The bill “End of Life Options Act” is under consideration now by the MA Joint Public Health Committee. Learn more & help Massachusetts become the 10th state with a “Death with Dignity” law on Mon, Sept 16, 4-6pm at St. John’s Episcopal Church. Light refreshments.

Questions: 413-458-1694.

Summary of the Bill:  “The bill allows a qualified, terminally ill, mentally capable adult state resident the voluntary option to request, obtain, and take medication to end their life in a peaceful, humane and dignified manner at a time and place of their choosing.”

The Williamstown Historical Museum presents a free talk on The History of The Hopper with Dusty Griffin on Sat, Sept 14 at 11:00 am in the community room at Sweetwood, 1611 Cold Spring Road (Rt. 2) in Williamstown. The talk will be illustrated with more than 50 slides.

Barbara Berenson, author of Massachusetts in the Woman Suffrage Movement: Revolutionary Reformers, will discuss the woman suffrage movement, focusing on Massachusetts suffragists on Tues, Sept 17, 4:15 pm at Williams College Griffin Hall, Room 4.

Sponsored by the Northern Berkshire Suffrage Centennial Coalition & Williams College Political Science Department, Berenson’s talk will detail how Massachusetts was at the center of the national struggle for woman suffrage.  It is part of an ongoing series of  programs commemorating the woman suffrage centennial and focusing attention on the importance of voting for our democracy.

The regularly scheduled Williamstown Planning Board meeting of September 10 has been moved to the following Tues, Sept 17 at 7:00pm.  Watch it live on WilliNet TV ch 1303.

Watch Democracy Now! Monday- Friday at 8:00 am & 5:00 pm on WilliNet’s channel 1303! Democracy Now! moved their evening broadcast time to 5:00pm (from 7pm).