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The Selectmen held their first meeting of the year and appointed Robert Kavanaugh to the Municipal Scholarship Committee and John Holden to the Zoning Board of Appeals.

Williamstown Selectmen Still Waiting On Beaverwood Issue

By Andy McKeeveriBerkshires Staff
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Engineer John Holden said he will use his experience as the new member of the Zoning Board of Appeals.
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The proposed biomass plant at the former Green Mountain Racetrack in Pownal, Vt. is still in a permitting battle and the attorney representing the town has advised the Selectmen to wait until the company files its permit request before taking the next step.

"Beaverwood Energy has been asking that both its application for its biomass facility and its application for its wood pellet manufacturing plan be together," Selectman Ronald Turbin told the board on Monday. "We're still deciding if we want to oppose that and I've spoken to the attorney and the briefs from Beaverwood Energy are scheduled to be filed January 15 and we'll have until February 7 to respond if we want to. That's something we'll have to think about somewhere down the road."

In other business, the Selectmen also appointed Robert Kavanaugh to the Municipal Scholarship Committee.

"I've been in education my entire career and I'm happy to serve," Kavanaugh told the board.

The position is a three-year term and Kavanaugh will have to be sworn in. The board also appointed John Holden to the Zoning Board of Appeals.


"I always felt I should contribute to the town in one way or the other," Holden said.

Holden fills a vacant seat that will expire in 2014.

Town Manager Peter Fohlin also gave his Town Manager's report which can be seen below.

Town Manager's Report for Jan. 10, 2011
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Williamstown Police Looking for Suspects After Cole Avenue Shooting

iBerkshires.com Staff
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. -- Williams College late Sunday morning issued a campus lockdown notification after reports of a shooting on Cole Avenue.
 
According to the email sent to the college community, police are investigating the incident and, "Suspects are large, armed and considered dangerous."
 
The email alert said to remain indoors and not admit anyone into college buildings without identification.
 
"If off campus, stay away," read the email, signed by college's director of campus safety and director of emergency management.
 
The college said that its Campus Security Service is working with the the Williamstown Police Department. The email indicated that updates will be posted on williams.edu or the college's Twitter account.
 
The email from the college was timestamped 11:52 a.m. Sunday morning.
 
As of 12:04 Sunday afternoon, no further information was available from the Williamstown Police Department.
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