Williamstown Nomination Papers, Dog Licenses Available

08:03AM / Tuesday, February 04, 2025Print Story | Email Story

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Nomination papers for elected offices in the Town of Williamstown are available in the Town Clerk's office as of Feb. 3, 2025.

Offices on the May 13, 2025 Annual Town Election ballot will be 3 Select Board seats, 2 are three year terms, and 1 is one year remaining of a 3 year term, 1 three year Moderator seat, 5 Library Trustee seats, 4 are three year terms and 1 is one year remaining of a 3 year term, 1 Housing Authority seat, for a five year term, 1 Northern Berkshire Vocational Regional School District seat, a three year term and 1 Planning Board seat, for a five year term.

Candidates seeking to run for office must stop by Town Clerk, Nicole Beverly's Office to pick up nomination papers. Thirty (30) signatures are required. All signatures must be ink signatures, no electronic signatures are allowed.

Completed nomination papers must be returned to the Board of Registrars for certification no later than Tuesday, March 25, 2025.

Questions regarding running for town office can be addressed by reaching out to the Town Clerk's Office at nbeverly@williamstownma.gov or 413-458-3500 Ext. 101.

Also, 2025 dog licenses are now available. The current fees are $5.00 for spayed/neutered dogs and $12.00 for all others. Dog licenses must be renewed by March 31, 2025.

Dog licenses can now be purchased online via the Town's website: https://williamstownma.viewpointcloud.com/ . Once on the page, scroll down to "Town Clerk Licenses." You may pay online or send in/drop off a check.

Regardless of how you would like to pay, you still should complete the licensing process online. Your dog tag(s) will be mailed to you once completed. You will need to create a login if you do not have one for Viewpoint.

There are detailed instructions on the website to help with learning the process https://williamstownma.gov/government/documents/.

Failure to renew your license will result in a late fee of $10.00.

It is a requirement that all dog owners must provide proof of a current rabies vaccination to obtain their dog license. You will be able to upload your rabies certificate directly to the online portal. If you don't have a scanner, taking a picture with your phone works too.

Residents who have questions regarding dog licenses should email or call the Town Clerk's office at nbeverly@williamstownma.gov or 458-3500 Ext. 101.

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Williamstown Select Board Plans Off-Camera Evaluation of Town Manager

By Stephen DravisiBerkshires Staff
05:24AM / Friday, October 09, 2026

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Select Board plans to take extraordinary measures to avoid having its discussion of the town manager's performance recorded by the town's Public, Educational and Government cameras.

At its Sept. 28 meeting, the board decided to hold a special meeting in a room not covered by WilliNet cameras to complete its annual evaluation process of Town Manager Robert Menicocci.

Chair Peter Beck said that while the evaluation is "absolutely" to be conducted in an open meeting, the board could follow a process similar to the off site, unrecorded meetings that past Select Boards have characterized as "retreats," a term not contemplated by or included in the commonwealth's Open Meeting Law.

The current board met on June 29 for what it characterized as a "planning session" where no formal votes were taken. That meeting was held outside of Town Hall, at the new fire station on Main Street, in a room equipped with audio and video recording equipment that the Select Board chose not to use.

At the Sept. 28 meeting, one board member indicated that an unrecorded meeting was preferable to discuss the annual evaluation of the one town employee supervised by the board.

"I'd like to do it without all the Willinet stuff," Stephanie Boyd said in a discussion toward the end of a two-hour meeting. "I think it's more conducive to conversation."

With the board expected to meet just once in October — its "regular" meeting date coincides with Indigenous Peoples Day on Oct. 12 — Beck suggested that the panel could find a date for a special meeting, suggesting the third Monday of the month, Oct. 19.

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