Berkshire Green Drinks to Feature Hoffmann Bird Club

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WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Berkshire Green Drinks will host a presentation by Audrey Werner and Steven Miller of the Hoffmann Bird Club on Wednesday, May 21, at 6:00 p.m.

The event, titled "Flock Together with Hoffmann Bird Club," will be hybrid, taking place online via Zoom and in person at The Barn Kitchen & Bar of the Williams Inn, located at 103 Spring St, Williamstown, MA. An in-person social gathering will begin around 5:15 p.m.

The presentation will introduce attendees to the Hoffmann Bird Club, a Berkshire County nature organization. Werner and Miller, members of the club's executive committee, will discuss the club's history, upcoming bird walks and events, and its community science initiatives focused on bird conservation. The event is open to all, regardless of birding experience or equipment.

Participants can learn about birding in the Berkshires and how to get involved with the Hoffmann Bird Club.

Registration and further information are available at tinyurl.com/May2025-Berks-Green-Drinks.

The Hoffmann Bird Club, founded in 1940, aims to promote the study of birds in Berkshire County. Meetings are held from September to May and are open to the public. The club organizes field trips for birders of all levels.

Berkshire Green Drinks is an informal monthly gathering featuring speakers on environmental topics, followed by discussion. The event is sponsored and organized by the Berkshire Environmental Action Team (BEAT). For more information, contact BEAT at [email address removed] or by phone at (413) 464-9402.

 


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Steinerfilm to Close This Summer

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WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Simmonds Road metallized plastic film manufacturer will close this summer after more than 50 years of operation.
 
The Berkshire Eagle reported that Steinerfilm will close at the end of June, leaving 34 people unemployed. The company is working to connect employees with new jobs and resources, and will transition its customers to German sister company Steiner Film GmbH.
 
The Eagle reported that rising costs, supply chain issues, and tariffs made it difficult to operate in the U.S., and a planned sale of the company to a customer fell through.
 
After the closure, the property will go up for sale and the machines will be decommissioned.
 
Founded on the heels of Ernst Steiner’s 1951 breakthrough in downsizing electrical capacitors using metallized plastic film, Steinerfilm officially planted its roots in Williamstown in 1972 as a sales and distribution hub. The operation quickly moved from a satellite office to full-scale manufacturing, launching domestic metallizing production in 1978 with custom German equipment and anchoring its supply chain in 1981 by acquiring its own polypropylene film line.
 
The company underwent a final major facility expansion in 1990. In its prime, the faciltiy employed nearly 200 people.
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