Mount Greylock Regional School Talent Show

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WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Mount Greylock Regional School's Friends of the Arts are set to host the annual "Celebration of the Arts" talent and art show on Saturday, April 6, 2024, at 7 p.m. 
 
The event will take place at the school's auditorium located at 1781 Cold Spring Road in Williamstown, with an art show preview beginning at 6:30 p.m.
 
The show features a lineup of students and faculty from Mount Greylock Regional School (MGRS), showcasing a diverse range of artistic abilities. Attendees can expect performances that cater to all ages.
 
In addition to the onstage talent, the Friends of the Arts organization will present a collection of student artwork during the art show preview and intermission. 
 
Concessions will be available for purchase, with all proceeds directly supporting MGRS arts programs and initiatives. Funds raised from events like the "Celebration of the Arts" are used to enhance equipment, support after-school programs, and contribute to the overall enrichment of arts education.
 
Tickets for the event are priced at $5 each, available for purchase with cash only at the door.
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Williamstown Fire Committee Sees FY27 Budget with Sizable Operational Increase

By Stephen DravisiBerkshires Staff

The Prudential Committee held its first meeting in the new station in late March with Treasurer Billie Jo Sawyer, left and committee members Lindsay Neathawk, David Moresi and Craig Pedercini.
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Prudential Committee last week reviewed a draft annual fire district meeting warrant that includes an operational expenses budget up 9.4 percent from the figures approved at the May 2025 annual meeting.
 
And, with a new line item added to the district's operational budget the total increase is closer to 24 percent.
 
Last May, meeting members — the meeting is open to all registered voters in town — approved an FY26 spending plan that totaled $686,991.
 
On July 1, the first day of the fiscal year, a special district meeting voted to allocate $40,000 from the district's stabilization fund to the operating budget, effectively raising the baseline to $726,991, a 34 percent increase, year over year, from FY25 to FY26.
 
The July 1 meeting moved $20,000 of stabilization funds to the firefighter pay line and $20,000 to the maintenance and operation line — nearly doubling the former and raising the latter by 75 percent from FY25 to FY26.
 
Both those lines are up again in the planned FY27 budget, but more modestly: 2 percent for M&O (up from $123,000 to $125,500) and 27 percent for firefighter payroll ($110,000 to $139,900).
 
Most of the other line items net out to no significant change; some are up a little, some are down a little.
 
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