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 | Williamstown Con Comm Clears College Field House Demo
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Conservation Commission Thursday gave the green light to Williams College's plan to demolish its Towne Field House.
The college was before the panel to request a negative determination of applicability under the Wetlands Protection Act for the demolition project near Christmas |
 | Clark Art Hosts Book Talk With Design Author
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Wednesday, Oct. 18 at 6 pm, the Clark Art Institute hosts a book talk and conversation by Williams College Environmental Studies Professor Laura J. Martin.
Martin is the author of "Wild by Design: The Rise of Ecological Restoration" (Harvard University Press, 2022), which examines |
 | Berkshire Green Drinks: 'Snakes Are More Interesting Than You Can Imagine'
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Tom Tyning, an expert on amphibians and reptiles and an authority on New England's natural history, will present at the September Berkshire Green Drinks event on Monday, Oct. 16, in person and online via Zoom.
The in-person gathering begins at 5:00 PM at The Barn at Williams Inn, 103 Spring |
 | Clark Art Presents Lecture on European Prints
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Sunday, Oct. 15, the Clark Art Institute presents a lecture with art historian Alexander Nagel, who examines how prints set in motion a new way of thinking about images as media, continually bringing image-making back to its fundamentals: lines on surfaces.
The free lecture takes place at 1 pm |
 | Local Teams Win Titles in Just for Kicks Tourney
DALTON, Mass. -- Youth soccer programs from Adams, Great Barrington and Dalton emerged with team titles from the 26th annual Dalton CRA Just for Kicks Soccer Tournament last weekend.
Adams won the under-12 boys Division 2 championship, beating the Williamstown Wizards in the tournament final.
The Berkshire Hills |
 | Clark Art Hosts Jazz Concert Tribute to Art Blakey
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. —On Saturday, Oct. 14, the Clark Art Institute hosts a jazz concert in tribute to Art Blakey with musicians George Cables, David Schnitter, and Steve Davis.
The concert takes place at 7 pm in the Clark's auditorium, located in its Manton Research Center.
According to a press |
 | Clark Art Artist Talk on Plants and People
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Saturday, Oct. 14, the Clark Art Institute hosts a conversation with exhibiting artist Eddie Rodolfo Aparicio, featured in "Humane Ecology: Eight Positions," and exhibition curator Robert Wiesenberger.
They discuss Aparicio's sculptural practice and the complex interdependence of |
| Williams Field Hockey Tops Conn College
NEW LONDON, Conn. -- Natalia Nolan scored a pair of goals Saturday to lead the Williams College field hockey team to a 4-1 win over Conn College.
Claire Colvin had a goal and an assist, and Gates Tenerowicz stopped three shots for Williams (6-2, 3-1 NESCAC), which goes to New Jersey to play Salisbury University on |
 | Jane Swift Named to National Education Board
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Former Gov. Jane Swift will join the National Assessment Governing Board, which oversees the country's only ongoing, nationally representative assessment of student achievement.
Swift was appointed on Friday by U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona.
The Governing Board is a |
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