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 | Clark Names Recipient of Prize for Excellence in Arts Writing
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Clark Art Institute has selected Bénédicte Savoy as the recipient of the 2024 Clark Prize for Excellence in Arts Writing.
Savoy is a professor of art history at Technische Universität in Berlin and is a noted expert on the provenance and repatriation of works of art, |
 | Williamstown Con Comm Keeping Spruces Article on Town Meeting Warrant
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Conservation Commission last week reaffirmed its commitment to a proposal to transfer control of the Spruces Park to that body.
Con Comm Chair Lauren Stevens asked his colleagues whether they wanted to reconsider a decision to ask town meeting to put the Spruces property under the commission's |
| One Week Left to File for Williamstown Town Elections
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — With one week left for candidates to file, the town has, at most, one potential candidate for each of the positions on the May town election ballot.
Town Clerk Nicole Beverly Tuesday reported that only incumbent Jeffrey Johnson has pulled nomination papers for the single Select Board seat that is up |
 | Authorities Search in Williamstown for Missing Eastern Mass Resident
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Police are asking anyone with information about a missing eastern Massachusetts resident to contact the dispatch center at 413-458-5733.
On Tuesday morning, Williamstown Police received a report of a suspicious vehicle parked near the end of Berlin Road, a hiking area near the New York State Line, |
 | Clark Art Airs Production of 'Romeo Et Juliette'
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Metropolitan Opera's broadcast of "Roméo et Juliette" airs at the Clark Art Institute on Saturday, March 23 at 12:55 pm in the latest installment of The Met: Live in HD.
This award-winning series of live, high-definition cinema simulcasts features the full live |
| Williams Seeking Town Approval for New Indoor Practice Facility
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Planning Board last week gave Williams College the first approval it needs to build a 55,000-square foot indoor athletic facility on the north side of its campus.
Over the strenuous objection of a Southworth Street resident, the board found that the college's plan for a "multipurpose |
| Milne Public Library Trustees Announce New Library Director
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Milne Public Trustees announced the hiring of Angela Zimmermann to be the new library director.
Zimmermann comes to the Milne Public Library from Wisconsin with over eight years of management experience in library services, most recently as the Executive Director of the Racine Public |
| Clark Art Presents Free Thematic Tour on Music in Art
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Sunday, March 24 at 11:15 am, the Clark Art Institute presents a free In Focus tour exploring the connections between music, musicians, and art.
A Clark educator leads a thematic tour of the permanent collection, examining portraits of famous composers, paintings of musicians, and a grand |
| Mount Greylock School Committee Votes Slight Increase to Proposed Assessments
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Mount Greylock Regional School Committee on Thursday voted unanimously to slightly increase the assessment to the district's member towns from the figures in the draft budget presented by the administration.
The School Committee opted to lower the use of Mount Greylock's reserve account by |
 | Williamstown Library Officials Aim for Construction Project Within 10 Years
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Library officials plan to spend the next few years to develop a long-term solution for a building that has been a topic of discussion in town for more than a decade.
The chair of the Milne Library Board of Trustees told the town's Finance Committee last week that $300,000 allocated last year for |
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