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 | Mural Honoring 54th Massachusetts at Center of Juneteenth Celebration
PITTSFIELD, Mass. – At a time when the nation remembers the liberation of the last enslaved people in the United States, the city Sunday remembered some of the heroes who made that freedom possible.
Pittsfield’s annual Juneteenth Celebration at Durant Park featured the unveiling of a new mural dedicated to the 54th |
 | 'No Kings' Demonstrations Held Around County
PITTSFIELD, Mass. – Chanting slogans like, “No ICE. No KKK. No fascist U.S.A,” and carrying signs countering a number of Trump Administration initiatives, more than 1,000 people filled The Common and lined both sides of First Street Saturday afternoon to join the nationwide “No Kings” protest |
 | Berkshire Bucks Win Youth Lacrosse Title
SOUTH WINDSOR, Conn. -- The Berkshire Bucks seventh- and eighth-grade boys lacrosse team last weekend won its bracket at the Connecticut Valley Youth Lacrosse League tournament.
The team went 12-0 in the regular season and advanced to the league semi-finals with a 12-5 win at home against South Hadley.
The Bucks |
| Williamstown Names New Rep to Woodlands Partnership
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Select Board on Monday appointed the town's second representative to the Woodlands Partnership of Northwest Massachusetts.
Elise Leduc-Fleming was the lone applicant to succeed Henry Art on the board of the partnership, which is dedicated to "outreach and education to the communities, |
| Supporting Democracy Leadership Award Winners Named
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Williamstown League of Women Voters named the Supporting Democracy Leadership Award winners to student essayists ages 16-21.
The three first place essay winners were Ella Bissaillon from Hoosac Valley High School, Lilliana Penna-Ward from Wahconah Regional High School and Tyler Nourse from Mt |
| Williams Considers How to Deal with New Federal Restrictions
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — "Harvard vs. Trump" is gaining national headlines, but the White House's campaign against academia goes beyond Cambridge.
Even as Williams College faces the prospect of a massive federal tax increase, the college reportedly is mulling whether to accept federal grant money that comes with |
 | Clark Art Celebrates Father's Day
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Sunday, June 15, the Clark Art Institute celebrates Father's Day with an art pop-up and free activities.
From 11 am to 1 pm, attendees can visit the Manton Study Center for Works on Paper to view "Dads in Art," a curated pop-up exhibition of prints, drawings, and photographs that |
| Hoosac Water Quality District to Keep Producing Compost for Now
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Hoosac Water Quality District will continue its decades-long practice of composting biosolid waste and offering it for sale as fertilizer.
The district's Board of Commissioners made that decision in a meeting on Wednesday at the Williamstown Municipal Building after a half dozen North County |
 | Williams Grads Told Not to Be Wedded to Their Plans
The bleachers were filled with cheering parents. See more photos here.
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — No doubt, many of the 575 newly minted Williams College graduates have big plans for their post-college lives.
But during Sunday's 236th commencement exercise, they were reminded not to put too much stock |
| Student Charged with Vandalism, Resisting Arrest at Williams College
Updated on June 8 at 7:15 p.m. with details about the vandalism.
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — A 20-year-old Williams College student was arrested Sunday on charges of vandalism, destruction of private property and resisting arrest after an early morning incident on the day of the college's commencement exercises, police |
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