Willamstown's Rempell to be Honored at May 28 Event

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David Rempell was school principal, director of the Youth Center and a Select Board member.
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Longtime educator and community leader the late David Rempell will be honored at a community celebration on Sunday, May 28, at 1:30 p.m. at Williamstown Elementary School.
 
As principal of the elementary school, Rempell was a strong and caring guide for teachers. He guided the children with immense respect and care for all. After his retirement as a principal, he became director of the Williamstown Youth Center. He gave his vision of an expanded Youth Center program to meet the needs of all Williamstown families.
 
He championed the building of a new school and youth center. He also served on the town’s Select Board for nine years.
 
The organizers ask that those planning to attend let them know in advance by emailing rsvpdavid5.28.23@gmail.com. Also, let the organizers know if you would like to say a few words at the event.

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Vice Chair Vote Highlights Fissure on Williamstown Select Board

By Stephen DravisiBerkshires Staff
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — A seemingly mundane decision about deciding on a board officer devolved into a critique of one member's service at Monday's Select Board meeting.
 
The recent departure of Andrew Hogeland left vacant the position of vice chair on the five-person board. On Monday, the board spent a second meeting discussing whether and how to fill that seat for the remainder of its 2024-25 term.
 
Ultimately, the board voted, 3-1-1, to install Stephanie Boyd in that position, a decision that came after a lengthy conversation and a 2-2-1 vote against assigning the role to a different member of the panel.
 
Chair Jane Patton nominated Jeffrey Johnson for vice chair after explaining her reasons not to support Boyd, who had expressed interest in serving.
 
Patton said members in leadership roles need to demonstrate they are "part of the team" and gave reasons why Boyd does not fit that bill.
 
Patton pointed to Boyd's statement at a June 5 meeting that she did not want to serve on the Diversity, Inclusion and Racial Equity Committee, instead choosing to focus on work in which she already is heavily engaged on the Carbon Dioxide Lowering (COOL) Committee.
 
"We've talked, Jeff [Johnson] and I, about how critical we think it is for a Select Board member to participate in other town committees," Patton said on Monday. "I know you participate with the COOL Committee, but, especially DIRE, you weren't interested in that."
 
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