Williams College Honors Long-Time Employees

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Williams College celebrated its annual Appreciation Day in May to honor staff members who have reached special milestones in service. The celebration included a commemorative luncheon at the Williams Inn for employees completing their 5th, 10th, 15th, or 20th year of service and a dinner at the Mill on the Floss for employees who have been with the college for 25 years and for those who are retiring. This year's retirees, followed by their respective departments and hometowns, were: Stephen R. Alcombright (facilities, North Adams, Mass.), Kenneth A. Blanchard (Williams College Museum of Art, Clarksburg, Mass.), Kathleen M. Case (office of career counseling, Williamstown, Mass.), Fatma Kassamali (office of career counseling, Claremont, Calif.), Silvio J. Lamarre (Williams College Museum of Art, North Adams, Mass.), Peter LePage (facilities, Williamstown, Mass.), Nancy J. McIntire (assistant to the President's office, Williamstown, Mass.), Elizabeth L. Milanesi (Williams College libraries, North Adams, Mass.), Virginia B. Skorupski (dining services, Matlacha, Fla.), and Sheridan W. Wobus (Center for Development Economics, Williamstown, Mass.). Employees celebrating their 25th year of service included: Susan H. Bernardy (financial aid, Williamstown, Mass.), Leo P. Bissaillon (dining services, Adams, Mass.), Linda J. McGraw (Williams College libraries, Williamstown, Mass.), Mark J. Phillips (dining services, North Adams, Mass.), Robert Bruce Wheat (office of information technology, Pownal, Vt.), and Marjorie M. Wylde (conference office, Williamstown, Mass.). Employees celebrating 20 years of service included: Beverly A. Borowski (president's house, Adams, Mass.), Nancy A. Bryant (dining services, North Adams, Mass.), Laurie A. Bump (dining services, Clarksburg, Mass.), Gary A. Burro (facilities, Clarksburg, Mass.), Heather H. Clemow (office of public affairs, Williamstown, Mass.), Diana M. Elvin (development office, Williamstown, Mass.), Janice M. Evans (office of human resources, Clarksburg, Mass.), John J. Gravel, Jr. (facilities, Williamstown, Mass.), John D. Haig, Jr. (facilities, New Ashford, Mass.), David Jowett (facilities, Pownal, Vt.), Robert A. Kelly (dining services, Williamstown, Mass.), Deborah A. LaPine (alumni relations, Clarksburg, Mass.), Julie J. Menard (advancement information systems, North Adams, Mass.), John F. Morrissey (facilities, Clarksburg, Mass.), Alison R. O'Grady (Williams College libraries, Williamstown, Mass.), Roxanne W. Rechen (department of health services, Cherry Plain, N.Y.), Donna M. Santiago (Williams College libraries, Williamstown, Mass.), Doris J. Stevenson (music department, New York, N.Y.), Stacy L. Sylvester (science center, Williamstown, Mass.), Charles R. Toomajian, Jr. (registrar's office, North Adams, Mass.), and Paula A. Wells (theatre department, Clarksburg, Mass.). Employees who were honored for 15 years of service included: William H. Allen (dining services, North Adams, Mass.), Mark I. Berman (office of information technology, Williamstown, Mass.), Catherine A. Boody (facilities, Savoy, Mass.), Scott G. Duncan (facilities, North Adams, Mass.), Scott D. Huls (facilities, North Adams, Mass.), Mary Robin Kibler (Williams College libraries, Williamstown, Mass.), Susan J. Lefaver (Williams College libraries, North Adams, Mass.), Christine F. Maher (Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, Mass.), Roberta H. Marcyoniak (dining services, North Adams, Mass.), Christine M. Mason (facilities, North Adams, Mass.), Ada I. Moreno (dining services, Williamstown, Mass.), Roger L. Pedercini (campus safety and security, Williamstown, Mass.), Timothy Roberts (facilities, Pittsfield, Mass.), Debra S. Rogers-Gillig (biology department, Williamstown, Mass.), Douglas A. Rydell (office for information technology, Lee, Mass.), Holly E. Silva (athletics department, Clarksburg, Mass.), Marilyn J. Superneau (Williams College Museum of Art, North Adams, Mass.), and Rachel U. Tassone (Williams College Museum of Art, North Adams, Mass.). Employees celebrating their 10th year with Williams included: John R. Anderson (Williams College Museum of Art, Adams, Mass.), Mary K. Bailey (computer science department, Williamstown, Mass.), Randall K. Benoit (facilities, North Adams, Mass.), Deborah M. Bourdon (dining services, North Adams, Mass.), David J. Carpenter (facilities, Adams, Mass.), Kim. M. Clark (department of health services, North Adams, Mass.), Dawn M. Dellea (office of career counseling, Pittsfield, Mass.), Gisela A. Demant (chemistry department, Lenox, Mass.), Madeleine R. DeMarsico (office for information technology, North Adams, Mass.), Ronald L. Gallagher (office of career counseling, Williamstown, Mass.), Kimberly A. Hogue (development office, North Adams, Mass.), Kim R. LaFlamme (controller's office, North Adams, Mass.), Raymond J. Larabee, Sr. (facilities, Clarksburg, Mass.), Benjamin D. LaRoche (office for information technology, Cheshire, Mass.), Peter Mazzacco, Jr. (campus safety and security, Adams, Mass.), Janice J. McKay (dining services, Adams, Mass.), Edward S. Nowlan (office for information technology, Williamstown, Mass.), Rebecca Ohm (Williams College libraries, Williamstown, Mass.), Ernani G. Rosse (facilities, Williamstown, Mass.), Najah H. Safa (dining services, Adams, Mass.), Jennifer C. Swoap (science center, Williamstown, Mass.), and Martha R. Tetrault (office of human resources, Williamstown, Mass.). Employees celebrating five years of service included: Roberta M. Alfonso (dining services, Adams, Mass.), Susan J. Anderson (development office, New Ashford, Mass.), Suzanne Augugliaro (Williams College Museum of Art, Florida, Mass.), Richard A. Bergeron (dining services, Florida, Mass.), Linda J. Bolte (dining services, North Adams, Mass.), Eric J. Booth (facilities, Clarksburg, Mass.), Cheryl M. Brigley (development office, Pittsfield, Mass.), Michael A. Burdick (alumni/development communications, Petersburg, N.Y.), James D. Butler, Jr. (dining services, North Adams, Mass.), Peter Cronin (facilities, North Adams, Mass.), Beverly J. Delisle (dining services, North Adams, Mass.), Marc. A. Field (facilities, North Adams, Mass.), Brooks L. Foehl (alumni relations, Williamstown, Mass.), John B. Germanowski (office for information technology, Williamstown, Mass.), Sharyn M. Godbout (facilities, Clarksburg, Mass.), Todd M. Gould (office for information technology, Lanesborough, Mass.), Kristina L. Guetti (campus safety and security, North Adams, Mass.), Mika Hirai (office for information technology, North Pownal, Vt.), Stephen E. Jones (facilities, North Adams, Mass.), Diane M. Koperniak (president's office, Adams, Mass.), Mark E. LaBonte (dining services, North Adams, Mass.), David A. Lamarre (dining services, North Adams, Mass.), Edgar T. Lewis (facilities, Williamstown, Mass.), Wendy L. Matte (advancement information systems, North Adams, Mass.), Lynn M. Melchiori (office for information technology, North Adams, Mass.), Milos Mladenovic (office for information technology, North Adams, Mass.), Christopher W. Moresi (dining services, North Adams, Mass.), Trevor M. Murphy (office for information technology, Williamstown, Mass.), Maria K. Recco (biology department, Hoosick, N.Y.), Maria Robbins-Zust (theatre department, Richmond, Mass.), Linda A. Saharczewski (faculty secretarial office, Adams, Mass.), Anthony E. Salazar (art department, Bennington, Vt.), Karen S. Saunders (dining services, North Adams, Mass.), Pamela C. Shea (admissions office, Williamstown, Mass.), Wendy J. Sherman (Williams College libraries, Williamstown, Mass.), Jennifer J. Small (development office, Shushan, N.Y.), Tammy A. Smith (investment office, Stamford, Vt.), Charles H. Stevenson (health professions program, Williamstown, Mass.), David A. Tatro (dining services, Williamstown, Mass.), and Marsha J. Williams (dining services, North Adams, Mass.).

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Dalton Board Signs Off on Land Sale Over Residents' Objections

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
05:50AM / Tuesday, December 23, 2025

Residents demanded the right to speak but the agenda did not include public comment. Amy Musante holds a sign saying the town now as '$20,000 less for a police station.'

DALTON, Mass. — The Select Board signed the sale on the last of what had been known as the Bardin property Monday even as a handful of residents demanded the right to speak against the action.

The quitclaim deed transfers the nine acres to Thomas and Esther Balardini, who purchased the two other parcels in Dalton. They were the third-highest bidders at $31,500. Despite this, the board awarded them the land in an effort to keep the property intact.

"It's going to be an ongoing battle but one I think that has to be fought [because of] the disregard for the taxpayers," said Dicken Crane, the high bidder at $51,510.

"If it was personal I would let it go, but this affects everyone and backing down is not in my nature."

Crane had appealed to the board to accept his bid during two previous meetings. He and others opposed to accepting the lower bid say it cost the town $20,000. After the meeting, Crane said he will be filing a lawsuit and has a citizen's petition for the next town meeting with over 100 signatures.

Three members of the board — Chair Robert Bishop Jr., John Boyle, and Marc Strout — attended the 10-minute meeting. Members Anthony Pagliarulo and Daniel Esko previously expressed their disapproval of the sale to the Balardinis.

Pagliarulo voted against the sale but did sign the purchase-and-sale agreement earlier this month. His reasoning was the explanation by the town attorney during an executive session that, unlike procurement, where the board is required to accept the lowest bid for services, it does have some discretion when it comes to accepting bids in this instance.

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