Man Facing Charges in Williams College Restroom Surveillance

01:44PM / Friday, April 25, 2025Print Story | Email Story

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — A Weston man is facing charges related to a camera found with pictures and video in a restroom on the Williams College campus.

Maxwell Hall, 21, was charged on March 20 with 18 counts of photographing, videotaping, or electronically surveilling a partially nude or nude person.

The charges stem from an investigation prompted by a student's complaint on Jan. 16, 2025, of a camera in the second-floor public restroom at Lasell Gymnasium.

According to the District Attorney's office, the Williamstown Police Department received the report from the college's Campus Safety Service regarding suspicious activity in the gym. A student brought the camera to the attention of the campus safety after observing a surveillance device disguised as a phone charger.

The report from DA's Office did not state the status of the defendant in regards to Williams College. A Max Hall of Weston was listed as a junior member of the college's wrestling team.

Williamstown Police Department, Berkshire Law Enforcement Task Force, and the DA's Special Victims Unit are overseeing the case.

The defendant is schedule to next appear in Northern Berkshire District Court on June 2 for arraignment.

Anyone who believes they were present in the second-floor bathroom of the Lasell Gymnasium on Jan. 16, 2025 between the hours of noon and 5 are encouraged to contact Sgt. Shuan William at swilliam@williamstownma.gov.

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Williamstown, Five Other County Towns Receive Seasonal Community Grants

Staff Reports11:14AM / Wednesday, October 21, 2026

BOSTON, Mass. — Five months after Williamstown's town meeting opted into the commonwealth's Seasonal Communities program, the town has received its first grant from the state under the program.

Gov. Maura Healey Tuesday announced nearly $2 million in Seasonal Community Grants to help all 24 municipalities in the program statewide.

The funding helps communities advance housing projects with the potential to support 594 year-round homes, including affordable housing developments, infrastructure improvements and planning efforts that will help unlock future housing opportunities.

"From the Berkshires to Cape Cod and the Islands, our seasonal communities are an important part of what makes Massachusetts special," Healey in a news release. "But we know these communities face unique challenges, especially when it comes to housing for the people who live and work there year-round. That's why we created the Seasonal Communities designation and are backing it up with funding to help local leaders build more homes, support their workforce and keep their communities strong for generations to come."

That list of awardees includes six Berkshire County towns:

• Egremont — $60,687 to support septic and well construction for Phase II of Town Hall Housing, adding affordable housing units (20 units).

• Great Barrington — $84,731 to conduct a housing needs study, develop a Housing Production Plan and support the design and engineering of roadway and streetscape improvements near Reed Street and Main Street.

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