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 | Williams College Testing for Geothermal Capacity at New Museum Site
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Williams College is doing the ground work for a new art museum at the former site of the Williams Inn.
Actually, it is doing the underground work.
This winter, the college is drilling a test well near the Field Park rotary to assess the terrain's capacity to produce geothermal energy |
 | Northern Berkshire Residents Invited to SVMC at the Williams Inn
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — This free event includes a presentation of SVMC initiatives that will enhance and improve the health of the community and a panel discussion with the oncology team from the Dartmouth Regional Cancer Center at SVMC.
Refreshments and hors d'oeuvres will be served.
When: |
| Mount Greylock School Committee Holds Initial FY25 Budget Talk
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Mount Greylock Regional School District administration is forecasting a fiscal year 2025 budget with little room for additional programming in the preK-12 district.
"This is likely one of those budget years when we'll be focusing hard on what we have to do and not as much on what we'd |
 | Figuring Out Fevers in Kids
Few things make a parent feel more helpless than when their child has a fever. The good news is most fevers are harmless. In fact, they’re a signal that your child’s immune system is working to fight infection. Nonetheless, it can be distressing when your child is unwell. There are so many questions: How high a fever is too high? |
 | Clark Art Gallery Talk With Emerging Art Historians
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Friday, Jan. 19, enjoy a new look at old favorites in the Clark's permanent collection.
In Fresh Takes, a Williams College graduate student shares their take on an object with the perspective of new scholarship.
Tours begin in the Museum Pavilion at |
 | Williamstown Select Board to Seek Data on Short-Term Rental Issue
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Select Board on Monday discussed developing a town-wide bylaw on short-term rentals.
But it did not reach a consensus — even about whether to take up the project that the Planning Board asked the Select Board members to address 15 months earlier.
Four members of the five-person |
 | Clark Art Open on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Clark Art Institute is open from 10 am–5 pm on Monday, Jan. 15 in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
Admission is free for all through March 2024.
Visitors can view the pair of exhibitions "50 Years and Forward: Works on Paper Acquisitions" in the Clark |
| Williamstown Receives Nearly $400K in CPA Requests
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The town has received six requests totaling $385,100 for Community Preservation Act funds for fiscal year 2025.
Two of the biggest asks come from town entities.
According to a spreadsheet on the town's website, the Community Preservation Committee is anticipating having up to |
 | Pine Cobble Names Head of School
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Pine Cobble School in Williamstown has appointed Dr. Alana Harte, a longtime educator, head of school as of Jan. 1, 2024, according to a December announcement sent to the school community by its board of trustees.
Dr. Harte joined Pine Cobble in 2020 and served, most recently, as acting head of school, and prior |
 | Northern Berkshire MLK Jr. Day of Service
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service Committee invites the public to the annual Northern Berkshire MLK Jr. Day of Service to celebrate the life of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with this annual day of volunteering.
Gather Monday, Jan. 15, as the Northern Berkshire community celebrates the life, |
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