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Northern Berkshire EMS and Williamstown Police respond to the scene of a two-car collision on Main Street in Williamstown on Monday.

Williamstown Crash Sends Two Cars into Bushes on Main Street

By Stephen DravisiBerkshires Staff
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WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Two people were taken by ambulance from the scene of a two-car collision at the corner of Main Street and Luce Road on Monday afternoon, police said.
 
According to a police report, Laura Martin of Shaftsbury, Vt., was exiting Luce Road and pulled into the path of a vehicle driving east on Main Street at 5:22 p.m.
 
Police Officer John J. McConnell wrote that the 2014 Subaru driven by Suzanne Graver of Williamstown was traveling east on Main Street and was "unable to avoid [Martin's car], striking the front."
 
Both Graver's vehicle and Martin's 2001 Ford went off the road and into a row of bushes at 147 Main St., according to the report.
 
Graver and Martin were transported from the scene by Northern Berkshire EMS with apparent minor injuries, police said.
 
Kyle Wellspeak of Shaftsbury, a passenger in Martin's vehicle, left the scene on his own.
 
Editor's note: the previous version of this article incorrectly identified the vehicles and drivers in relation to the collision. iBerkshires regrets the error. 
 
 

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Lanesborough Elementary Sees Modest Drop in Absenteeism

By Stephen DravisiBerkshires Staff
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Lanesborough Elementary School this fall has seen a reversal of a trend that has plagued public schools both locally and nationally in recent years.
 
"This time last school year, we had 635 absences already," Principal Nolan Pratt told the Mount Greylock Regional School Committee on Thursday. "This year, we only have 506, which is a significant decrease. And I think we've had more days of school than last year. It's got to be pretty close.
 
"That's a great step in the right direction of what we're doing."
 
Chronic absenteeism — defined as missing 10 percent or more of school days in a given year — has been a hot topic in education.
 
According to a report this September from the Brookings Institution, the rate of chronic absenteeism nationally went from 15 percent in the 2018-19 school year to 28 percent in 2021-22.
 
School Committee member Ursula Maloy asked Pratt why he thought the number of days missed at the elementary school dropped by 20 percent in the first 50 days of the 2024-25 school year.
 
"I think there's two pieces at play," Pratt said. "One is, we were adamant about people being at school. Nurse [Kathy] Larson and I have been on the same page about making sure when kids are out we're like, 'Hey, we know that you're out. What's going on? How do we get you back?'
 
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