WILLIAMSTOWN – Wendell A. Duffield, formerly of the U.S. Geological Survey and adjunct professor at Northern Arizona University, will present two illustrated lectures on volcanoes at Williams College on Tuesday, Sept. 21.
The first talk “Oral Tradition and ‘Prehistoric’ Eruptions: Where Anthropology, Archaeology, Volcanology and Common Sense Intersect†is scheduled for 4:15 p.m. in Clark Hall, room. At 8 p.m. he will speak on “Chasing Volcanoes Near and Far.†This lecture is also scheduled for Clark Hall (the geosciences building) in room 105. Both lectures are sponsored by the Sperry Fund of Geology at Williams and the Five College-University Geology Lecture Series. The lectures are free and open to the public.
Duffield, a graduate of Carleton College, received his Ph.D. in geology from Stanford University in 1976. He spent 32 years “chasing volcanoes†around the world as a member of the Volcano Hazards Research Team of the U.S. Geological Survey.
After retiring from the Survey, he has taught geology at Northern Arizona University at Flagstaff, consults about geothermal energy, and writes and speaks for a general audience about his experiences as a volcanologist.
In addition to his numerous professional articles and maps, he has written a number of popular publications, including “Chasing Lava – A Geologist’s Adventures at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.â€
For building locations on the Williams campus, please consult the map outside the driveway entrance to the Security Office located in Hopkins Hall on Main Street (Rte. 2), next to the Thompson Memorial Chapel, or call the Office of Public Affairs (413) 597-4279. The map can also be found on the web at www.williams.edu/home/campusmap/
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North Adams Officials to Revote School Committee Members
Staff reports
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — City and school officials will meet a second time to vote in two new members of the School Committee.
The joint convention of the City Council and School Committee will be held on Tuesday at 6 p.m. in the City Hall conference room and via Zoom.
Damon Grimes and Paul Moriarty were jointly elected on Monday to fill two seats vacated by resignation. They were two of four candidates standing for election.
Mayor Jennifer Macksey, chair of the School Committee, said she had received in inquiry about the votes, which were done by secret ballot.
"I have been advised that voting by ballot was not permissible in this circumstance," she said, after consulting the School Committee's attorney Adam Dupere and city solicitor KP Law.
To ensure the validity of the votes and conduct of the election, the joint convention will reconvene and formally confirm the selection of Grimes and Moriarty.
"I apologize for the inconvenience of having to reconvene," the mayor said in a statement. "My intention in using a ballot was to address concerns raised following our previous convention, when some members expressed discomfort with publicly voting for or against individual candidates.
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