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The event is a fund-raiser for the Williamstown Community Chest, which supports local non-profits.
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About four dozen 5-kilometer race competitors head off down School Street at the start.
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Some competitors really fly across the finish line.
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Jonathan Igoe wins the 5K with a time of 21 minutes, 9 seconds.
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Runners in the 5K shared the course at the end with participants in the 1-mile walk/stroll/run. One of the latter decides to get a closer look at the course before crossing the finish line.

One Hundred Hit Streets of Williamstown for Fun Run/Walk

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WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. -- About 100 people Saturday morning participated in the Williamstown Community Chest's 13th Fun Run.
 
Fifty-three people completed the 1-mile walk/stroll/run course, with the remaining participants taking on the more challenging 5-kilometer run.
 
Athletes of all ages and a few canine companions took off from the parking lot at Williamstown Elementary School and tackled a course that included Cole Avenue, Main Street and North Street before looping back through the Williams College campus to WES.
 
Anna Lopez as the first runner to complete the 1-mile course.
 
Jonathan Igoe won the 5K in 21 minutes, 9 seconds.
 
The event is fund-raiser for the Community Chest, which for 94 years has provided funding to local human service organizations.
 
For more information about the non-profit, visit its website at williamstowncommunitychest.org.
 
 
Top 10 5K Finishers
1. Jonathan Igoe, 21:09; 2. Ed Gollin, 22:00; 3. Stephanie Boyd, 23:13; 4. Brenna Lopez, 23:31; 5. Dusty Lopez, 23:31; 6. Rob Matthews23:34; 7. Madeline Carswell, 24:06; 8. Viggo McCeellan, 24:07; 9. John Aste, 24:11; 10. Daniella Franco-Romo, 24:19.
 
Top 10 1-Mile Walk/Stroll/Run
1. Anna Lopez; 2. Oscar Heeringa; 3. Max Strolle; 4. Ruggles Raule; 5. George Heeringa; 6. Brent Heeringa; 7. Nora Lopez; 8. Nate Elder; 9. Liam Carter; 10. Rhys Nafziger.
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Hancock School Celebrates Thanksgiving by Highlighting Community

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff

The children perform music and a play during the luncheon.
HANCOCK, Mass. — For many, Thanksgiving is a time for gratitude and unity. Hancock Elementary School embraced this spirit on Thursday by hosting a community Thanksgiving feast for seniors.
 
The children had a major role in organizing the event, from peeling the potatoes to creating the centerpieces to performing. 
 
"Thanksgiving is a time to be thankful for what we have. To be thankful for the communities that we live in. Thankful for the families that we have, our friends," Principal John Merselis III said. 
 
"And by opening our doors and inviting people in, I think we just embrace that idea." 
 
More than 50 seniors visited the school for a Thanksgiving lunch prepared by the school's students. In addition to those who attended, the students made enough for 40 takeout orders and to feed themselves and the school's staff. 
 
The lunch was kicked off with student performances on the drums, playing "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" using boomwhackers, and a play showcasing the preparation of a Thanksgiving feast, which caused rumbles of laughter. 
 
"[The event] gives [students] a great opportunity to practice their life skills such as cooking and creating things for people, and also [build] their self-confidence and just public speaking," said Samantha Lincoln, first and second-grade teacher. 
 
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