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 | Williamstown Community Chest 98th Annual Meeting
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Williamstown Community Chest announced its 98th annual meeting on Tuesday, April 8, 2025 at 8:30 a.m. at The Williams Inn, 101 Spring Street.
The meeting's agenda includes election of Community Chest board members and officers, a brief review of highlights of the year, a report on |
| Clark Art Institute to Host First Sunday Free: Artists' Books Day
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Clark Art Institute will present its First Sunday Free series on Sunday, April 6, coinciding with Artists' Books Day.
The event will feature free admission and activities throughout the day, focusing on the Clark's collection of over 5,000 artists' books. Activities include:
Clark |
 | Concerns Over PFAS Spark Sewage Debate in Williamstown
The composting facility at the intermunicipal wastewater plant is operating at about two-thirds capacity.
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Forever chemicals are the source of a protracted debate for the Select Board.
Out of 15 fiscal articles on the warrant for the annual town meeting in May, the board last |
 | Clark Art Free Gallery Tours For Parents and Infants
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Saturday, April 5 at 10:15 am, the Clark Art Institute hosts the next in its series of free tours of its permanent collection galleries designed specifically to meet the interests of new parents/caregivers and their infants.
Participants should meet at the Clark's main admissions |
 | Transgender Athlete Issue Hits Home for County Residents
City Councilor Ashley Shade leads a recent meeting of the North Adams City Council. The McCann graduate says she benefited from participating in athletics.
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — For Noah Greenfield, a potentially difficult part of life was made easier by sports.
Greenfield competed on the girls cross |
| Williamstown Fire District Looks at Potential Budget Hike
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Prudential Committee on Wednesday took a first look at a draft fiscal year 2026 budget that would increase the operating budget by 27 percent from the year that ends on June 30.
Fire District Treasurer Billie Jo Sawyer walked the committee through a spending plan that it will review in April before |
 | Clark Art Screens 'Shotgun Stories'
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Thursday, April 3, the Clark Art Institute continues its Small Town film series with a screening of Shotgun Stories (2007) at 6 pm in the Manton Research Center.
According to a press release:
Shotgun Stories hinges on the death of a father and the revenge of his sons. The sons he |
 | Williamstown Asked to Ban Smoking in Apartments, Condos
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Board of Health on Monday learned that town meeting will be asked to outlaw smoking in most multi-family housing.
William Raymond of 189 Stratton Road told the board that he has submitted a citizen's petition to ask the annual town meeting to enact a bylaw that would ban smoking in apartments |
 | Letter: Threats to Immigrants
To the Editor:
In 1850, Congress passed the Fugitive Slave Act, seeking to use a federal law to override the "sanctuary" policies of free states that provided safety to anyone fleeing bondage who crossed their state lines.
However, the newly empowered federal marshals (and a number of private citizens) not only went after |
 | Garceau's National Title Highlights Winter Season for Local Collegians
Wahconah graduate and UMass-Boston junior Aryianna Garceau was crowned the school's 21st National Champion at the 2025 NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field National Championships in Rochester, N.Y., posting an historic time of 8.35 seconds in the women's 60-meter hurdles.
Her championship-winning performance is an |
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