WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Greylock Federal Credit Union and Williams College Employees Federal Credit Union have merged the two institutions effective April 1.

Both organizations and the National Credit Union Administration have approved the merger.

WCEFCU Board Chairman Peter LePage said the move is a result of the credit union's desire to give their members more benefits.

"In the current financial environment, it's been challenging to achieve the financial position and growth needed to provide the products and services our members want and need," he said in a statement. "The decision to merge is in the best interest of our Members."

The college employee

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Ben Klompus

ADAMS, Mass. — Berkshire Arts and Technology Public Charter School Principal Ben Klompus will attend the Harvard Graduate School of Education for the doctorate of education leadership program this fall. He will step down from his position at BArT at the end of August.

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WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Pine Cobble School announced its second term honor and effort/citizenship rolls for the 2012-2013 school year.

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WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The month ahead will be filled with opportunities to learn about and debate the issues surrounding the relocation of Spruces Mobile Home Park residents and potential development of 10 acres on the town-owned Lowry property off Stratton Road for affordable housing.

One date all town residents need to be aware of is April 12; that is the last day to register to vote (if not already registered) in the April 24 special town meeting. There also is an April 10 deadline to register to vote in the April 30 combined town Election and U.S. Senate special primary.

Other dates to watch for:

April 8, 7 p.m., meeting of Board of Selectmen, Town Hall.

April 9, 7 p.m.,

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Chairman Charles Fox argued that the Finance Committee should take a stand on warrant articles addressing housing, saying they had a financial impact on the town. His colleagues disagreed.

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — It took a while, but the Finance Committee on Thursday became the latest town board to address the affordable housing issue — but only at the margins.

The Fin Comm met to make its final recommendations on selected warrant articles for the May 21 annual town meeting.

In fact, the panel ends up making recommendations on the majority of the articles because most of the town meeting's business is related to town finances.

But on Thursday, the Fin

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Gov. Deval Patrick celebrated the 'lighting up' of fiber optics in Otis on Thursday.

OTIS, Mass. — If a teacher pulled up a YouTube video for students at Farmington River Elementary School, every classroom's DSL connection bogged down. But now, the buffering, buffering, buffering is gone. 

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Last month, the New Jersey legislature passed a bill allowing regulated online gambling within their state. Nevada already has such a network in place as do several other states. Many state capitals across the nation are also debating the same type of legislation. There is a real possibility that someday soon you may be able to play the roulette wheel from your living room couch.

Depending on how quickly the right to gamble via the Internet occurs, people will be able to bet on casino games from their mobile phones, laptops and other Internet hardware. That has created some concern among those who believe gambling is an addiction. However, state legislatures appear to be ignoring those

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The Affordable Housing Trust and Committee tried to fend off suggestions that the town will push through an affordable housing plan without residents' input.

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — At Tuesday night's meeting of the Affordable Housing Trust, trust was very much an issue.

The trustees held a joint meeting with the Affordable Housing Committee to discuss, among other things, a looming special town meeting spurred by a citizens' petition calling the question of whether the town should perpetually conserve 30 acres of town-owned land known as the Lowry property.

Read Part 1 here.

The author of the petition attended the Tuesday meeting and told trustees and committee

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WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The League of Women Voters of Williamstown is seeking nominations for its annual Employee of the Year Award.

The League established the annual award beginning in 2001 as a way to show appreciation for the work required to keep the town running smoothly.

Nominees should be employees of the town of Williamstown who have provided outstanding service to the Williamstown community – duty above and beyond what is expected of them. This service can have been performed during the past year or in previous years. It can have been a single exceptional act or have been spread over several years.

All employees of the town of Williamstown are eligible. For example,

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To the Editor:

The Lowry property in Williamstown is not, as some might say, "free land"; it is, rather, the "perfect conservation land."

It has a crucial agricultural use. Haying the land enables Kim Wells' East Mountain Farm to exist and contribute to the community and lets us stuff our faces. We should respect our local farmers. It is also a part of a wildlife corridor from the Hoosic River to Mount Greylock providing a habitat for bear, bobcat, fox, deer, groundhogs, and a variety of birds. It provides unparalleled views of the Purple Valley which are astonishingly portrayed in the Williams' Milham planetarium's ceiling perimeter. It is also used daily

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