WILLIAMSTOWN A week after the Williamstown Fire Department was fighting a wildland fire with mutual aid from departments in Northern Berkshire and southern Vermont, the same departments were celebrating
Williamstown Fire Chief Craig Pedercini reports to the annual fire district meeting. WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — It was a relatively uneventful meeting to cap a year that was.
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On Wednesday morning, Town Clerk Nicole Pedercini announced that the total turnout for the local election was 1,823, or 38 percent of the town s registered voters. That is modest compared to the 3,600 local ballots cast in last fall s presidential election, but it swamps participation numbers for a typical spring vote. We ve talked about how some of the loudest voices have been sort of controlling the narrative, newly elected Select Board member Jeffrey Johnson said Tuesday night. I think the votes now control the narrative. Johnson s contest against Anthony Boskovich and a second Select Board race that saw Wade Hasty defeat Albert Cummings likely were major contributors to the big turnout numbers.
WILLIAMSTOWN Williamstown City Council met Tuesday to discuss the following orders of business:
¯ Council voted to give Mayor Paul Jordan the authority to sign a resolution to support the Parkersburg Wood County Home Consortium, which is a program through the Department of Housing and Urban Development that facilitates funding for affordable housing.
¯ Williamstown Middle and High School tennis coach David Leo spoke with the council about vandalism concerns at the tennis court in Tomlinson Park. Additionally, 19 out of 30 light bulbs are burnt out and cost $900 each to replace. According to council member Marty Seufer, the city may be able to use some of its stimulus money to assist with this, as well as repaving the tennis and basketball courts.