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Mount Greylock School Committee Approves Planning DocumentsBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
03:58AM / Monday, December 10, 2018 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Mount Greylock School Committee on Thursday OK'd a District Improvement Plan and a set of goals for the newly expanded district's superintendent. The latter administrative document, the Superintendent Goals, are part of the standard against which the committee will evaluate Superintendent Kimberley Grady's performance. Ideally, the document would have been approved some months ago, but it was delayed by the fact that the School Committee only was constituted for the first time after the November election. At that time, the newly elected seven-member committee took control of the district from an interim Transition Committee that 0 Comments
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Williams Women's Hockey Riding High Going into Break| 05:39PM / Sunday, December 09, 2018 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. -- The Williams College women's hockey team Sunday used a balanced scoring attack to win its second straight game and take a four-game unbeaten streak into the holiday break. Chloe Heiting stopped 16 shots to backstop the Ephs to a 3-1 win over Manhattanville. Brianna Hill, Mia Carroll and Avery Dunn each scored a goal, and six different Ephs recorded an assist as Williams (6-2-1) improved to 3-0-1 in its last four. Williams is off until Jan. 4, when it goes to Bowdoin for a pair of weekend games. 0 Comments
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 |  | Feeding the hungry
by buddy 04:12PM / Friday, February 21, 2014
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|  Williamstown Community Preschool Installs New Signage
by Billsville 02:46PM / Tuesday, February 26, 2013
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Williamstown Community Preschool began sprucing up its new home by hiring local sign maker Lindsay Neathawk,
| Williamstown Youth Center Thanks Bedard Bros.
by Billsville 02:13PM / Friday, June 22, 2012
Bedard Brothers Chevrolet, through the Chevrolet Youth Soccer Program, has helped sponsor the Williamstown Youth Center's Soccer Program for the 2012 season. In addition to soccer equipment, this
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Williams Men's Basketball Edges Springfield| 10:20PM / Saturday, December 08, 2018 | |
 SPRINGFIELD, Mass. -- Bobby Casey score 24 points, and the Williams College men's basketball team held off a second-half comeback bid by Springfield College to take a 75-71 win on Saturday. Springfield (2-5) trailed by 13 at half-time, but after shooting 30 percent from the field in the first half, the Pride shot 50 percent after the break. Williams, meanwhile, earned a 37-32 rebounding edge in the game behind 13 caroms from Kyle Scadlock, who also scored 12 points. Springfield got 24 points apiece from Jake Ross and Heath Post. Taconic graduate Deonte Sandifer passed out four assists and had a pair of steals for Springfield. Second-ranked Williams (9-0) is 0 Comments
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BArT Seniors Receive John and Abigail Adams Scholarship| 02:50PM / Friday, December 07, 2018 | |
 ADAMS, Mass. — Half of the BART Charter Public School senior class are recipients of the John and Abigail Adams scholarship.
Recipients of these scholarships, upon acceptance, are entitled to attend any Massachusetts state school tuition-free for up to eight semesters of undergraduate education.
The recipients are Isaiah Albright, Ruth Bristol, Natalie Celebi, Thomas Cook, Dylan Dermody-Battaini, Joshua Donovan, Joshua Doubiago, Matthew Failla, Macie Fitch, Shanique Maloney, Braydon Peterson, Hannah Stringer, Caitlin Terpak and Abel Ward.
To be eligible, students must score at the advanced level on one of the three Grade 10 Massachusetts Comprehensive Assesment System (MCAS) tests
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Williams Senior Named Mitchell Scholar| 02:47PM / Friday, December 07, 2018 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Williams College senior Keshav Goel is among the dozen men and women named as Mitchell Scholars for the class of 2020.
Sponsored by the U.S.-Ireland Alliance, this nationally competitive scholarship provides recipients a year of postgraduate study in any discipline offered by institutions of higher learning in Ireland and Northern Ireland. Selected from 370 applicants, Goel is the first Williams student to receive this scholarship since the George J. Mitchell Scholarship Program's inaugural class of 2001.
A double major in economics and biology from Monte Sereno, Calif., Goel is an aspiring physician who is interested in addressing the effects of
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Pignatelli Honored As 'River Hero'| 02:17PM / Friday, December 07, 2018 | |
 BOSTON — State Rep. William "Smitty" Pignatelli and state Sen. Anne Gobi, chairs of the Joint Committee on the Environment, Natural Resources, and Agriculture, were honored as River Heroes on Wednesday evening at the Massachusetts Rivers Alliance annual dinner.
Pignatelli and Gobi, of Spencer, were responsible for the passage of a $2.4 billion Environmental Bond Bill, signed by Gov. Charlie Baker in July that allocated $55 million in funds for river and wetland restoration programs across the commonwealth. In Pignatelli's own Fourth Berkshire District, he allocated $400,000 in funds for the upkeep and expansion of the W.E.B. DuBois river garden park and the
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Lenox Broker Installed as 2019 President of the Massachusetts Association of Realtors | 01:10PM / Friday, December 07, 2018 | |
 LENOX, Mass. — Anne Meczywor, broker/associate at Roberts & Associates Realty Inc. in Lenox, has been installed as president of the 24,000-member Massachusetts Association of Realtors for 2019.
Meczywor's term officially begins on January 1, 2019.
As president, Meczywor will direct the internal and external activities of the association; preside at all meetings of the MAR Board of Directors and Executive Committee; represent the association at important meetings and business functions; and act as the official spokesperson for the association on issues related to the real estate industry and local
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Hinsdale Realtor Elected to Massachusetts Association of Realtors| 01:05PM / Friday, December 07, 2018 | |
 HINSDALE, Mass. — Barbara Osborne, a Realtor at Bishop West Real Estate, has been elected Western Regional Representative for the Massachusetts Association of Realtors for 2019.
As regional representative for the Western region, Osborne will coordinate association objectives and activities within the Berkshire County Board of Realtors and the Realtor Association of Pioneer Valley. She will meet regularly with local and regional leadership to discuss real estate industry issues of statewide importance. She automatically becomes a member of the MAR Executive Committee and Board of Directors as a result of her election as a regional representative.
On the state level, Osborne was a
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Goodwill Taps New Director of Retail Operations| 12:54PM / Friday, December 07, 2018 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Goodwill Industries of the Berkshires and Southern Vermont has announced that it has appointed Stephen Rotter as director of retail operations.
In his new position, Rotter will oversee Goodwill's donated goods and retail operations, working closely with Goodwill's leadership team to meet the needs of an ever-changing economy.
A native of Portland, Ore., Rotter holds a B.A. in business management and is a graduate of Western Oregon University and Western Governors University. Most recently Rotter was the direct store delivery operations specialist for Shaw's Supermarkets, with stores throughout New England. Previously he held management positions for
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Barrington Stage Board of Trustees Welcomes New Member| 12:50PM / Friday, December 07, 2018 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Barrington Stage Company has welcomed Richard Seltzer to the Board of Trustees.
"Richard has demonstrated unwavering commitment and leadership in support of the arts in Berkshire County. We are very pleased to welcome him to our board," said Barrington Stage Board President Marita Glodt.
Seltzer graduated from Harvard College in 1965 magna cum laude and then obtained a JD degree from Columbia Law School, where he was a Stone scholar. He spent all of his professional career at the New York City law firm of Kaye Scholer, chairing its real estate litigation group and also practicing in its patent group.
In the Berkshires, he has enjoyed participating in
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Clarksburg Woman Joins Greylock Mortgage Team| 12:40PM / Friday, December 07, 2018 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Greylock Federal Credit Union announces the hiring of Sarah E. Gaffey as a mortgage and business development officer based in the North Adams branch.
Gaffey will build upon Greylock's success as the number one mortgage lender in the county by enhancing customer service and ease of access to Greylock’s mortgage lending products in North County.
"Sarah is the perfect fit for the Greylock family," said Jodi Rathbun-Briggs, senior vice president and chief lending officer with Greylock. "She has a keen understanding of mortgage lending and is known throughout the community for her exceptional customer service. We are thrilled that Sarah has
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Holiday Events and Tree Lightings 2018| 11:15AM / Friday, December 07, 2018 | |
 'Tis the season to be merry and bright. Planning a holiday event? Let us know at iBerkshires.com. (Visit our Holiday Bazaars and Craft Fairs list for holiday craft fairs.( And see below for a guide to Christmas tree lightings in towns across the Berkshires. The city of Pittsfield is offering free downtown parking for Thanksgiving, Black Friday, Christmas Eve and Christmas on Fridays Dec. 7, 14, 21, and 28. There will also be a week of free parking starting Dec. 17 through Dec. 21. Parking is always free in the evenings and weekends. Holiday Events Thursday, Dec. 6 North Adams: The annual Angel of Hope Christmas Memorial will be held at the children's memorial park in
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