Ephs win third NCAA Div. III Rowing title; 2nd in a row

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Oak Ridge, TN â€“ Confidence has to be earned, but once you earn it you can do some marvelous things -- ask the womenâ€™s crew team from Williams. The Williams Varsity 2 boat set the stage this morning for their undefeated Varsity 1 boat to cap off the Ephsâ€™ NCAA title run by being the first Varsity 2 boat across the line in the Petite Final, immediately preceding the Grand Final. The third place finish in the Petite Final pushed Trinity 2 to 4th and Ithaca 2 into fifth. That meant that Trinity had to pin the first defeat of the year on Williams in the Varsity 1 race to win the NCAA title. When the Eph Varsity 1 closed out an undefeated season by winning the Grand Final by a full length over Trinity the Eph team total was 4 points and gave Williams its third overall NCAA Rowing title (2002 & 2006) and gave them back-to-back titles. Williams is the first Div. III school to win three rowing titles. Most impressive when you consider that Eph head coach Pat Tynan was the interim head coach for this academic year only and had not been on campus until last summer. Tynan greeted an Eph crew that had lost 10 rowers (out of 20) from last yearâ€™s championship team and had one senior in his top 20 rowers in captain Carolyn Scudder. Confidence in each other and confidence in the new coach would be key ingredients in building a successful season. The Eph 2 boat started the year strong and then had some mid season struggles, which they had been working through since just before the New England Championships. This morning they went out and got the job done â€“ just like they did yesterday in qualifying for the Petite Final â€“ call it confidence restored. The Eph 2 boat had defeated Trinity earlier in the year, but had not raced well against them since. A dose of confidence and a mission to complete were added into today's successful effort. Halfway through the Petite Final the Eph 2 boat was three seats behind Trinity, but the Ephs maintained their poise and confidence and steadily began reeling in Trinity and finished in 7:09.95 -- 2.65 seconds ahead of the Bantams in claiming third. â€œThey knew they had to beat Trinity today and they had the best last 500 meters theyâ€™ve ever had to finish ahead of Trinity,â€ noted asst. coach Heather Barney. â€œThey peaked at the right time and they did not give in,â€ added head coach Pat Tynan. â€œThe boat was really happy to finish the year as the top Varsity 2 boat in the country after the season theyâ€™ve had,â€ said Barney. The University of Mary Washington 1 boat took first in the Petite Final in a time of 7:03.37 with the Coast Guard 1 boat second in 7:03.67. Ithaca 2 was fifth in 7:12.60 and Bates 2 was sixth in 7:15.26. It was all Williams in the Grand Final as the Ephs were out front from practically the first stroke and by 500 meters had almost a length on Trinity and held that lead until Trinity made a charge at 1,000 meters. The Ephs responded to the Trinity charge by opening up a lead of open water at 1,500 meters and cruising home with a one length victory. â€œIt was business as usual for the Varsity 1 boat as they just went out did what they do and their experience allowed the not to get caught up in the greatness of the event.â€ Williams won with a time of 6:49.15. Trinity was second in (6:53.14), Bates was third in 6:57.10, Puget Sound was fourth in 6:57.17, William Smith was fifth in 6:59.92 and Ithaca was sixth in 7:00.48. â€œThis is a pretty special group of kids,â€ said Tynan. â€œThey were able to keep this end in sight and still focus on the day-to-day things they needed to do to get here and win.â€ NESCAC finished 1, 2, and 3 at the NCAA Championships with Williams on top, Trinity second and Bates third.

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Dalton Public Safety Advisory Committee Down to 3

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
12:53PM / Tuesday, December 30, 2025

DALTON, Mass. — The Public Safety Advisory Committee is down to three members.

The five-member committee was established last June to examine all the options for a new police station or combined public safety facility, with the goal to have a recommendation to the Select Board by this December.

The committee was established after Police Chief Deanna Strout demonstrated to the board the dire condition of the facility that is unable to meet state requirements. The condition of the facility has been worsening as the town explores its options.

During a recent Select Board meeting, the deadline was pushed to April, following recent confusion on next steps.

Craig Wilbur, former co-chair, put in his letter of resignation from the committee effective Dec. 31 and Anthony "Tony" Pagliarulo stepped down after being elected to the Select Board.

During the last meeting, Wilbur stepped down from his role as co-chair following a heated discussion on next steps.

"As you know, during last evening's meeting the committee voted to extend its charge for an additional four months. While I fully respect and support the important work that lies ahead, I regret that due to other professional and personal commitments, I am unable to continue serving during this extended period," Wilbur said in his letter.

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