The League of Women Voters of Williamstown Annual Town Employee Award

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To show appreciation for the work required to keep the town running smoothly, in 2001 the League of Women Voters of Williamstown (LWV-W) established an award to recognize an outstanding town employee. The award is presented at a League event, and the name of the recipient is announced at the annual Williamstown Town Meeting.

The League is seeking nominations for the 2009 award. Nominees should be employees of the Town of Williamstown who have provided outstanding service to the Williamstown community – duty above and beyond what is expected of them. This service can have been performed during the past year or in previous years. It can have been a single exceptional act or have been spread over several years.

All town employees, including those at the Williamstown Elementary School, are eligible. Possible nominees include (but are not limited to) snowplow drivers, cemetery workers, police, firefighters, town department employees, transfer station workers, custodians, teachers, school staff, and crossing guards.

Nomination forms are available at the Milne Library and at Town Hall, or nominations can be sent to the League of Women Voters of Williamstown, P.O. Box 392, Williamstown, by April 08, 2009. Nominations should include a description of the exceptional service provided and the name and telephone number (or email address) of the person submitting the nomination. The name of winner will be announced at the annual Williamstown Town Meeting.

Past winners are: 2001 – Tim Kaiser;  2002 – Rose Hammann;  2003 – Betsy Reali;  2004 – Mary Kennedy;  2005 – Pat MacLeod;  2006 – Chris Lemoine;  2007 – Mindy Hackner; 2008 – Paul Langlois.
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Rumbolt Law Advances in County Cal Ripken Tournament

By Stephen DravisiBerkshires.com Sports
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. – Rumbolt Law Tuesday overcame a 5-2 deficit and pitched out of a bases-loaded jam in the top of the sixth to earn an 8-5 win over North Adams Tree and Landscape in the Berkshire County Cal Ripken minors division semi-final.
 
Andre Carasone struck out six in two innings of work on the mound and went 2-for-2 with a pair of doubles and four RBIs as Rumbolt improved to 8-0-2 and earned a berth in the league championship game, tentatively scheduled for Saturday morning.
 
Rumbolt awaits the winner of the other semi-final between North Adams Police Department and Wildcat Sports Group of Lee, whose game was postponed to Wednesday.
 
Rumbolt scored three times in the top of the fourth to tie it and added three more on four hits the next inning to go ahead for good.
 
“We got a lot of contributions from a lot of players,” Rumbolt coach John Carasone said. “Like that last inning, when we went ahead, the first hitter [Kip Reach] hadn’t had a hit all year and hit a line drive to start the inning, and he got knocked in by someone [Theo Bengtson-Belin] who hadn’t had a hit all year. And he had a legit, nice hit.
 
“So it’s just an awesome team victory for us. We’re really excited.”
 
NA Tree jumped on top early when Riley Briggs hit a sacrifice fly to plate Porter Gazaille in the top of the first inning.
 
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