Town 2022 Annual Street Listing ‘census’ form in mail, needs to be returned promptly.

Town Hall posts: “It is important that all residents return them to the Town Clerk’s office promptly. Failure to respond to the census will result in removal from the active voting list and will ultimately result in removal from the voter registration rolls. The Williamstown 2022 Annual Street Listing will be mailed to all Williamstown residents in the coming week (posted 1.14.22). The census is a requirement of the Massachusetts General Law. 

Residents should not use the census form for the purpose of voter registration. Any resident who is not registered to vote may register by going to the Secretary of State’s website: https://www.sec.state.ma.us/OVR/ or by mailing a voter registration form to the Town Clerk’s office. Voter registration forms can be found on the Secretary of State’s website as well: https://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/elepdf/Voter-reg-mail-in.pdf.

Parents of college students or members of the military who are registered voters in Williamstown should be aware that by deleting those children from their census form will remove them from the active voters list. Also, households that have dependent children in them, but are not listed on your census form should add their children to the form and complete the information that pertains to each child. Information regarding the children is not a public record and is used only by the schools for enrollment purposes.

All forms should either be mailed back in the enclosed return envelope or dropped off in the Town’s drop box, located outside the front door of Town Hall. The drop box is to be used for all Town business. Anyone who does not receive their census form in the mail within the next three weeks or who has questions pertaining to the form should call Town Clerk, Nicole E. Pedercini Beverly at 458-3500 Ext. 101″

Fill out Municipal Broadband Survey open thru Feb. 24! survey links below…

From Town Hall: “The Town is conducting a broadband survey to assess the current broadband services and needs of our residents and businesses so we can develop and evaluate strategies on whether, and how, to bring municipal high performance broadband and Internet services to all residents and businesses. Your participation in this survey will help us understand the feasibility of implementing a high-speed network for our community. The results will help the Town determine what steps we should take to ensure that all citizens and businesses have affordable and adequate access to broadband services. Your response is confidential. The survey can be accessed by the links below – one for residential and one for businesses. The surveys are also being sent to residents by mail.”

Residential Survey:

https://projects.designnine.com/survey/williamstown-residential

Business Survey:

https://projects.designnine.com/survey/williamstown-business

FREE DAY at MASS MoCA on Sat, Jan. 22!!

Pre-registration is required for Free Day, sign-up here to reserve your entry time. All visitors to MASS MoCA over the age of 12 must show proof of a full COVID-19 vaccination (accompanied by a photo ID for visitors over 18).  Free for all who walk through the doors, MASS MoCA’s annual community celebration is brimming with gallery tours, live music, pop-up performances, fun photos, take-home art projects, and tons more to inspire and explore.

 

“Glascow on the Hoosic: The Climate Crisis after COP26” virtual panel discussion 10am, Sat. Jan.15

Elizabeth KolbertWilliam MoomawWendy Penner discuss global & local implications of UN climate change Conference of the Parties – COP26 at 10am Sat. Jan. 15  Join zoom event & register in advance for this meeting HERE Streams live on willinet.org & on TV ch 1303.

Event co-sponsored by HooRWA-Hoosic River Water Association & the First Congregational Church.