Milne Public Library Gearing Up to Host their Cultural Showcase

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WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Cultural Showcase is scheduled for Saturday, May 30, 2026, 11:00 a.m. through 3:00 p.m. at the Milne Public Library located at 1095 Main Street, Williamstown, MA 01267. 
 
The showcase will feature more than 30 Berkshire organizations where attendees are encouraged to "Explore the world in a day" through food, music, dance, crafts, and more.
 
Attendees are encouraged to travel to different locations in the library to get stamps from countries and organizations around the world. When the guide has all its stamps, attendees can enter a raffle drawing with over 10 prizes. Prizes include gift cards from local restaurants, travel books, supplies, and more.
 
The library will be providing shuttle services from the Williamstown Elementary School. You can learn more about the showcase, parking, and shuttle services on the library's website at milnelibrary.org or using this link.
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Williamstown Town Meeting Debates, Passes by Large Margins, CPA Grants

By Stephen DravisiBerkshires Staff
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — As it has done nearly every time since the town adopted the provisions of the Community Preservation Act, town meeting Tuesday voted overwhelmingly to respect the decisions of its Community Preservation Committee and award the CPA grants recommended by that body.
 
Among the last actions of the nearly three-hour meeting were the approval of two heavily-discussed CPA grants, one of which generated a negative advisory vote from the town's Finance Committee.
 
That grant went to the Sand Springs Pool and Recreation Center, a $20,000 allotment of CPA funds to renovate and expand facilities at the facility.
 
The Fin Comm voted, 3-5, not to recommend town meeting OK the expenditure, and several residents took the floor at Tuesday night's meeting to argue against approving a grant that the center plans to use to improve its sauna.
 
"Why would we do such a thing?" asked Donald Dubendorf. "I understand we have 'recreational purposes' under the act, but why would we do such a thing when we are in dire straits in other areas, like housing?"
 
The executive director Sand Springs took the microphone to explain that an infrastructure investment in the sauna is part of a strategy to make the facility a year-round town asset and improve the non-profit's revenue stream.
 
Enhanced revenues, in turn, allow Sand Springs to keep its entry fees lower and provide scholarships to families of limited means, Henry Smith said, including in the summer months, when it is "the only public, guarded waterfront in town."
 
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