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Town Clerk Displays Rare Hand-Printed Declaration Reproduction

A rare, traditionally hand-printed Declaration of Independence reproduction went on display Thursday, giving Williamstown residents a chance to view it at the Town Clerk's Office through Friday, July 17. The Council on Aging also announced additional July programming, including a Fall P…

Hancock Sets Homecoming Day for 250th Anniversary

Hancock is organizing a Homecoming Day celebration, complete with a parade, to mark the town's 250th anniversary, according to a report from The Berkshire Eagle picked up in local news alerts this week. The semiquincentennial event is expected to draw residents and former townspeople to…

Hancock Sets Homecoming Day for 250th Anniversary

Hancock is organizing a Homecoming Day celebration, complete with a parade, to mark the town's 250th anniversary, according to a report from The Berkshire Eagle picked up in local news alerts this week. The semiquincentennial event is expected to draw residents and former townspeople to…

Yo-Yo Ma, Emanuel Ax set to headline Berkshires benefit concert

Yo-Yo Ma and Emanuel Ax will headline a Berkshires benefit concert, per a Berkshire Eagle report circulating Wednesday into Thursday. The city's arts calendar is filling out further with a Berkshire Eagle-covered book signing spotlighting suffragist Victoria Woodhull and a new Berkshire…

Adams Historical Society launches free Sunday tours of Quaker Meeting House

Adams Historical Society opens Quaker Meeting House for free Sunday tours, spotlighting the town's ties to Susan B. Anthony. The tours, announced this week, give residents ongoing access to one of Adams' most historically significant sites without dates specified for a start. Separately…

Council on Aging Rolls Out Free Bus Fare, Fall Prevention Class

Free bus fare and new senior programming led a quiet news day in Williamstown. The Council on Aging announced free bus fare, a Fall Prevention Class, author talks, and an updated exercise schedule in its latest July notes, while the Milne Public Library kicked off Summer Reading registr…

Downtown Artswalk brings art exhibits to Pittsfield streets

Downtown Pittsfield's Saturday Artswalk drew visitors to art exhibits and artist receptions around the city center, a story covered by The Berkshire Eagle. Separately, Greylock Federal Credit Union marked a business milestone, graduating its first class from a new Wealth Ambassador prog…

Bylaw, Planning panels convene as Becket presses ahead on summer agenda

Becket's town boards kept a full committee calendar this week, with Bylaw Review and Planning Board meetings held Wednesday and Conservation Commission and Board of Health sessions set for Thursday, July 9. Town officials are still seeking volunteers for the new Swap Shop opening this s…

Law firm outlines timeline for Hinsdale police audit

A law firm has set a timeline for its audit of the Hinsdale Police Department. Connecticut-based Daigle Law Group laid out a schedule for the taxpayer-funded review, which was launched following a police killing in town, according to a WAMC report published July 6, 2026. Details on spec…

Margaret Lindley Park Reopens After Bacterial Count Clears

Williamstown emerges from a holiday closure and regional heat alert as Margaret Lindley Park reopens and Open Farm Day approaches. Town Hall was closed Friday, July 3, and the Transfer Station Saturday, July 4, while Massachusetts' "Unhealthy Heat Alert" ran through July 5, the town's N…

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