Milne Public Library Showcases 3-D Florals by Bill Mahoney

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Williamstown - Are you ready for spring? The halls of the David & Joyce Milne Library are framed with 3 dimensional flowers. The library will host an exhibition of 3-D shadow boxes by Bill Mahoney during the month of May. Library hours are Mon.- Fri. 10:00 – 5:30, Wed. 10:00-8:00, and Saturday 10:00-4:00.

A Williamstown resident, Mr. Mahoney is a retired professor of Fine & Performing Arts Dept. of MCLA. A graduate of Massachusetts College of Art and has an M.A.T. degree from Assumption College in Worcester. This exhibit is closer to home and spotlights Mr. Mahoney’s lifelong fascination with collecting and incorporating these objects into his artwork.

His work has been exhibited in Boston, Worcester and the Northern Berkshires and he recently won the People’s Choice Award for the palettes that followed the Moose in Bennington for the town wide exhibit.

For more information or to reserve exhibit space please contact Pat McLeod, Library Director at (413) 458-5369 or pmcleod@williamstown.net
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Former Harry's Supermarket Under Construction for Restaurant

By Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Construction is underway to transform the former Harry's Supermarket into a restaurant

Late last month, the Conservation Commission greenlit some tree pruning on the property. New windows and a new door can be seen in the front of the building. 

"It's a substantial renovation that's currently underway here," Brent White of White Engineering said, speaking on behalf of the applicant and owner, Huajie Zhu. 

A fire gutted the longtime Wahconah Street supermarket in 2023, and the following year, Zhu purchased the property for $460,000 two years ago to build a restaurant with hibachi in the existing footprint of the more than 100-year-old building. 

White explained that the project has been ongoing for over a year, and the Community Development Board granted the property a waiver to reduce the minimum required number of parking spaces so that additional spaces aren't needed.  

He noted that, looking at the site plan, there is very little room to do so. A mirror will be installed near the sharp turn on Bel Air Avenue to alleviate traffic concerns. 

Pruning will be done on trees in the southeast corner of the existing paved parking lot, as a number of branches are hanging over. The new owners also intend to patch, sealcoat, and re-stripe the parking lot. 

A fire tore through the building less than an hour after the supermarket closed for the day three years ago. An automatic sprinkler system is required for the new use. 

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