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 | Clark Art Institute to Air Met Opera's 'Il Barbiere di Siviglia'
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Clark Art Institute will present a broadcast of the Metropolitan Opera's production of "Il Barbiere di Siviglia" on Saturday, May 31, at 1 p.m.
This screening is the final installment of the 2024–25 season of The Met: Live in HD and will be shown in the auditorium within |
 | Clark Art Presents Queering The Clark
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Sunday, June 1 at 11:15 am, the Clark Art Institute presents "Queering the Clark," an educator-led tour of the permanent collection exploring art through a queer lens in celebration of Pride Month.
According to a press release:
Together, participants contemplate |
| Mount Greylock School Committee Declines State Budget Resolution
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Mount Greylock Regional School Committee on Thursday opted not to advocate for fundamental changes to state budgeting in Boston.
Members Steven Miller and Curtis Elfenbein brought their colleagues a resolution that the pair proposed their committee send to the Massachusetts Association of School |
 | Veteran Spotlight: Navy Petty Officer Denis Russell
PLYMOUTH, Mass. — Denis Russell served his country in the Navy from 1969 to 1975 as a petty officer, third class.
This proud Vietnam veteran grew up in Somerville.
His basic training took him to the Navy's only boot camp, Naval Station Great Lakes in Illinois.
"They used to |
 | Williamstown to Apartment Dwellers: Don't Smoke 'Em if You Got 'Em
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Town meeting Thursday decided to implement a ban on smoking or vaping tobacco products in apartments with more than four units and to limit the number of days in a year that home can be rented as an "Airbnb."
As expected, those were two of the issues that generated discussion in a 2 1/2-hour |
 | Clark Art Institute Presents Artist's Talk with Laura Ellen Bacon
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass.— The Clark Art Institute will host an artist's talk with British artist Laura Ellen Bacon on Thursday, May 29, at 4 p.m. Bacon is one of the artists participating in the upcoming "Ground/work 2025" exhibition.
Bacon will be on the Clark's campus in May to construct a sculpture using willow |
 | Smoking Ban, Airbnb Limits Put to Williamstown Town Meeting Members
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The age-old tension between individual liberties and the common good will be in play when residents convene for the annual town meeting on Thursday evening at Mount Greylock Regional School.
Two articles on the 32-item meeting warrant seek to clarify that balance in one way or |
| North Williamstown Commercial/Residential Site Slated for Auction
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — A large commercial property near the Vermont border is set to be auctioned off next month.
Last weekend, JJ Manning Auctioneers posted signs at 877 Simonds Road (U.S. Route 7) announcing a June 17 auction at the property, which was home to the former Chenail farm stand and currently houses other |
| Williamstown Select Board OKs Budget for Pride Month Events
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Select Board on Monday approved town funds to support a series of Pride Month activities in town this June.
By a vote of 5-0, the board OK'd up to $5,000 to fund events that will kick off with a Progress Pride Flag raising in front of town hall on Sunday, June 1, followed by a community meal on |
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