Community Chest Seeks Volunteer Award Nominations

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WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Williamstown Community Chest requests nominations for its Volunteer of the Year Award, to be presented at the 85th annual meeting on May 10 at the Williams Inn.

As an organization that depends on volunteers to carry out its mission of raising and distributing funds to support local charitable organizations providing services to those in need, the Community Chest wishes to recognize the importance of volunteer efforts throughout the community.

Since 1985, the Community Chest has presented an annual award honoring a resident, or residents, of Williamstown for exceptional volunteer service. The nomination process is open to the public and members of the community are invited to submit names of persons whose volunteer efforts have made this a better place in which to live and work.

Nominations for the award should include the name of the proposed recipient and examples of his/her volunteer service with dates, if possible. A contact name for additional information should also be included. Nomination forms are available at www.williamstowncommunitychest.org/volunteer-of-the-year.


Nominations may also be mailed to Selection Committee, Williamstown Community Chest, PO Box 204, Williamstown, MA 01267 or dropped off at the Community Chest office at 86 Spring St. The deadline for nominations is March 31. 

For more information visit ww.WilliamstownCommunityChest.org.
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Williamstown Fire Committee Talks Station Project Cuts, Truck Replacement

By Stephen DravisiBerkshires Staff
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Prudential Committee on Wednesday signed off on more than $1 million in cost cutting measures for the planned Main Street fire station.
 
Some of the "value engineering" changes are cosmetic, while at least one pushes off a planned expense into the future.
 
The committee, which oversees the Fire District, also made plans to hold meetings over the next two Wednesdays to finalize its fiscal year 2025 budget request and other warrant articles for the May 28 annual district meeting. One of those warrant articles could include a request for a new mini rescue truck.
 
The value engineering changes to the building project originated with the district's Building Committee, which asked the Prudential Committee to review and sign off.
 
In all, the cuts approved on Wednesday are estimated to trim $1.135 million off the project's price tag.
 
The biggest ticket items included $250,000 to simplify the exterior masonry, $200,000 to eliminate a side yard shed, $150,000 to switch from a metal roof to asphalt shingles and $75,000 to "white box" certain areas on the second floor of the planned building.
 
The white boxing means the interior spaces will be built but not finished. So instead of dividing a large space into six bunk rooms and installing two restrooms on the second floor, that space will be left empty and unframed for now.
 
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