Old Williams Inn Furniture, Goods to be Sold at Benefit Tag Sale

Coffee makers and holiday decorations also will be sold this weekend.

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The remaining contents of the former Williams Inn will be sold in a three-day tag sale held on Saturday, Nov. 9, through Monday, Nov. 11, from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at 1090 Main St.

The indoor sale will feature items such as full- and king-sized bed sets, dressers, nightstands, desks, TV cabinets, sofas, tables, chairs, flat-screen TVs, clocks, lamps, luggage racks, iron/ironing boards, linens, office furniture, mirrors, rugs, microwaves, hotel service carts, maintenance items, dishes and glassware, decorative items, pictures, coffee pots, electronics, and much more. 

There will be large quantities of many of the items as well as unique, one-of-a-kind items, all priced for quick sales. A 50-percent off clearance event will be held on the final day of the sale, Nov. 11, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Hotel/motel owners interested in purchasing larger quantities of items should contact the event organizers in advance of the sale.

The sale is hosted by the ABC program and the Mt. Greylock Nordic Ski Team, with proceeds from the event to benefit several area nonprofits. The contents and use of the former Williams Inn have been donated by Williams College.

For more information, contact 413-663-4881 or send an email.

Williamstown Fire Committee Talks Station Project Cuts, Truck Replacement

By Stephen DravisiBerkshires Staff
05:17AM / Friday, April 26, 2024

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.