Letters to the Editor

Wednesday February 8, 2012 Some of my fondest boyhood memories were those collected as I grew up living on the corner of Porter and Montana streets. Recently my mind was thinking of days past when out of the blue came a memory I haven’t thought of for many years: I began to think about the H.   Full Story

Wednesday February 8, 2012 On Sunday, Feb. 5, the Williamstown Youth Center held its annual Snowfest celebration at the Williams College Towne Field House and Chapman Skating Rink. Snowfest provided a wonderful family celebration for our community and, at the same time, allowed the Youth Center to raise money to support the programs which serve the children of Williamstown and the surrounding   Full Story

Wednesday February 8, 2012 In response to the (Wednesday, Feb. 1) letter from Eileen Monyahan -- I, too, am a runner who must run early in the morning. I have also experienced the same issues that you have regarding drivers who are not courteous or responsible. The problem with trying to educate people through a letter to the editor is that many of the irresponsible people may not read a   Full Story

Saturday February 4, 2012 I know a lot can change in four years, but I highly doubt that both the atmosphere and the student demographic at MCLA have changed enough to warrant Public Safety bearing arms. When I attended MCLA (Class of 2008), it was one of the most low-key places I had ever been to -- provided the Red Sox hadn’t won the World Series and you stayed off of Blackinton   Full Story

For social justice reasons, and simply as one of the tens of thousands of registered voters and citizens of this commonwealth, I am writing to openly, respectfully and impartially call upon Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick, Senate President Therese Murray, House Speaker Robert DeLeo, as well as all federal, state, county & municipal public office incumbents and candidates in Massachusetts to sign   Full Story

As a member of the faculty at MCLA, I was disappointed that your reporter did not seek a faculty perspective in your front-page story, "Trustees will vote on arming campus police." Especially as the faculty association surveyed its members on this issue. Of the 68 responding, 87 percent opposed the plan to arm campus police.   Full Story

Tuesday January 31, 2012 How fortunate are the people of Adams to have two treasures in their midst -- namely St. Stanislaus Kostka School and Eugene Michalenko of the Adams Historical Society. On Jan. 24, Eugene put on a display at the Kolbe Hall of pictures of the graduating classes of St. Stan’s School.   Full Story

Monday January 30, 2012 Thursday, the town of Williamstown spent untold hours of volunteer work to extricate an alleged drunk driver from his demolished motor vehicle -- again. If he was under the influence, countless numbers of innocent men, women and children were placed in life-threatening danger and again during the ensuing police pursuit -- again.   Full Story