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Mount Greylock School Committee Votes to Drop Assessment to LanesboroughBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
04:30AM / Monday, April 11, 2022 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Mount Greylock School Committee on Thursday agreed to rely more heavily on school choice revenue and eliminate one planned position from its fiscal 2023 spending plan in order to gain support of Lanesborough town officials. Superintendent Jake McCandless and Assistant Superintendent of Business and Finance Joe Bergeron presented an updated budget plan that directs $75,000 more in school choice funds and trims the Lanesborough Elementary School operating budget by $19,506 in order to drop Lanesborough's assessment after feedback from town officials. The spending plan the School Committee passed last month included a $6,128,751 assessment to 0 Comments
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Williams Softball Splits at Middlebury| 05:48PM / Sunday, April 10, 2022 | |
 MIDDLEBURY, Vt. -- Mara Kipnis went 2-for-4 with a double Sunday to lead the Williams College softball team to a 7-3 win over Middlebury in the first game of a double-header. The Panthers came back to take the nightcap, 10-4, behind home runs from Abby Santis and Noelle Ruschil. Elyse Chan struck out six for Williams in the Game 1 win. Williams (10-9) goes to Smith College for a double-header on Tuesday. Women's Lacrosse WATERVILLE, Maine -- Annie Eddy scored four goals to lead Colby to a 15-7 win over Williams. Claudia Russell scored a pair of goals, and Caitlyn Joyce stopped 10 shots for Williams. Williams (3-6) goes to Western Connecticut 0 Comments
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Williamstown Fin Comm Member Makes Case for Putting Costs Before VotersBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
02:26PM / Sunday, April 10, 2022 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — One member of the Finance Committee on Wednesday made a last-ditch call for transparency around expenses incurred by the town to settle a series of issues that arose in 2020 regarding the Williamstown Police Department. The committee held its final regular meeting in advance of May's annual town meeting and voted its recommendations to town meeting members on all of the spending articles on the warrant. The Fin Comm recommended passage of all the articles on its plate – mostly by unanimous votes but with a couple of significant exceptions. Dan Caplinger, who has in the past raised concerns about how the town funded settlements with 1 Comment
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Q&A: Next Head of Pine Cobble Wants to Strengthen Ties to CommunityBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:42AM / Sunday, April 10, 2022 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Eric Chapman is coming to town to be the new head of school at Pine Cobble elementary. But when he talks about his reasons for coming, he sounds like he might have the potential for a position at the local Chamber of Commerce. "When I came to visit, it was just the beginning of autumn and all the wonderful changes of the trees, and it looked like a movie set, frankly," Chapman said this week. "It didn't feel real. "I was coming down Route 7, and every turn was a red barn with autumn leaves behind it, or a babbling brook or a horse farm or a dairy farm. I thought, 'This is not real. It had to be a set up of some 0 Comments
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Glavin Leads Williams Men's Lax to Win over Babson| 04:34PM / Saturday, April 09, 2022 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. -- Pearse Glavin had a hat trick Saturday to lead the Williams College men's lacrosse team to a 16-7 win over Babson. Jake Haase and Harrison Cross each scored a pair, and 12 different Williams players found the back of the net. Will Bock and Matt Freitas combined to make nine saves in Williams' goal. Williams (6-4) hosts Hamilton on Wednesday. 0 Comments
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Williamstown Select Board Makes Choice for Town Manager PostBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires.com
03:10PM / Saturday, April 09, 2022 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. – Six months after the Williamstown Select Board found itself unable to offer the town manager job to either of two candidates, it wanted to give the job to both finalists. But forced to make a choice, the board Saturday afternoon decided to offer the post to Gloucester native Robert Menicocci, who finished ahead “by a nose” in the minds of the board members. In a 5-0 vote, the board authorized Chair Andy Hogeland to enter negotiations with Menicocci but also authorized Hogeland to pivot to negotiations with runner-up Alex Torpey if, for any reason, the talks with Menicocci do not bear fruit. “The way I felt was that if either 28 Comments
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Williamstown Brothers Achieve Eagle Scout Rank| 08:10AM / Saturday, April 09, 2022 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Brothers James and Eddie Brannan have achieved the rank of Eagle Scouts, the town's first since 2017. According to a press release, since its establishment in 1911, only 4 percent of Scouts have earned Eagle rank, the organization's highest accomplishment. The rank is awarded after a lengthy review. As part of the process, each completed a community-based project. James's Eagle Scout project was to rehabilitate a long-neglected courtyard at Herberg Middle School in Pittsfield. He also built two new raised planters for use by the school community. "My mom teaches at Herberg so she suggested the idea to me," James said. 6 Comments
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Williamstown Select Board Conducts Interviews with Town Manager FinalistsBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires.com
07:07PM / Friday, April 08, 2022 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. – Two finalists for the position of town manager made their case to the Select Board on Friday afternoon. On Saturday, the board will decide whether one of them makes the grade. Each was interviewed for a little more than an hour at town hall before an evening event at the Log on Spring Street, where community members had the opportunity to hear remarks from each candidate and meet them in person. Select Board members said they would welcome comments from community members after the televised interviews and informal Friday evening “meet and greet.” The candidates, Robert Menicocci and Alex Torpey, each started the more formal 0 Comments
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Williamstown Select Board Conducts Interviews with Town Manager FinalistsBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires.com
06:56PM / Friday, April 08, 2022 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. – Two finalists for the position of town manager made their case to the Select Board on Friday afternoon. On Saturday, the board will decide whether one of them makes the grade. Each was interviewed for a little more than an hour at town hall before an evening event at the Log on Spring Street, where community members had the opportunity to hear remarks from each candidate and meet them in person. Select Board members said they would welcome comments from community members after the televised interviews and informal Friday evening “meet and greet.” The candidates, Robert Menicocci and Alex Torpey, each started the more formal 0 Comments
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Williamstown Diversity Committee Seeks Transparency from School DistrictBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
04:05PM / Friday, April 08, 2022 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The town's diversity committee is discussing with Mount Greylock Regional School District how to share information about incidents in the school and steps to address them. At Monday's meeting of the Diversity, Inclusion and Racial Equity Committee, Noah Smalls reported on a meeting he had met with two other DIRE Committee members, Mount Greylock Superintendent Jason McCandless and Jake Schutz, the principal at the middle-high school. The meeting followed a number of incidents in the district, including at Williamstown Elementary School and Mount Greylock, where it recently was reported that an adult used the "n" word in the 0 Comments
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Medical Anthropologist Joins Next Medical Matters Weekly| 08:11AM / Friday, April 08, 2022 | |
 BENNINGTON, Vt. — In common conversation, the words "medical" and "anthropology" are not often found side by side. But, there's actually a whole field exploring how these two concepts overlap. It's called Medical Anthropology. Medical Matters Weekly with Dr. Trey Dobson is pleased to welcome Carolyn Smith-Morris, PhD, one of the foremost experts in the field, at 12 p.m. on Wednesday, April 13. 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 0 Comments
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