BHS and Public Health Nurses Holding Vaccine Clinic in Williamstown

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WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Berkshire Health Systems and the Berkshire County Boards of Health Association are teaming up for a vaccination clinic in Williamstown in October. 
 
The clinic, to be held on Friday, Oct. 21 from 2 to 6 pm at the Williams College Field House, is open to the public and to staff and students from Williams College.
 
The clinic will provide the COVID-19 Bivalent Booster, which is effective against the latest strains of the COVID-19 virus, BA.4 and BA.5, and the Flu vaccine to help prevent Influenza. In order to receive the Bivalent vaccine, you must have received the first two primary doses of either Pfizer or Moderna, or the single primary dose of Johnson & Johnson. Both Pfizer and Moderna Bivalent vaccines will be available at this clinic.
 
Pre-registration is required, with limited doses available, and the clinic has 400 open slots for the community. As a result, it is recommended that those interested register as soon as possible. To register, visit https://home.color.com/vaccine/register/berkshire.
 
Please also have your COVID-19 vaccine card in hand.

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Williamstown ZBA Passes Art Museum Project

By Stephen DravisiBerkshires Staff

A historical marker commemorates a French and Indian War fort on the site where Williams College plans its new art museum. The college has plans to update the marker, similar to the new marker explaining the Haystack Monument installed last year on campus.
 
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Zoning Board of Appeals on Thursday approved plans for a new Williams College Art Museum on the former site of the Williams Inn.
 
On a vote of 5-0, the board granted the college the two special permits it needed and finalized the body's development plan review, wrapping up a hearing that began in July.
 
The decision cleared the way for the college to break ground on the project in September with a planned opening in 2027.
 
First, the college's development team addressed some questions raised by the board during the opening of the hearing and responded to concerns raised by abutters in the Main Street and Fort Hoosac Place neighborhood to the west of the museum site.
 
As it did in July, the ZBA pressed college representatives for details on how pedestrian safety would be maintained in what amounts to an extension of the campus across the junction of Routes 2 and 7 (Main Street and North Street) at the Field Park rotary.
 
"Our anticipation is the current crosswalk at the intersection of 2 and 7 will be the primary crosswalk, and there will be improvements to make that more robust," architect Jonathan Molloy of the New York firm SO-IL told the board.
 
"This includes some of the classic features of a blinking light with buttons. … Ultimately, we might decide to do something different and more effective."
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