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 | Williams College Plans Temporary Athletic Facility on North Campus
Williams has not discussed a timeline for the demolition of Towne Field House, which the college's strategic plan has identified to be replaced.
Updated on Sept. 14 to clarify that the new temporary recreation facility will be repurposed after the college accomplishes its goal to build a permanent new field |
 | Clark Art Invites People With Dementia, Caregivers for Gallery Talk
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Meet Me at the Clark, a free gallery talk program designed specifically for people living with dementia and their care-partners, will be held Monday, Sept. 18 at 1:30 pm at the Clark Art Institute.
On select Mondays, when the museum is closed to the public, specially trained educators guide |
 | Williamstown Rejects Tax Exemption for FY24
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Select Board on Monday voted unanimously not to adopt a residential tax exemption for the current fiscal year but left the idea on the table as one of several options the town could consider employing to provide tax relief in the future.
Two of the board members, Andrew Hogeland and Jane Patton, |
| Williams Men's Soccer Tops Western New England
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. – Sam Gibson and Andrew Coelho each scored on Saturday, as the Williams College men’s soccer team beat Western New England, 2-0.
Ben Diffley made two saves to earn the shutout for Williams (2-0), which opens NESCAC play on Tuesday at Hamilton.
Women’s Soccer
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 | Williamstown Grappling With 'Fairness' of Property Tax Proposal
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — A property tax proposal that has dominated Select Board discussions this summer largely comes down to a question of how one defines "fairness."
Select Board member Stephanie Boyd has been advocating that the town consider adopting the commonwealth's residential tax exemption as a way to |
 | James Kalmuk Joins Dartmouth Cancer Center
BENNINGTON, Vt. — Dr. James Kalmuk, medical oncologist, has joined the Dartmouth Cancer Center at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center (SVMC).
Kalmuk holds a masters in interdisciplinary science from Roswell Park Cancer Institute and attended medical school at SUNY Update Medical University in Syracuse, NY. He then completed |
| Swastika Etched into Williamstown Bus Shelter
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Police are investigating an incident of vandalism that left a swastika on the side of a Main Street structure.
On Tuesday at 6 p.m., police received a call reporting a swastika on the Berkshire Regional Transportation Authority bus shelter on Main Street (Route 2) across from Hopkins Hall on the |
| Williamstown Road Closures to Accommodate Route 7 Repairs
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — In order to complete the road repairs on Route 7 in the Bulkley St and Jamieson Heights area, that section of road will be closed for a portion of Friday Sept. 8.
Closures are estimated to start at 7 am and are expected to last until 3:30 pm.
Closures for through traffic will be |
 | Ribbon Cut on Williamstown's Mohican Trail
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — At the ribbon cutting for the new Mohican Trail on Thursday morning, the president of the Berkshire Bike Path Council remembered a time when not everyone believed such paths could be built.
"Twenty-three years ago, a small chorus of people started singing 'Bike path, bike path, bike path,' |
 | Williamstown Water Main Break Closes Route 7 to Through Traffic
Update: At about 6:30 Thursday morning, Williamstown Police reported that Route 7 was reopened and water service was restored.
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — A burst water main on North Street near Jamieson Heights on Wednesday left an undetermined number of residences without water and forced a closure of Route 7 to through |
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