One Week Left to File for Williamstown Town Elections

By Stephen DravisiBerkshires Staff
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WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — With one week left for candidates to file, the town has, at most, one potential candidate for each of the positions on the May town election ballot.
 
Town Clerk Nicole Beverly Tuesday reported that only incumbent Jeffrey Johnson has pulled nomination papers for the single Select Board seat that is up for election this spring.
 
As of Tuesday, he had not returned the papers with signatures for certification.
 
On the other hand, incumbent Anna Halpin-Healy has returned papers to retain a seat on the board of trustees for the Milne Public Library, and those signatures have been certified.
 
Likewise, newcomer Samantha Page has secured a spot on the ballot for the lone five-year seat on the Planning Board. Her signatures have been certified in her bid to replace Ben Greenfield, who has not pulled nomination papers.
 
Incumbent Laila Boucher has taken out papers to retain a seat on the Northern Berkshire Regional Vocational School District [McCann Tech] Committee.
 
But no one to date has pulled papers for a seat on the Williamstown Housing Authority that is up for election this May.
 
Nomination papers are available in the clerk’s office on the first floor of town hall.
 
The deadline to file nomination papers with signatures is 5 p.m., Tuesday, March 26.

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Teacher of the Month: Karen DuCharme

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff

Karen DuCharme's integrated life skills class is designed to prepare all students for the world post high school.
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Mount Greylock Regional School life skills special education teacher Karen DuCharme has been selected as the April Teacher of the Month.
 
The Teacher of the Month series, in collaboration with Berkshire Community College, will feature distinguished teachers nominated by community members. You can nominate a teacher here. 
 
She has been a teacher for 24 years, starting at Pittsfield High School, and has been at Mount Greylock Regional School for the last 11 years. 
 
"I always say that I didn't really choose special education; special education chose me," she said
 
DuCharme initially wanted to be a physical therapist, but the universe had other plans for her. While attending Pittsfield High School, she did not want to have a study hall, so she opted to take an Introduction to Special Needs class. 
 
From there, she knew that a career as a special education teacher was the right choice for her. 
 
"Even when I was a student, I gravitated towards other students with different needs and tried to help them and wanted to help them," she said. 
 
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