News and events in Williamstown, Mass.
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Letter: Not NIMBY, It's Common SenseLetter to the Editor, 02:00PM / Thursday, June 09, 2022 | |
To the Editor: Here in Williamstown those of us opposed to the former Planning Board's complex and radical zoning changes – because they were dumped on us with no time for review their impacts on our neighborhoods, no supporting documents, and while our Comprehensive Plan is still in the works – are already hearing whispers of NIMBY-ism ahead of our June 14 town meeting. So, I address the whisperers. NIMBY, or "Not In My Backyard," is credited to Lois Gibbs of Niagara Falls, N.Y. It was her rallying cry for neighbors to oppose Hooker Chemical's dumping of toxic waste in nearby Love Canal. Gibbs declared that "people fighting for their own back yard is
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Clark Art Presents Soundings: The Other Mozart11:49AM / Thursday, June 09, 2022 | | WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Soundings: The Other Mozart, the final concert in this year’s series Soundings: New Music at the Clark takes place on Saturday, June 18 at 7 pm in the Clark’s auditorium. Soundings is presented by the Clark Art Institute in collaboration with the Nasher Sculpture Center, Dallas. The Other Mozart is an award-winning play telling the true, forgotten story of Nannerl Mozart, the sister of Amadeus. Nannerl was a prodigy, keyboard virtuoso, and composer, who performed throughout Europe with her brother to equal acclaim, but her work and her story faded away, lost to history. This celebration of music and history has toured the world, from 0 Comments Read More >> |
Letter: Zoning Changes Will Have Cumulative EffectsLetter to the Editor, 05:30PM / Wednesday, June 08, 2022 | |
To the Editor: What might the cumulative effects be of the Williamstown Planning Board's proposed warrant articles to be voted on at town meeting? The former chair of the Planning Board stated that breaking their proposal into multiple articles would allow residents to vote on the merits of each specific change to the bylaws. While this approach seems considerate, it also masks two crucially important aspects overall: the broad scope of the proposed changes across many bylaws; and the cumulative effects of these changes if passed. The Planning Board has put forward 10 warrant articles total. Contrary to claims of only "tweaking around the margins," these articles encompass
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Letter: Williamstown Planning Board ProposalsLetter to the Editor, 05:00PM / Wednesday, June 08, 2022 | |
To the Editor: How many citizens voted at the last town election? How many will vote at the town meeting? Town meeting is quaint AND irrevocably broken. A holistic approach to town zoning is far preferable. Selectively passing one or two of the failed Planning Board's proposed zoning changes amounts to spot zoning. All related articles should be tabled or voted down. Here is something to consider if you think the GR proposals, at minimum, are harmless. If you own land that can be divided into two or more now buildable parcels, guess what? Your property taxes will be jacked up because now, your property is "more valuable!" Voila! These ill-thought out zoning changes have
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Williamstown Health Board Again Advises Masks at Town MeetingBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff 04:31PM / Wednesday, June 08, 2022 | | WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Board of Health on Monday declined to institute a face-covering mandate for next Tuesday's resumption of the annual town meeting. Against a backdrop of declining local numbers for COVID-19, the board instead decided to continue its stance of strongly recommending masking in indoor spaces and reiterated the places where residents can obtain one. Town meeting, which began on May 17, adjourned to June 14 as its first order of business. The meeting will resume at 7 p.m. that Tuesday at a larger venue, the gymnasium at Mount Greylock Regional School. Prior to the May meeting, a resident obtained a Berkshire County Superior Court order 0 Comments Read More >> |
Medical Matters Weekly Welcomes Radiation Oncologist01:14PM / Wednesday, June 08, 2022 | | BENNINGTON, Vt. — Matthew Vernon, MD — a radiation oncologist, medical director of the Southwestern Vermont Regional Cancer Center, and an avid road and adventure racer—will be the next guest on Medical Matters Weekly at 12 p.m. on Wednesday, June 15. The show is produced by Southwestern Vermont Health Care (SVHC) with cooperation from Catamount Access Television (CAT-TV). Viewers can see Medical Matters Weekly on facebook.com/svmedicalcenter and facebook.com/CATTVBennington. The show is also available to view or download as a podcast on svhealthcare.org/medicalmatters. Dr. Vernon has been instrumental in procuring advanced technology for cancer 0 Comments Read More >> |
Diversity Committee Members Speak of Pain From Threatening EmailBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff 04:33AM / Wednesday, June 08, 2022 | | WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Members of the town's diversity committee Monday talked about the emotional toll from an email that threatened violence against the committee and others speaking out about making the town more welcoming to diverse populations. "When I read it, I had such a rush of blood going up to my ears that I didn't hear anything for a few minutes," Andi Bryant told her colleagues during a virtual meeting. "It was that startling and that frightening for me. "I spent a couple of days in fear, and I'm not too ashamed to admit that. It scared the hell out of me. It made me question what I'm doing." Intimidation 1 Comment Read More >> |
Music From Around the World With the Taconic Chamber Players03:57PM / Monday, June 06, 2022 | | BENNINGTON, Vt. — The Better Bennington Corporation announced its second Thursday Night Live performance with Taconic Chamber Players performing "Music From Around The World" on Thursday, June 9 from 5:30pm - 7:00pm at Merchants Park on the Thomson Family Stage. The address is 119 North Street. This event is free and open to the public. Local vendors will be on hand with lemonade, treats, crafts and more starting at 3:30pm as well as buskers. Gift baskets from downtown businesses will be raffled off at the end of the performance. Raffle tickets are $1 for 1 or $5 for 6. Violinists Joana Genova and Jamecyn Morey will be joined by violist Ariel 0 Comments Read More >> |
Noted Historian to Williams Grads: 'Democracy in Peril'By Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires.com Sports 06:21PM / Sunday, June 05, 2022 | | WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. – Jon Meacham is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author who has made a career of studying and teaching about American history. On Sunday morning, he gave the graduating seniors at Williams College the short course, and a lot of it was pretty bleak. “We’re living in American democracy’s hour of maximum danger,” Meacham told the graduates and friends gathered on the college’s library quad. “That is not hyperbole. It is an age of declining trust and growing extremism, of spreading lies and an erosion of truth and a primacy of brute power and a deadly dearth of compassion and of 1 Comment Read More >> |
Williams Men's Crew Wins IRA ChampionshipWilliams Sports Information, 10:06PM / Saturday, June 04, 2022 | | WEST WINDSOR, N.J. — The Williams College men's crew returned to Mercer Lake Saturday morning for the finals of the IRA Championship. Great racing conditions saw Williams put on an impressive showing - the first varsity eight finished in first place to claim the inaugural D3 IRA National Championship. The varsity four finished a close third in the C-final to earn 15th place overall. Williams capped off a dominant spring campaign as National Champions- a historic first for the program and a suitable send off for the Class of 2022. The pressure had been on the first varsity eight throughout the spring campaign, as Williams sat atop the IRCA and IRA D3 polls for five 0 Comments Read More >> |
Williamstown Releases Content of Email that Threatened Public OfficialsBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff 08:35AM / Friday, June 03, 2022 | | WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — A May 23 email that sparked a police investigation and drew condemnation from two town committees threatened public servants with a "knife across your throat." On Thursday afternoon, the town responded to a public records request for the message that was characterized as "violent" and "intimidation" in a joint statement issued Wednesday by the Select Board and the Diversity, Inclusion and Racial Equity Committee. The town redacted the identity of the person who sent the email, citing a provision in Massachusetts General Law that allows nondisclosure of information that, "may constitute an unwarranted invasion of 20 Comments Read More >> |
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