Clark Art Presents Morning Self-Care

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WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Tuesday, July 22, the Clark Art Institute presents a "Morning of Self-Care" with activities designed to engage and relax.
 
From 9:30 am to 10:30 am, local yoga instructor Mary Edgerton leads free all-levels yoga sessions inspired by the sights and sounds of the Clark's natural landscape on the Reflecting Pool lawn. Continue a morning of self-care and introspection indoors when the museum opens at 10 am. Visitors can pick up a Pause and Reflect Guide at the Clark Center admissions desk and embark on a contemplative engagement with art in the galleries, alone or with a loved one.
 
Yoga takes place by the Reflecting Pool and is free. Remember to bring a mat.
 
At 11 am, Reflections: Introspective Gallery Talk offers a guided gallery experience in which visitors, led by a Clark educator, work together to explore a singular work of art in the Clark's permanent collection.
 
Reflections gallery talks meet in the Museum Pavilion and are free with gallery admission; advance registration is required. For more information, visit clarkart.edu/events.
 
 

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Williamstown Finance Committee Finalizes Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Proposal

By Stephen DravisiBerkshires Staff
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The tax bill of a median-priced single family home will go up by 8.45 percent in the year that begins July 1 under a spending plan approved by the Finance Committee on Wednesday night.
 
After more than a month of going through all proposed spending by the town and public schools and searching for places to trim the budget and adjust revenue estimates, the Fin Comm voted to send a series of fiscal articles to the May 19 annual town meeting for approval.
 
The panel also discussed how to appeal to town meeting members to reverse what Fin Comm members long have described as an anti-growth sentiment in town that keeps the tax base from expanding.
 
New growth in the tax base is generated by new construction or improvements to property that raise its value. A lack of new growth (the town projects 15 percent less revenue from new growth in fiscal year 2027 than it had in FY26) means that increased spending falls more heavily on current taxpayers.
 
The two largest spending articles on the draft warrant for the May meeting are the appropriations for general government spending and the assessment from the Mount Greylock Regional School District.
 
The former, which includes the Department of Public Works, the Williamstown Police and town hall staffing, is up by just 2.5 percent from the current fiscal year to FY27 — from $10.6 million to $10.9 million.
 
The latter, which pays for Williamstown Elementary School and the town's share of the middle-high school, is up 13.7 percent, from $14.8 million to $16.8 million.
 
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