Select Board Approves Pole Petitions, Hears Route 2 Safety Study Update
Williamstown Select Board advances $500,000 Main Street corridor safety study and approves four National Grid pole petitions.
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Williamstown Finance Committee Unanimously Approves $226,000 Snow and Ice Transfers
Williamstown Finance Committee closes fiscal year with $226,000 snow and ice deficit covered by departmental turnbacks.
Williamstown Select Board Approves Permanent Conservation Restriction on Loose Road Farmland
Williamstown Select Board unanimously approved a conservation restriction on a seven-acre Loose Road farmland parcel that has been in continuous agricultural use for more than a century.
Williamstown Conservation Commission Unanimously Endorses Luce Road Farmland Restriction
Williamstown Conservation Commission unanimously endorses a perpetual conservation restriction on a seven-acre farmland parcel on Luce Road.
Williamstown Board of Health Explores Joining Regional Mosquito Control District
Williamstown Board of Health hears pitch for regional mosquito district membership as West Nile pressure rises.
Fire District Finance Committee Advances Old Firehouse Sale, Calls for Environmental Study
Williamstown Fire District Finance Committee moves toward selling its old firehouse but slows down to assess environmental and strategic risks.
Select Board Accepts Williams College's $2 Million Water Street Offer, 4-1
Williamstown Select Board votes 4-1 to accept Williams College's $2 million offer for a long-vacant Water Street lot. The board approved the revised bid at its June 22 meeting, with Secretary Shana Dixon casting the lone dissenting vote.
Williamstown Planning Board defers leadership vote, sets 2027 zoning priorities
WILLIAMSTOWN — June 9, 2026 — Williamstown Planning Board maps out 2027 zoning agenda and advances subdivision rewrite as state grant expires June 30. The board, chaired by Ken Kuttner with members Corey Campbell, Roger Lawrence, Eric Reardon, and Sam Page participating remotely or absent due to a household issue, unanimously approved
Williamstown Select Board Awards Old Town Garage Bid to Williams College
WILLIAMSTOWN — June 8, 2026 — Williamstown Select Board unanimously awards bid for the town's last major downtown parcel to Williams College, opening formal negotiations. The board voted 5-0 Monday to advance the sale of 59 Water Street, a vacant lot known as the old town garage site, which
Conservation Commission Approves Rural Lands Driveway Overhaul on Cold Spring Road
WILLIAMSTOWN — May 28, 2026 — Williamstown Conservation Commission clears Rural Lands Foundation to relocate Cold Spring Road driveway in 5-0 vote. The commission first found a 2023 order of conditions invalid because no work had ever been started on a previously approved parking expansion at the 671 Cold Spring Road