WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. – The Williamstown Community Chest will hold its 16th Fun Run on Saturday, Sept. 28.
This community event consists of two races, a 5K run and a 1-mile kids’ run/family walk. The Fun Run races are open to everyone, veteran or first-time runners, and daily or occasional walkers. Families with pets and strollers are also welcome to participate.
Both race events begin at 9 a.m. at the Williamstown Youth Center, 66 School St.
Sign-in and registration begin at 8:15 a.m. on the day of the race. Online registration is available at runsignup.com/Race/MA/Williamstown/CommunityChestAnnualRun .
The registration fee for the 5K race is $15 per runner and for the 1-mile walk/run $5 per participant; children 5 and under may participate at no charge. Scholarships are available, made possible by underwriting from MountainOne.
For 97 years, the Williamstown Community Chest has provided funding to local human service agencies and organizations that serve northern Berkshire County. Every dollar contributed to the Chest’s annual fundraising campaign is distributed to its nineteen partner agencies. Thanks to the generosity of the local business community and individual donors, $307,000 will be distributed in 2024-25.
For additional information or questions, call 413-458-2443 or visit www.williamstowncommunitychest.org.
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Williamstown Government Presents Communication Plan
By Stephen DravisiBerkshires Staff
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Williamstown is working to improve communications with residents.
The town manager told the Select Board last week that the town obtained a Community Compact Best Practices grant from the state's Division of Local Services to fund a consultant from the University of Massachusetts at Boston's Collins Center for Public Management to develop a communications strategy.
Improved communications is a growing concern for small towns like Williamstown, Town Manager Robert Menicocci told the board.
"The world has changed with social media," Menicocci said. "The expectations of what a community communicates to its citizens — the game has been upped.
"I think this was a new area for government and many communities are looking at a need to staff up to address communications, where, in the past, maybe a big city would have a communications director. Now that has trickled down to almost all small communities."
To that end, the town has completely revamped its website and hired its first communications director — both steps that were included in the November 2025 Collins Center report, "Roadmap for Inclusive and Accessible Municipal Communications in Williamstown, Mass."
Brianna Sunryd, a public services manager at the Collins Center, presented her group's findings to the Select Board.
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