And one member of the five-person Select Board will be leaving his post a year ahead of schedule. Those were the surprises to emerge from a meeting that mostly focused on the town s efforts to investigate accusations of wrongdoing in its police department and develop a plan to replace its recently retired chief. Patton later said the town is just at the start of investigating the latest complaint and she was not at liberty to provide any details, including the department where the accusation arose. But in her initial announcement, she did refer to another town department, implying that the new complaint is outside the Williamstown Police Department, which has been under the microscope townwide since August s announcement of a federal discrimination lawsuit brought by a sergeant in the department.
The grant was awarded to nine nonprofits and agencies in the Berkshires and the South Shore. MountainOne s leadership team took special care to nominate organizations that are in need of funding to continue their important work, but that also have solid management, excellent reputations, and meaningful partnerships with us and our communities, MountainOne Vice President of Community Engagement Kelli Kozak said. We are so pleased to award these impactful funds to deserving agencies. As a member of the FHLB-B, MountainOne applied for and was awarded $100,000 in grant funding to be distributed directly to organizations impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Parameters for the grant included the recipient organization having annual revenues under $5,000,000, a certified need based on COVID-19 impacts, and being in good standing with the Commonwealth.