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The Williamstown COOL Committee invites the public to a Street Lighting Listening Session to solicit input from residents about street lighting as we embark on plans to replace old inefficient street lighting in Williamstown.  The COOL Committee will provide an update regarding the planned lighting audit & the timetable for replacing old, inefficient street lighting with quality LED lighting.  The public is invited to ask questions and provide input regarding the initiative. The goal of the lighting project is to improve lighting quality, save energy and reduce costs.

The project is a collaborative effort of the Town of Williamstown, the Williamstown Fire District & the Williamstown COOL Committee. The Street Lighting Listening Session takes place at 7:00pm, WED, Sept. 18 at the new W’town Police Station, 825 Simonds Road. Contact COOL Committee members: Stephanie Boyd- sboyd@williams.edu  or Nancy Nylen- nancy.nylen1@gmail.com

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.