image description — Explorer Post 911 poses with the Award of Excellence presented to them on Sunday night.

Village Ambulance Explorer Post Cited for Excellence

11:23AM / Monday, April 18, 2011Print Story | Email Story

Explorer Post 911 President Kevin Stant, left, is presented the award by Eric Hansen, commissioner of the Western Massachusetts Boy Scouts of America Council, and Hunter McCormick, the Western Mass Boy Scouts district executive.

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Village Ambulance EMS Explorer Post 911 was presented with the National Exploring Excellence Award on Sunday night from the Western Massachusetts Boy Scouts of America Council.

The award, presented to the post by Boy Scouts District Executive Hunter McCormick and district Commissioner Eric Hansen, is given to posts that have achieved at least nine of 12 objectives that represent an ideal post.

Explorer Post 911 has met the criteria, which includes requirements such as providing leadership opportunities, performing service and community outreach projects and maintaining a high level of participation from many of its members. The award hasn't been given to a Berkshire County Exploring Post in a few years, and the year-old Village Ambulance post was the sole recipient this year.

"I'm extremely proud of our group and only see great things in our future," said ambulance service manager Shawn Godfrey. "You guys and gals are amazing!"

Find more information about the post on its website.

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Williamstown Child Dies in Collision with Motor Vehicle

iBerkshires.com10:21AM / Saturday, August 08, 2026

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. – A 7-year-old Williamstown child died Friday evening after a collision with a motor vehicle at the intersection of Main Street and Buxton Hill Road, the Berkshire County District Attorney’s Office announced on Saturday morning.

Neither the child nor the driver were identified in the release.

The vehicle was traveling east on Main Street, and the bicyclist was headed down Buxton Hill Road toward Main, according to the DA.

“Preliminary information suggests that the bicyclist unintentionally entered Main Street where they were struck by the involved vehicle,” the news release read.

The child died at the scene of the accident, the news release said.

“The driver of the vehicle was not impaired by alcohol or drugs,” the news release said. “The bicyclist was wearing a helmet at the time of the collision.”

The investigation remains active.

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