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| Williamstown Fin Comm OKs Budget with Tax Hike, Lower Non-Profit Allotment
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Finance Committee on Wednesday voted to send town meeting a fiscal year 2026 spending plan that would raise property taxes by more than 7 percent in the year that begins on July 1.
The operating budget for town government is slated to go up by 6.1 percent, to just more than $10.6 million, and the |
 | Obama Foundation Head to Speak at Williams Commencement
Nobel Laureate Esther Duflo of MIT will give the baccalaureate address on Saturday, June 7.
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Valerie Jarrett, CEO and a member of the board of directors of The Obama Foundation, will be the principal speaker at Williams College's 236th commencement exercise on Sunday, June 8.
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 | Q&A Williamstown Fire Chief Looks Back on 37 Years of Service
Williamstown Fire Chief Craig Pedercini waves to the crowd during an Independence Day parade.
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Craig Pedercini can only hope that his retirement party will not be as memorable as that of his predecessor.
"The day of Chief [Ed] McGowan's retirement party, which was the 17th of |
 | Letter: fire station damage
To the Editor:
Wind damage to new fire station construction reported about five days late? Hello?
Rich H Alley
Williamstown, Mass.
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 | Wind Damage Likely Will Not Delay Williamstown Fire Station Project
The trusses will be evaluated for repair and reuse but that work is not expected to affect the timeline or cost.
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Recent wind damage at the new fire station's construction site will not cost the taxpayers any money and likely will not impact the project's |
| Images Cinema Announces Earth Month Film Festival
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Images Cinema has announced the 2025 Earth Month Film Festival, focusing on the theme "Animals & Us."
The festival will consist of four documentaries and two feature films shown between March 25 and April 22.
The festival lineup |
 | Clark Art Kicks Off Music in the Manton Series
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Clark Art Institute presents the first of its three-part Music in the Manton concert series with Flore Laurentienne, Canadian Mathieu David Gagnon's incomparable musical project, on Friday, March 21 at 7 pm in the Manton Research Center auditorium.
According to a press |
| Mount Greylock Regional School to Host Talent and Art Show
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Mount Greylock Regional School's Friends of the Arts will present a talent and art show on Saturday, March 22, 2025, at the school, located at 1781 Cold Spring Road in Williamstown.
The event, titled "Celebration of the Arts," will feature a talent show at 7:00 p.m. in the school’s |
| Mount Greylock School Committee Sends FY26 Budget to Member Towns
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Mount Greylock School Committee on Thursday voted unanimously to send its member towns a fiscal year 2026 spending plan that calls for increases of about 7 percent in the assessment to Lanesborough and 8 percent in the assessment to Williamstown.
The committee's annual public hearing and vote |
| Clark Art Presents Series of In Focus Gallery Talks
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — This spring, the Clark Art Institute presents "In Focus," a series of free thematic tours of its permanent collection with a Clark educator on select Sundays at 11:15 am.
March 23: In Focus: The Color Red
Romance, excitement, and power are just a few words that might come to mind when you |
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