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Williamstown Works to Address Water Main BreaksiBerkshires.com Staff,
01:34PM / Wednesday, September 18, 2024 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. – The Department of Public Works Wednesday afternoon worked to address two water main breaks on the east end of Main Street. Both breaks were near the Spruces Park on Main Street (Route 2), and Williamstown Police advised in a social media post that water services in the area could be affected. Residents signed up for the town’s CodeRED emergency notification system also received a phone call alerting them to the issue. The water main breaks came on a busy day for emergency services in the town. Wednesday morning, Williamstown Fire Department responded to assist with a house fire on Massachusetts Avenue in North Adams. 0 Comments
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Williamstown Community Chest Fun Run Returns Sept. 28Community submission,
12:30PM / Wednesday, September 18, 2024 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. – The Williamstown Community Chest will hold its 16th Fun Run on Saturday, Sept. 28. This community event consists of two races, a 5K run and a 1-mile kids’ run/family walk. The Fun Run races are open to everyone, veteran or first-time runners, and daily or occasional walkers. Families with pets and strollers are also welcome to participate. Both race events begin at 9 a.m. at the Williamstown Youth Center, 66 School St. Sign-in and registration begin at 8:15 a.m. on the day of the race. Online registration is available at runsignup.com/Race/MA/Williamstown/CommunityChestAnnualRun . The registration fee for the 5K race is $15 per 0 Comments
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Clark Art Invites People with Dementia, Caregivers to Gallery Talk| 11:26AM / Wednesday, September 18, 2024 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. On Monday, Sept. 23 at 1 pm in the permanent collection galleries, the Clark Art Institute presents Meet Me at the Clark. This free gallery talk program is designed specifically for people living with dementia and their care partners. On select Mondays, when the museum is closed to the general public, specially trained educators guide open-ended conversations about art and how it celebrates our shared humanity Free. Advance registration required; capacity is limited. To register, call the Education Department Coordinator at 413 458 0563; accompanying care partners must also register. 0 Comments
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Clark Art Gallery Talk With Emerging Art Historians| 08:05AM / Wednesday, September 18, 2024 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Friday, Sept. 20, enjoy a new look at old favorites in the Clark's permanent collection. In Fresh Takes, a Williams College graduate student shares their take on an object with the perspective of new scholarship. Tours begin in the Museum Pavilion at noon. No registration is required. 0 Comments
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Williamstown Planners Talk Interplay of Proposal with Existing ZoningBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:40AM / Wednesday, September 18, 2024 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Planning Board last week discussed a number of proposals it hopes to bring forward to town meeting and acknowledged that at least one likely won't be ready in time for this May's annual meeting. The latest in a series of Planning Board initiatives to allow a greater variety of housing options in town has them looking at an Open Space Residential Development bylaw. Kenneth Kuttner, who is taking the lead on studying an OSRD proposal along with Roger Lawrence, told the board that initial concepts they pitched in the summer need to be considered in the context of the town's existing Major Residential Development bylaw, found in Section 0 Comments
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Williamstown Select Board Has Three Applicants for Interim AppointmentBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
12:45PM / Tuesday, September 17, 2024 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — A three-term member of the board, a teacher at Mount Greylock Regional School and a town native have stepped forward to fill an interim position on the Select Board. The vacancy came up this summer when Andrew Hogeland announced that he and his wife are moving out of town. He was not specific about the exact date of his departure but encouraged his remaining four colleagues to find a replacement as soon as possible. On Tuesday, Sept. 24, in a rescheduled bimonthly meeting, the board plans to interview and select from among three people who submitted paperwork to take Hogeland's place until the May town election. Hugh Daley, Alexander 0 Comments
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Clark Art Lecture: Examining the Print Fetish| 08:11AM / Monday, September 16, 2024 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Thursday, Sept. 19 at 5:30 pm, the Clark Art Institute's Research and Academic Program presents "The Print Fetish," a lecture by Kristina Richardson (University of Virginia). According to a press release: In it she examines how historians and art historians have a responsibility to demystify their sources. By looking beyond the elevated status of print as a "fetish," we are provided with a new, essential recognition of both the social conditions of its production and the role it plays in social reproduction. The talk takes place in the Clark's auditorium, located in the Manton Research Center. Free. 0 Comments
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Berkshire Livery Offering Personalized Transportation By Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
08:30AM / Sunday, September 15, 2024 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Berkshire Livery is seeking to fill in the area's transportation gap and to meet the needs of its patrons with kindness and compassion. The livery service, which provides transportation by appointment across Berkshire County and beyond, is owned by Marlene Champagne and operated by managers Lisa Donovan and Tanya Cravish. Donovan and Cravish have been in the transportation industry for several years and, while working for other companies, have noticed and heard from their customers that there are many gaps in reliable, compassionate, and accessible transportation services in the region. "One of the biggest complaints is that 0 Comments
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Adams Theater and Images Cinema Collaborate on a Classic Film Series | 12:09PM / Friday, September 13, 2024 | |
 ADAMS, Mass.—Images Cinema and the Adams Theater will hold a series of film screenings this fall. The theater will show selections from the 1930s-1960s from September 12 - October 10. All shows are at 7 PM and are ticketed events; visit the Adams Theater website to reserve tickets. Tickets are $8 ($9.50 including fees). The Shows 9/12 - 7 PM: Modern Times 9/19 - 7 PM: The Wizard of OZ 9/20 - 7 PM: Casablanca 9/26 - 7 PM: Rebel without a Cause 10/3 - 7 PM: Vertigo 10/10 - 7PM: The Graduate These six selections from the 1930s-1960s represent some of the greatest achievements in film, at a time when the original Hollywood studio system was at the height of its
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Clark Art Hosts Talk on Conceptual Autonomy of Kathia St. Hilaire | 08:05AM / Friday, September 13, 2024 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Tuesday, Sept. 17, the Clark Art Institute hosts Haitian-American poet, writer, and social critic Patrick Sylvain, Assistant Professor at Simmons University, as he explores the art of contemporary artist Kathia St. Hilaire in "The Conceptual Autonomy of Kathia St. Hiliare." This free event takes place at 6 pm in the Manton Research Center auditorium. St. Hilaire's work, currently on view at the Clark in the Lunder Center at Stone Hill, uses reduction relief printing with materials like shredded tires and skin-lightening creams to create textured, multi-layered pieces. Sylvain examines how St. Hilaire’s work is deeply 0 Comments
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Williamstown Select Board OKs Cannabis, Cable DealsBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
12:33PM / Thursday, September 12, 2024 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Select Board on Monday voted to update its host community agreement with the one cannabis dealer in town and signed on to a new 10-year agreement with Spectrum to provide cable television service to residents. The three-year HCA with Silver Therapeutics, which opened its doors in the Williamstown Shopping Plaza in 2019, lapsed some time ago, Town Manager Robert Menicocci told the board, but the town and the retailer were waiting for new guidance from the state's Cannabis Control Commission. "We were a little concerned with putting together host agreements kind of mid-air while [the CCC was] telegraphing changes they were going to make 0 Comments
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Clark Art Presents Final Djs at Sunset| 08:10AM / Thursday, September 12, 2024 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Sept. 18, the Clark Art Institute presents a free performance by Haitian electronic music composer, percussionist, and turntablist Val-Inc as part of its DJs at Sunset series. This event takes place at 6 pm on the Fernández Terrace. According to a press release: The DJs at Sunset series is presented in celebration of the exhibition, Kathia St. Hilaire: Invisible Empires. Kathia St. Hilaire (b. 1995, West Palm Beach, Florida; lives and works in New York), whose parents immigrated to the United States from Haiti, tells stories of the island nation’s history and the long shadows it casts, from French colonialism to 0 Comments
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