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Clarksburg Motorcyclist Killed in Thursday Night Collision

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WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — A Clarksburg man died Friday after being involved in a motorcycle collision on Thursday night. This is the third fatality involving a motorcycle this spring and the fourth with injuries.
 
Peter Anderson, 54, of Clarksburg died in early Friday morning, according to the district attorney's office.
 
Anderson was riding eastbound on Main Street just before midnight when he traveled off the road and struck a telephone pole. The accident reportedly happened near the Colonial Shopping Plaza. He was taken to Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield where he later succumbed to his injuries.
 
Williamstown Police, the State Police Detective Unit assigned to the Berkshire District Attorney's Office, the State Police Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Section, and State Police Crime Scene Services responded to the scene.
 
The collision remains under investigation. 
 
A Cheshire man was killed April 19 when his motorcycle collided with a car near Walmart in North Adams and a Pittsfield teenager died April 24 when his motorcycle hit a guardrail. 
 
 

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Mount Greylock Committee OKs Overseas Trip Despite Equity Concerns

By Stephen DravisiBerkshires Staff
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — By a 5-1 vote, the Mount Greylock Regional School Committee on Thursday OK'd a school-sanctioned field trip to Ecuador despite concerns that not all district families would be able to afford the opportunity.
 
Keith Jones, a social worker at the middle-high school, proposed the trip for the first week of July in 2026, during summer vacation.
 
"The purpose of our trip to Ecuador is to engage students in meaningful community service projects that foster a sense of global responsibility while immersing them in the rich culture and natural beauty of the region," Jones wrote in the application for approval by the committee.
 
"This trip aims to cultivate a spirit of service, cultural appreciation and personal growth, empowering students to become compassionate, informed and globally minded citizens."
 
Committee members agreed that the trip could be beneficial to the students who participated.
 
But a couple members raised concerns about the $4,319 price tag, which is about 34 percent higher than the cost of the last similar trip the district sponsored, to Panama in 2024.
 
Jose Constantine, who ended up on the short end of the 5-1 vote (committee member Ursula Maloy was absent) said he was concerned about the district's role in sanctioning such ventures.
 
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