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 | Companion Corner: Ava at Second Chance Animal Shelter
ARLINGTON, Vt. — There's a dog at Second Chance Animal Shelter that is ready to play fetch with her new family.
iBerkshire's Companion Corner is a weekly series spotlighting an animal in our local shelters that is ready to find a home.
Ava is a 4- to 5-year-old Labrador and pitbull mix who has been at the shelter for |
| Clark Art First Free Sunday
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Clark Art Institute continues its First Sunday Free series on Sunday, Nov. 2.
In celebration of Laura Ellen Bacon's willow sculpture Gathering My Thoughts, part of the outdoor sculpture exhibition Ground/work 2025, the November First Sunday Free's theme is "Twisting |
 | Clark Art Presents Screening of 'Westermann'
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Saturday, Nov. 1 at 5:30 pm, the Clark Art Institute hosts a 3D screening of "Westerman: Memorial to the Idea of Man If He Was an Idea" in the Manton Research center auditorium.
A Q&A with Brian Ashby, one of the film's producers, follows the |
 | Clark Art Offers Free Gallery Tour For Parents and Infants
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Saturday, Nov. 1 at 10:15 am, the Clark Art Institute continues a series of gallery tours designed specifically for new parents/caregivers and their infants.
Participants should meet at the Clark's main admissions desk.
On the first Saturday of the month, |
 | Williamstown Select Board Hears from Ag Commission, Water Quality District
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The town's Agricultural Commission is considering ways to expand its reach to protect farming in a town that once boasted 138 working farms.
That number comes from the Williamstown Historical Museum, which was cited in a 2020 study by environmental planning students at Williams |
| Clark Art Screens Free Noir Film Series
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Beginning this fall, the Clark Art Institute, in collaboration with Images Cinema, hosts a series of classic noir films.
All films are free and screened in the Manton Research Center auditorium on select Thursdays at 6 pm.
October 30
The Big Sleep (1946)
Based on Raymond |
 | Williamstown's READI Committee Discusses Main Street Incidents
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The director of Williams College's Campus Safety Services on Monday briefed the town's diversity committee on the school's response to a recent uptick in incidents of a harassing nature on Main Street (Route 2).
"Since August, we've had about a dozen incidents or so ranging from |
 | Letter: Vote Markey for Senate
To the Editor:
Recently, we learned that frequent Berkshire visitor, U.S. Senator Ed Markey, has another Democratic challenger. Last time it was Rep. Joe Kennedy. This time it's Rep. Seth Moulton. [Alex Rikleen of Acton, a former teacher, is also running.]
I'm not against primaries, but as WBUR in Boston said: "Moulton is |
| Williamstown Planning Board Refining Campus Overlay Proposal
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Planning Board last week discussed bringing a campus overlay proposal to town meeting as soon as this May.
One member of the board and the town planner have been consulting with officials at Williams College on a potential fix to a long-term issue: The bulk of the college's campus is in the |
 | Trick-or-Treat, Halloween Events 2025
Halloween falls on a Friday this year. Some communities may hold their trick-or-treating hours during the weekend, or hold events ahead of the holiday. Check back as the holiday approaches for what your town is doing.
If you are going door-to-door, remember to dress appropriately, carry a flashlight and only visit homes with lights on |
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