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| Williamstown Volunteer of the Year Speaks for the Voiceless
Andi Bryant was presented the annual Community Service Award.
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Inclusion was a big topic at Thursday's annual town meeting — and not just because of arguments about the inclusivity of the Progress Pride flag.
The winner of this year's Scarborough-Salomon-Flynt |
 | Teacher of the Month: Steven Zelubowski
Zelubowski's students say he makes his classes interesting and connects history and language.
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Mount Greylock Regional School world language teacher Steven Zelubowski has been selected as the May Teacher of the Month.
Zelubowski's recognition kicks off the second season |
 | Secretary of the Smithsonian Speaking at Williams' 235th Commencement
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution Lonnie G. Bunch III will be the principal speaker at Williams College's 235th commencement exercise on Sunday, June 2.
The day before, Dr. Siddhartha Mukherjee, a pioneering physician, oncologist and award-winning author, will deliver the college's |
 | Williamstown Town Meeting Passes Progress Pride Flag Bylaw Amendment
Mount Greylock sophomore Jack Uhas addresses town meeting on Thursday as Select Board member Randal Fippinger looks on.
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — By a ratio of nearly 2-to-1, town meeting Thursday passed a bylaw amendment to allow the Progress Pride flag to be flown on town flag poles.
The most heavily debated |
 | Mount Greylock School Committee Picks Interim Superintendent
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Mount Greylock School Committee on Wednesday voted 7-0 to enter negotiations with the district's assistant superintendent to serve as interim superintendent after the abrupt announcement that Jason McCandless intends to leave the district at the end of the school year.
Assistant Superintendent |
| Williamstown Neighbors Not Satisfied with Habitat Response
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — A Summer Street resident last week said that if Northern Berkshire Habitat for Humanity cannot find a compromise with neighbors of a planned subdivision, the town should find a different developer for the parcel.
But members of the Affordable Housing Trust board expressed doubt that the town could find |
 | 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 |
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