SVMC Wellness Connection: July 18

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July 18, 2025

$21M Cancer Center Expansion Coming to SVMC

Southwestern Vermont Medical Center has received state approval for the construction of a $21 million Cancer Center expansion. Trey Dobson, MD, Chief Medical Officer and Matthew Vernon, MD, Radiation Oncologist and Cancer Center Medical Director sat down with Connor Ullathorne of WCAX to discuss the project.

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Is your medication making you sun-sensitive?

As you spend more time outdoors, it’s important to know that some medications can make your skin more sensitive to sunlight.

How to stay safe in extreme heat

As temperatures climb, so does your risk of heat-related illness. Learn the early warning signs to protect yourself and others.

It's Tick Time...Again | Be on High Alert for Ticks

As temperatures rise, it’s not just humans who become more active outdoors. Learn how to keep you and your family safe from tick-borne illnesses.

Classic Stones - Tribute Band Coming to SVAC August 13

Join the SVHC Foundation for an evening of music with Classic Stones Live, a tribute to the Rolling Stones, at the Southern Vermont Art Center. This event will benefit the Hoyt-Hunter Center for Oncology Care at Dartmouth Cancer Center Bennington.

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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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