Williamstown Passes Articles at Special Town Meeting

By Stephen DravisWilliamstown Correspondent
02:37PM / Wednesday, February 27, 2013Print Story | Email Story

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Two warrants were unanimously approved Tuesday night at as special town meeting.

Forty-four voters (from a checklist of 4,815) turned out at Town Hall to approve lifting two deed restrictions on properties formerly owned by the town but currently held by private entities.

The first warrant article dealt with the former home of the Williamstown Youth Center, which was a school building before it was conveyed to the former Williamstown Boys Club in 1966. A deed restriction placed on the 1966 transaction required that the building only be used as a boys club.

The WYC, which moved into its new building on the grounds of the elementary school last year, has a buyer in place for the Cole Avenue facility.

The second warrant article concerned the land purchased by Purple Moon LLC, better known as Countryside Landscaping, in 2003. The property on Simonds Road was sold to Countryside on the condition that it develop the property as a nursery, which it has done. Purple Moon asked the town to lift the restriction in light of its compliance with the terms of the sale.

Town Clerk Mary Courtney Kennedy said both articles passed in a matter of seconds with no debate.

Adam Filson was elected to serve as moderator for the meeting for the first warrant article because Moderator Mark Gold had a conflict. Gold served as moderator for the second article.

Tags: Real Estate, special town meeting, youth center,

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Williamstown Dedicates Max Rothschild Memorial Skatepark

By Stephen DravisiBerkshires.com Sports
03:55PM / Saturday, October 17, 2026

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — As hundreds gathered to celebrate the opening of the town's new skatepark, the minds of many were on the one person they most wished could be in attendance.

The park on Stetson Road "officially" opened with a ribbon cutting a little after 2 p.m., two hours after attendees started using their skateboards, bicycles, scooters and rollerblades at the Max Rothschild Memorial Skatepark.

And just before the ribbon was cut, Adam Rothschild talked about his 7-year-old son, for whom the venue was named.

"As much as Max loved sports and adventure, what really made him special was his exuberance — the exuberance he brought to every day," Rothschild told the crowd. "He approached life with confidence, energy and a sense of fun and mischief that was contagious. He loved playing with [siblings] Ellie and Caleb and with his friends. He was competitive. He could be bossy. And he certainly liked to do things his own way.

"But, above all, he was fun to be around. He brought energy and excitement and a lot of love wherever he went.

"I think that's what makes this skatepark such a fitting place to honor Max. A skatepark is about more than skateboarding. It is about community and friendship. It's about trying something new, taking a chance, falling down, getting back up and having fun all along the way. It's a place where kids can challenge themselves, cheer each other on and make memories together. And that sounds a lot like Max."

The Rothschild family joined organizers who fund-raised to make the park happen and local government officials in a day that included trick competitions, music and food.

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