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 | Letter: Open Letter to Flag Petitioner
To the Editor:
I read with great interest the article by Mr. Dravis in Monday's iBerkshires. I understood you to say that you had "posted a comment on the thread inviting opponents to reach out personally to [you]." As I suspect you know, I frequently post on the thread to which I think you are referring, but did not see your |
 | Letter: Response to Article on Flag
To the Editor:
Re: your recent article about the proposed Progress Pride flag in Williamstown, there are two statements that call for a response.
A well-intentioned interviewee is quoted as saying:
"Some people say it's obvious that Williams is accepting and there's no need [for a flag]," he said. "They |
 | Letter: Reject Article 41
To the Editor:
Town meeting should reject Article 41 because sexual orientation, color of skin, health and wellness, gender, environmental issues and changes in the meaning of English words (including the word rainbow) are not well-represented by a flag in any community.
Work in the community to make the American flag ensure |
 | Mount Greylock's McCandless Announces Resignation
Updated on Tuesday afternoon to clarify Rose Ellis' tenure as superintendent in Williamstown and Lanesborough.
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — For the fourth time in the last 10 years, the Mount Greylock Regional School District will be looking for a new permanent superintendent.
After four years at the helm |
| Driver Fell Asleep Before Running Into Williamstown Porch
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — A Vermont woman was asleep at the wheel prior to crashing into a Simonds Road residence last week, according to a Williamstown Police Department report.
Nicole L. Bishop, 32, of Route 9 in Bennington, Vt., Wednesday afternoon was traveling north on Simonds Road (U.S. Route 7) when, "the operator |
 | Clark Art Hosts Publication Launch
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Thursday, May 23 at 6 pm, the Clark Art Institute celebrates the launch of the exhibition publication for David Jeremiah: "I Drive Thee," this year's public spaces installation.
It marks artist David-Jeremiah's first museum show outside his home state of Texas and his first |
 | Flag Meant to Represent Inclusion Sparks Debate in Williamstown
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — One of the authors of a proposed bylaw amendment to allow the display of the Progress Pride on town flag poles said he welcomes more dialogue about the proposal.
"It's been a good learning experience through all of this," Mount Greylock Regional School sophomore Jack Uhas said last |
| More than 600 Participate in Steel Rail Races
PITTSFIELD, Mass. -- Matthew Ferraro was the first runner across the finish line at the MountainOne Steel Rail Marathon.
Ferraro clocked a time of 2 hours, 41 minutes flat on the Ashuwilticook Rail Trail course.
He finished a little more than five minutes ahead of runner-up Nick Reid |
| Same Place, New Day for Williamstown Town Meeting 2024
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The New England town meeting — steeped in tradition — has been far from traditional in the Village Beautiful over the last five years.
In 2020, the May annual town meeting was pushed off until August and held outside due to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
In 2021, it |
 | Letter: Trial Shows Trump's Character
To the Editor:
The trial of Donald Trump in Manhattan might seem like a matter of legal technicalities, but I think it's really important in another way. It has shown us clearly the character of Trump and the Republican party he now dominates.
He denies that he had sex with Stormy Daniels, even when this obvious lie hurts his case |
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