wednesday by the Select Board and the Diversity, Inclusion and Racial Equity Committee. The town redacted the identity of the person who sent the email, citing a provision in Massachusetts General Law that allows nondisclosure of information that, "may constitute an unwarranted invasion of 20 Comments
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Williamstown Officials Condemn Threatening Email, Call for RespectBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:15AM / Thursday, June 02, 2022 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Select Board and the Diversity, Inclusion and Racial Equity Committee issued a joint statement Wednesday condemning an email directed at the latter panel and calling for more respect in public discourse. In their second joint meeting in six days, the Select Board and DIRE Committee reviewed and edited the statement that grew from a May 26 executive session regarding, "an email that included violent imagery sent to the DIRE committee on May 23." According to Wednesday's statement, that email was sent by a resident of the town and was investigated by the Williamstown Police Department, which consulted the State Police and 9 Comments
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Medical Matters Weekly Welcomes the Red Cross's Vermont Leader| 03:34PM / Wednesday, June 01, 2022 | |
 BENNINGTON, Vt. — Kevin Mazuzan, executive director of the American Red Cross in Vermont, will be the next guest on Medical Matters Weekly at 12 p.m. on Wednesday, June 8. The show will address the broad spectrum of work the American Red Cross does in Vermont communities. The show is produced by Southwestern Vermont Health Care (SVHC) with cooperation from Catamount Access Television (CAT-TV). Viewers can see Medical Matters Weekly on facebook.com/svmedicalcenter and facebook.com/CATTVBennington. The show is also available to view or download as a podcast on svhealthcare.org/medicalmatters. Mazuzan joined the American Red Cross in August 2015 as the 0 Comments
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'Abusive' Behavior Reported Near Williamstown Bike Trail ProjectStaff Reports,
03:59PM / Tuesday, May 31, 2022 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The town is asking users of Cole Field, Linear Park and the Spruces to heed warning signs and respect workers building the Mohawk Bike Path. The town reports that people have been "removing sedimentation controls, survey markers and signage" and using profanity toward workers on the job site. "If this pattern of destructive and abusive behavior continues, it will be necessary for the town to close the Spruces and other access points for the duration of the summer," according to a news release on the letterhead of interim Town Manager Charlie Blanchard. The bike trail, which runs from Syndicate Road near North Street to the 0 Comments
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Berkshire County Reflects on Memorial Day Staff Reports, iBerkshires
05:30PM / Monday, May 30, 2022 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Communities throughout Berkshire County gathered to recognize Memorial Day, and in North Adams, residents remembered Michael Robert DeMarsico II, who was killed in action a decade ago. It's been ten years since North Adams lost a resident in service to the nation, Mayor Jennifer Macksey reminded the crowd gathered at the Veterans Memorial on Monday morning. Michael Robert DeMarsico II was only 20 years old when he was killed by an explosive device while serving in Afghanistan. "We are reminded that Memorial Day is actually a solemn day. A day set aside for remembrance, honoring and mourning our United States military personnel who have 0 Comments
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Letter: Williamstown's Proposed Zoning Changes Will Help Make Town More DiverseLetter to the Editor,
02:00PM / Monday, May 30, 2022 | |
 To the Editor:
Dear Williamstown residents: Williamstown is in a housing crisis. People are getting pushed out of town as they see their rents increase by $500 and even $1,000 a month. Few are able to purchase homes without a cash offer above asking price. Williamstown is becoming even more elite, functioning like an exclusive gated community.
In order to have a diverse community where those who work here can live here, we need to pass Warrant Articles 39, 40 and 41. All Williamstown residents need to be able to create duplexes and multi-unit housing (of three to four units) by right, not by special permit. Of course, the properties and buildings would still have to abide by existing
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Mount Greylock Wellness Students Plant Perennials at Sweetwood By Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
06:10AM / Sunday, May 29, 2022 | |
The new pollinator garden at Sweetwood already has a few blooms just weeks after it was planted. WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Life at the Sweetwood senior living center is a little more colorful thanks to the efforts of a group of students from Mount Greylock Regional School. "In my class, I wanted them to do some kind of gratitude project, that's how it started," explained Lynn Jordan, who teaches a social emotional wellness class at the middle-high school. "We made a list at the beginning of the semester to see what they wanted to do, and they decided they wanted to work with Sweetwood. We found out we couldn't go into the building, but the garden is 0 Comments
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Williamstown Fire District Celebrates Briggs' ServiceBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
04:48PM / Friday, May 27, 2022 | |
Fire Chief Craig Pedercini provides information on articles at the Fire District's annual meeting. Right, Markus Burns, a member of the district's Community Advisory Committee, gives an update. WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — After decades of service to the town's fire district and decades more to the protection of lives and property, Ed Briggs said an emotional goodbye at Tuesday's annual district meeting. "I've enjoyed every bit of it," said Briggs, who decided not to run for a 14th consecutive three-year term on the district's Prudential Committee. "I've spent most of my life involved in fire departments, so that will be a 1 Comment
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'RRR' at Images Cinema| 11:53AM / Friday, May 27, 2022 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Images Cinema will present a special event show of "RRR," on Wednesday, June 1 at 7:30pm. Images will show the 2022 Indian Telugu-language epic action drama film directed by S. S. Rajamouli on June 1 at 7:30 pm Images will present RRR in its original Telugu language with English subtitles. The film will be shown with a brief intermission, during which snacks from Spice Root will be provided. This one-night-only event is presented by Spice Root and Stephen Lawrence. Buy tickets at imagescinema.org. Images Cinema is located at 50 Spring Street, Williamstown, MA. 0 Comments
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