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Election results: JOHNSON & HASTY win Select Board; Roger Lawrence takes Planning Board; Stephen Dew wins Housing Authority

1,823 votes were cast Tuesday, May 11 at WES for a 38% voter turnout (4,855 total registered voters). Roger Lawrence defeated incumbent Susan Puddester by 18 votes for a 5 year seat on the Planning Board. Jeff Johnson – 1141 votes to Anthony Boskovich – 642 votes for the 3 yr Select Board seat. Wade Hasty- 990 votes to Albert Cummings 772 votes for the 1 yr Select Board seat. Roger Lawrence – 640 votes to Susan Puddester -622 votes with Ken Kuttner – 450 votes breakout for the 5 yr seat on the Planning Board. Stephen Dew- 958 votes to Joan Diver- 542 votes to win the Housing Authority seat.

Charles Bonenti will serve another term as Library Trustee- 1400 votes

Laila Boucher will sit on No. Berkshire Vocational School District (McCann) for 3 yrs- 1366 votes.

Town to flush water mains Mon-Thu, May 10-20th, btwn 8pm-12am.

Residents may experience lower water pressure & cloudy water. Town apologizes for any inconvenience. This semi-annual procedure removes sediments in mains & checks the operation of all hydrants. Any questions call the Town business office: 458-3383.

W’town Rural Lands: A Conversation about Conservation via zoom 4pm, Thu, April 29

Land conservation along Oblong Rd & succession planning with presentations by experts from Conservation Works, The Trustees, Land for Good.. Q/A, registration is required to get zoom link. Sign up at rurallands.org

virtual Community Circle hosted by W’town Racial Justice & Police Reform (RJPR) group: 7pm, Thu April 29

RJPR invites neighbors & friends via zoom to talk about Williamstown – where is our town headed? What are the challenges we face? We’ll listen, we’ll learn, we’ll look for common ground, all in an informal hour on zoom.

Link to RSVP & receive Zoom link: https://forms.gle/gG1a3RGnp9KKrNdq8

When: Thursday, April 29t at 7pm on Zoom

BRIDGE: Berkshire Resources for Integration of Diverse Groups Through Education offering free webinar workshops.

Diversity & Belonging: Stewarding Culturally Sensitive and Inclusive Environments -Tue, May 11, 9-11am
Looking at how biases show up in our daily interactions, recognizing microaggressions & microinequities, and identifying strategies for affirming a welcoming environment for new residents, visitors, and employees. Register.

Registration is Open to All!
REGISTRATION: The link to register is the same for all the workshops. You can choose which workshops you would like to participate in.
Here’s the Zoom registration information:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMvcuygqzkpGd145I-OIbDeB-vQadM7Vq88
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email from BRIDGE containing information about joining the meeting.