🌱 How a Williamstown therapist turned unimaginable loss into a healing practice
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In today's newsletter:
- How a Williamstown therapist turned unimaginable loss into a healing practice
Also on today's calendar: Cultural Showcase and 1 more event.
Today's riddle: What's the difference between a hippo and a Zippo? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Saturday: Cloudy, with a high of 64 and low of 45 degrees.
- Sunday: Rain; breezy in the morning, temps: high: 55, low: 51.
- Monday: Warmer; a shower in the a.m., with a high of 74 and low of 52 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Sonora Thomas: Where is Eliza Thomas' Sister Now? (moviedelic.com) — A longtime local therapist has quietly run a private practice in Williamstown since 2005, drawing on her own experience with profound trauma to help others heal. The piece traces how she transformed the loss of her sister in a notorious Texas case into a career in counseling, advanced training in trauma therapies, and a commitment to keeping her family life private despite renewed media attention. 
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Goodwill Donation Truck →
Milne Public Library, 1095 Main St, Williamstown
10:00 am
Sunday May 24
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Other local events
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Cultural Showcase →
Milne Public Library, 1095 Main St, Williamstown
11:00 am -
25-26 Season of The Met: Live in HD →
Clark Art Institute, 225 South St, Williamstown
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College Commencement, Williams College →
Williams College, 880 Main St, Williamstown
10:00 am
Saturday May 30
Sunday June 7
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Williamstown Farmers’ Market →
Williamstown Farmers Market, Spring St, Williamstown
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Community Shredding Event →
Milne Public Library, 1095 Main St, Williamstown
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Herb Garden Bar: Grow Indoors 101 →
The Plant Connector Refillery, 73 Main St, North Adams
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Ducky’s World Grand Opening →
Ducky's World, 72 Spring St, Williamstown
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Dungeons and Dragons for Teens! →
Milne Public Library, 1095 Main St, Williamstown
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Arielle Twist: CHOPPED →
MASS MoCA, 1040 Mass MoCA Way, North Adams
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Spatial Poems: Opening Reception →
MASS MoCA, 1040 Mass MoCA Way, North Adams
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Jordan Weller & The Feathers →
The Stationery Factory, 63 Flansburg Ave, Dalton
7:30 pm
Saturday May 23
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Wal-Mart posted a job opening for Stocking Team Associate in North Adams. Apply here.
- North Adams Public Schools posted a job opening for Substitute Teachers in North Adams. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Williamstown here.
🗞 Nearby News
North Adams
- North Adams SteepleCats gearing up for the 2026 NECBL season (berkshireeagle.com)
- iBerkshires Monthly Business Review: May 2026 (iberkshires.com)
- With 'Up Close at the Limestone Plant,' the Adams Theater shows a different side of a familiar industrial landmark (berkshireeagle.com)
Adams
- Adams taxpayers looking at an estimated $158 increase in the next fiscal year (berkshireeagle.com)
- Upcoming Races: Free training program for 4th of July 5K runners; Wild Goose Chase on Housatonic River coming up (berkshireeagle.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: One weighs a ton, and the other is a little lighter (Thank you Laurie B. for sending it in!)
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