Weekend: Snow, Cold, Snow

Staff Reports 03:45PM / Wednesday, January 21, 2026Print Story | Email Story

The weather continues to be on repeat for the weekend: snow, frigid cold, followed by more snow.

There's a chance of snow on Wednesday evening and Thursday morning. A clipper system will bring Arctic temperatures to the Northeast with lows in the teens and single digits over the weekend.

A major snowstorm is forecast beginning sometime Saturday through Sunday, possibly the "most impactful winter storm" this winter, if not in several years, according to CBS News.

Right now, the bulk of the accumulation will be along the mid-Atlantic, where the clipper will meet warm, wet air from the south Pacific. This could mean a foot or more of snow in places like Virginia, Kentucky and Tennessee.

Accuweather is predicting 3 to 6 inches across Massachusetts and Southern Vermont, but if the storm shifts north, the region could see closer to a foot.

Greylock Snow Day has a 5 percent probability for a snow day on Monday, but notes that this could change as the storm system develops.

In any case, it's best to prepare for the worst: stay warm, bring pets in and check on elderly neighbors and family members. The Red Cross has some suggestions for keeping safe this weekend.

A severe Arctic blast this weekend will bring wind chills well below zero for New England. In the midst of this will be a storm moving thru the Mid-Atlantic, with questions about how far north impacts will spread. #MAwx #CTwx #RIwx #NHwx #MEwx #VTwx newenglandstormcenter.substack.com/p/strong-arc...

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Williamstown Homeowners Facing 7 Percent Hike in Tax Rate

By Stephen DravisiBerkshires Staff
02:03PM / Sunday, August 23, 2026

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Property owners will pay nearly a dollar more per $1,000 of assessed value in the current fiscal year under a tax classification proposal that goes to the Select Board on Monday evening.

According to a memo prepared by town Assessor Christopher Lamarre, the FY27 tax rate will be $15.16 per $1,000 of property value, an increase of 96 cents, or 6.8 percent, from the $14.20 per $1,000 property owners paid in the fiscal year that ended on June 30.

The increase is because of a 9.12 percent hike in the levy based on the budget and fiscal articles approved for FY27 at May's annual town meeting.

In FY26, the town collected $21.9 million from property taxes; this year, it needs to collect $24.1 million to pay its bills, a rise of $2.2 million.

That is by far the largest hike in the last 10 years — the period covered by data readily available on the town's website. In FY26, levy grew by 5.8 percent, following an eight-year period where the largest jump was 5.52 percent in 2018.

At the same time, the town continued to see growth rate in the tax base that does not keep up with rising costs. In FY27, "new growth" is pegged at $18.2 million, yielding just $258,004 in new tax revenue — far below the $2.2 million in needed revenue.

The total of taxable property in town in FY27 is $1.6 billion.

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