Williamstown Dispensary Hosts Donation Drive for Local Shelter

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WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Silver Therapeutics is inviting the Williamstown community to join a fall donation drive benefiting Louison House, the local organization providing emergency, transitional, and supportive housing for Northern Berkshire County residents.
 
Through Oct. 31, customers and community members can drop off essential items at Silver Therapeutics' Williamstown store located at 238 Main St, Williamstown, MA 01267. 
 
Needed donations include: twin-sized blankets, microwavable meals, bottled water or juice (16 oz or smaller), can openers, small umbrellas, deodorant, band-aids, body soap, shampoo & conditioner, razors, toothpaste & toothbrushes, and Walmart or Big Y gift cards.
 
As a thank-you, each donation will earn a ticket for a raffle basket, with two winners drawn, one in September and one in October.
 
"We are grateful and thrilled to lead another donation drive in the wonderful community of Williamstown, " said Brendan McKee, COO of Silver Therapeutics. "For 7+ years we have hosted these types of donation drives several times a year and we are always pleasantly surprised by the generosity of our customers and community members. Giving back has always been a priority for our organization and we look forward to helping those in need in and around the northern Berkshires for years to come."
 
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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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