BHS, Berkshire Boards of Health to host Vaccine Clinic

10:27AM / Tuesday, October 04, 2022Print Story | Email Story

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Berkshire Health Systems and the Berkshire County Boards of Health Association are teaming up for a vaccination clinic in Williamstown in October. The clinic, to be held on Friday, Oct. 21 from 2 to 6 p.m. at the Williams College Field House, is open to the public and to staff and students from Williams College.

The clinic will provide the COVID-19 Bivalent Booster, which is effective against the latest strains of the COVID-19 virus, BA.4 and BA.5, and the Flu vaccine to help prevent Influenza. In order to receive the Bivalent vaccine, you must have received the first two primary doses of either Pfizer or Moderna, or the single primary dose of Johnson & Johnson. Both Pfizer and Moderna Bivalent vaccines will be available at this clinic.

Pre-registration is required, with limited doses available, and the clinic has 400 open slots for the community. As a result, it is recommended that those interested register as soon as possible. To register, visit https://home.color.com/vaccine/register/berkshire. Please also have your COVID-19 vaccine card in hand.

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Williamstown Child Dies in Collision with Motor Vehicle

iBerkshires.com10:21AM / Saturday, August 08, 2026

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. – A 7-year-old Williamstown child died Friday evening after a collision with a motor vehicle at the intersection of Main Street and Buxton Hill Road, the Berkshire County District Attorney’s Office announced on Saturday morning.

Neither the child nor the driver were identified in the release.

The vehicle was traveling east on Main Street, and the bicyclist was headed down Buxton Hill Road toward Main, according to the DA.

“Preliminary information suggests that the bicyclist unintentionally entered Main Street where they were struck by the involved vehicle,” the news release read.

The child died at the scene of the accident, the news release said.

“The driver of the vehicle was not impaired by alcohol or drugs,” the news release said. “The bicyclist was wearing a helmet at the time of the collision.”

The investigation remains active.

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