🌱 What changes are coming to student restraint rules in Williamstown schools?

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In today's newsletter:

• What changes are coming to student restraint rules in Williamstown schools?
• How will Williamstown handle Massachusetts’ sudden kratom ban?
• How did a Williamstown-born Hamlet spin-off land a Northeast tour?

Also on today's calendar: Berkshire Gamenite.

Today's riddle: What did the wall say to the other wall. 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 78 and low of 56 degrees.
• Thursday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, temps: high: 79, low: 64.
• Friday: Humid with a t-storm in spots, with a high of 78 and low of 49 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Mount Greylock School Committee OKs Updated Policy on Seclusion, Restraint (iberkshires.com) — Mount Greylock school officials in Williamstown have adopted a new, state-driven policy tightening when seclusion and physical restraint can be used on students, emphasizing last-resort use and staff training. The committee also extended its bus contract, approved a new mail-meter lease for Williamstown Elementary, and greenlit fundraising for Lanesborough’s long-running sixth-grade Cape Cod trip and a continuing Spanish exchange program.
   

• As Massachusetts moves to temporarily ban kratom, Berkshire officials worry about what comes next (berkshireeagle.com) — A new statewide ban on kratom sales taking effect Friday has Williamstown’s Board of Health weighing how to enforce the rules locally while health leaders worry about pushing dependent users toward more dangerous drugs. Berkshire clinicians and recovery advocates say treatment options exist but are limited, and they’re urging clear pathways to help people taper safely.
   

• SWEET PRINCE Northeast Tour to Launch Fall 2026 with… (broadwayworld.com) — A one-woman, interactive Hamlet adaptation called “sweet prince” is heading out on a Northeast tour this fall after premiering this spring at the ’62 Center for Theatre and Dance in Williamstown. The show, developed partly in western Massachusetts, invites audience members to step into missing characters while exploring grief, depression, and perceptions of madness in a stripped-down Shakespearean retelling.
   

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📸 Around Williamstown

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Williamstown

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Wednesday September 2

• Berkshire Gamenite →
  Uno Park Community Center, 157 River St, North Adams, MA, 01247
  6:30 pm

Saturday September 12

• Mary Verdi presents The Angels Calling Tour →
  Saint James Place, 352 Main St, Great Barrington
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday August 26

• Staff Inservice
  Hoosac Valley Regional School District Cheshire, MA 01225
  8:00 am
• Northern Berkshire Educational Sustainability Study
  North Adams SD Mount Greylock Regional School, 1781 Cold Spring Rd, Williamstow
  5:00 pm
• Brayton Open House
  North Adams SD Brayton Elementary School, 20 Brayton Hill Terrace, North Adams\
  5:30 pm

Thursday August 27

• Full Day PD
  North Adams SD North Adams, MA 01247
• Colegrove Open House for Grade 3
  North Adams SD Colegrove Park Elementary School, 24 Church St, North Adams, MA
  5:30 pm

Friday August 28

• Flatbed Jazz Band music/dance →
  Williamstown Historical Museum, 32 New Ashford Rd, Williamstown
  6:30 pm

Monday August 31

• Schools Open for Grades K-12, Early Release (afternoon PD)
  North Adams SD North Adams, MA 01247

Tuesday September 1

• Early release, all schools (afternoon PD)
  North Adams SD North Adams, MA 01247
• MassHire/McCann Tech Carpentry Info Session
  North Adams Public Library 74 Church Street, North Adams, MA 01247
  11:00 am

Wednesday September 2

• First Day of School - All Students
  Charles McCann Vocational Technical North Adams, MA 01247

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Sign Up: https://milne.librarycalendar.com/event/manhattan-short-film-6539
  The Public Libraries of Williamstown, North Adams, Dalton, Becket/Washington, Stockbridge & Sheffield are pleased to present eight screenings of the… (Nextdoor Williamstown)
• September is National Library Card Sign-Up Month and we want you to design a limited edition card!
  There will be winners from three age brackets, and each winner will get their unique design printed as a limited edition library card. All… (Nextdoor Williamstown)

• Williams College posted a job opening for Utility Worker - 302681 in Williamstown. Apply here.
• Tractor Supply Company posted a job opening for Merchandising Sales Associate in North Adams. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Williamstown here.

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🗞 Nearby News

North Adams

• North Adams housing tenants raise safety concerns, citing drug activity and security issues (berkshireeagle.com)
• 8/13 From 1960: Paul & Kip Gems, B-Rey-Neil-Jermaine-Barry-Scoops & Roberto Big Boppers, Game Days, Jamo Out, HBD Jonah, Tom & Jeff (blogspot.com)
• Governor's Council rematch: Tara Jacobs, Michael Fenton vie for WMass seat (masslive.com)

Adams

• From Empty Storefronts to New Opportunities, Park Street Eyes a Comeback (iberkshires.com)

Cheshire

• Cheshire Urges Voters to Check Status, Deliberates New Fire Sign (iberkshires.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Meet me at the corner. (Thank you Earlene M. for sending it in!)
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