Drop-in throughout the day for family art activities, plus take 35% off everything in the gift shop! Music and refreshments served 2-5pm. Admission is free.
Photo Booth
10am-5pm
Paresky Park (across from Images Cinema)
Take your best selfie and post it to #WilliamstownHolidayWalk
Donate a Non-Perishable Festive Food item (i.e. cake, brownie and cookie mixes, frosting, baking supplies, and dried fruits) to benefit local food pantries and take a selfie with Holiday props.
Dog line-up and judging at 2:30pm on Chapin Lawn, followed by the most fun holiday parade ever on Spring Street. Sponsored by Southwestern Vermont Medical Center
Sit around the fire, sing Chanukah songs led by Rabbi Rachel (with her guitar), sip hot apple cider (so bring a mug/travel cup). Please bring your own camp chair/folding chair and dress warmly! All are welcome.
Please bring a non-perishable food item to benefit local food pantries and come together for a Christmas service. Please visit the Williams College event listing for more information and indoor COVID policies.
Explore indoor and outdoor spaces with a special self-guide map. Walk the trails to take in winter's beauty. From 1–4pm, stop by the Conforti Pavilion to make giftable keepsakes to brighten up your home . . . or someone else's!
Family programs at the Clark are generously supported by the officers and employees of Allen & Company, Inc
In support of Sand Springs Pool, the only public outdoor pool in Berkshire County, take the Green River plunge!
Light in the Darkness - A Chanukah Experience
4:30pm WilliNet.org & Specturn TV Channel 1303
Join Rabbi Seth Wax, the Williams College Jewish Chaplain, & Rabbi Rachel Barenblat, Congregation Beth Israel, as they kindle & bless the holiday lights on the last night of Chanukah, December 5 by visiting https://vimeo.com/647446773,
You can also join them on the 1st night of Chanukah, Sunday, November 28 as they light the 1st candle, by visiting https://vimeo.com/647446961.
On-Going Though December
The Snowy Day - StoryWalk
Windows of Spring Street Merchants
In addition, our downtown businesses will be collecting necessary items in December to help our Berkshire communities-in-need. Support local shops AND pay it forward:
DECEMBER 4-10: NON-PERISHABLE FESTIVE FOOD DRIVE!
Please donate cake, brownie and cookie mixes, frosting, baking supplies, and dried fruits to benefit local food pantries.
DECEMBER 11-17: CHILDREN & TEENS GIFT DRIVE!
Please donate NEW unwrapped toys, crafts, books, and games to benefit local families.
DECEMBER 18-24: WINTER CLOTHES DRIVE!
Please donate NEW coats, hats, gloves, scarves, and mittens to benefit local residents-in-need.
Donation items can be dropped off at the following Spring Street locations:
ABC Clothing Pop-Up
Amy’s Cottage
Chapter Two Books
Goodman’s Jewelers
Nature’s Closet
The Print Shop
The Williams Bookstore
Spring Street Market & Café
Where’d You Get That!?
Williams Shop
Williamstown Apothecary
Visit DestinationWilliamstown.org to learn more
about this year’s programming and for a full list of events.
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Williamstown Charter Review Panel OKs Fix to Address 'Separation of Powers' Concern
By Stephen DravisiBerkshires Staff
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Charter Review Committee on Wednesday voted unanimously to endorse an amended version of the compliance provision it drafted to be added to the Town Charter.
The committee accepted language designed to meet concerns raised by the Planning Board about separation of powers under the charter.
The committee's original compliance language — Article 32 on the annual town meeting warrant — would have made the Select Board responsible for determining a remedy if any other town board or committee violated the charter.
The Planning Board objected to that notion, pointing out that it would give one elected body in town some authority over another.
On Wednesday, Charter Review Committee co-Chairs Andrew Hogeland and Jeffrey Johnson, both members of the Select Board, brought their colleagues amended language that, in essence, gives authority to enforce charter compliance by a board to its appointing authority.
For example, the Select Board would have authority to determine a remedy if, say, the Community Preservation Committee somehow violated the charter. And the voters, who elect the Planning Board, would have ultimate say if that body violates the charter.
In reality, the charter says very little about what town boards and committees — other than the Select Board — can or cannot do, and the powers of bodies like the Planning Board are regulated by state law.
The Charter Review Committee on Wednesday voted unanimously to endorse an amended version of the compliance provision it drafted to be added to the Town Charter. click for more
Developer David Traggorth asked the trustees to make the contribution from its coffers to help unlock an additional $5.4 million in state funds for the planned 54-unit apartment building at the south end of the Cable Mills site.
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The donors, who wish to remain anonymous, say the gift reflects their desire to not only support Williams but also President Maud S. Mandel's strategic vision and plan for the college.
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Neighbors of a proposed subdivision off Summer Street last week asked the Planning Board to take a critical look at the project, which the residents say is out of scale to the neighborhood. click for more