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Williams College Testing for Geothermal Capacity at New Museum Site
By Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
12:59PM / Wednesday, January 17, 2024
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Williams College is doing the ground work for a new art museum at the former site of the Williams Inn.   Actually, it is doing the underground work.   This winter, the college is drilling a test well near the Field Park rotary to assess the terrain's capacity to produce geothermal energy for the planned museum.   A crew from Armonk, N.Y.'s, Brightcore Energy has been working on the site, setting the stage for a project that could supply a significant percentage of the heating and cooling needs for the museum the college is planning to replace the current facility at Lawrence Hall.   "The location of the test well is in the range

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Mount Greylock School Committee Holds Initial FY25 Budget Talk
By Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:39AM / Tuesday, January 16, 2024
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Mount Greylock Regional School District administration is forecasting a fiscal year 2025 budget with little room for additional programming in the preK-12 district.   "This is likely one of those budget years when we'll be focusing hard on what we have to do and not as much on what we'd like to do," Superintendent Jason McCandless told the School Committee last week. "Any additions, particularly around staffing, will likely have to be met with proportionate reductions elsewhere."   Assistant Superintendent Joseph Bergeron, who also serves as the district's budget director, walked the committee members through what he

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Pine Cobble Names Head of School
10:29AM / Tuesday, January 09, 2024

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Pine Cobble School in Williamstown has appointed Dr. Alana Harte, a longtime educator, head of school as of Jan. 1, 2024, according to a December announcement sent to the school community by its board of trustees.

Dr. Harte joined Pine Cobble in 2020 and served, most recently, as acting head of school, and prior to that, assistant head of school, dean of students, and reading specialist.

She earlier held various positions in other schools, including eleven years as a middle school English teacher, and previously served as an equity consultant and qualitative researcher. She received an EdD in Educational leadership from Southeastern Louisiana

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