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 | Sweetwood Offers Activities for Residents, Community
Holiday parties, like this one in December, are just one of many events Sweetwood hosts. The events range from sing-alongs to dance classes to lectures.
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — With the list of activities posted on a chalkboard in the lobby, you know the residents of Sweetwood of
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 | Something Fishy Is Happening In The Ocean
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Oceans Symposium at Williams College will show the film "A Sea Change, Imagine a World without Fish," which follows the travels of retired history teacher Sven Huseby as he attempts to uncover the mystery of what is happening to the oceans, specifically the rise in acidity and its effect on the fish
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 | Rising Blacktop Costs Worrisome to Williamstown
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Asphalt may pose a threat in the future.
While reading through the first section of Town Manager Peter Fohlin's proposed 2013 budget, the Finance Committee questioned if the Department of Public Works should be budgeting more for asphalt. Blacktopping costs have tripled since the 1990s but the town has not been
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 | Catholic Parishes Set Lenten Observances
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Christians around the world will mark the commemoration of Ash Wednesday beginning the 40-day Lenten season this Wednesday, Feb. 22.
A schedule for Lenten observances in the Springfield Diocese can be found here.
For Christians, Lent is a somber time that encourages an inward spiritual renewal in preparation for
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 | U.S. Senate Hopeful Warren Stumps in North Adams
Elizabeth Warren is ready to take on Scott Brown for the U.S. Senate seat that Brown won in special election in 2010 after Edward Kennedy died.
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — U.S. Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren says the country has turned in the wrong direction and she hopes to right
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 | Images Cinema Hosts Annual Oscar Party
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Images Cinema is rolling out the red carpet at its annual Oscar-viewing part on Sunday night, Feb. 26, at next-door Red Herring restaurant.
The party starts at 7 with the broadcast of the 84th Academy Awards on a large screen in the upstairs area and on televisions in the bar area.
DJ Karl Mullen of Williamstown
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 | Superior Court Briefs: February 16
Cases heard before Judge Daniel Ford on Thursday, February 16.
Richard Simmons Jr., 20, of Petersburg, N.Y. pleaded guilty to a single count of accessory after the fact to wit: assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon.
Simmons was sentenced to 30 days at the Berkshire County House of Correction.
Simmons admitted that he knew
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 | The Independent Investor: Should College be Free, Part II
My last column ended with two questions:
"Does a high school education prepare our youth to enter the work force, escape poverty and become productive citizen of the economy?"
The answer to that question is a resounding no, in my opinion, which creates a problem since the purpose of public education, according to our founding
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 | Mount Greylock School Officials Estimate Building Renovation
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — In the best case scenario, renovating Mount Greylock Regional High School would cost a minimum of $28.1 million.
While the building subcommittee is going full force toward building a new school, they were asked to provide a Plan B to both Lanesborough, for a long-range capital expense plan, and by the New
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 | Williamstown Preschool Still Waiting For Church Purchase
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Community Preschool has yet to close on the deal to purchase the former Methodist Church on Main Street.
Voter approved last year giving the school $223,200 from Community Preservation Act funds to purchase the building under historic preservation. Officials are still waiting for a historic easement from
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