Williamstown Launches AlertWilliamstown

03:24PM / Thursday, June 18, 2026Print Story | Email Story

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Town of Williamstown has launched AlertWilliamstown, a new mass notification system powered by Regroup, replacing CodeRED as the Town's official platform for emergency alerts and community notifications.

AlertWilliamstown delivers fast, reliable, location-specific alerts directly to residents' phones, email, or text — keeping the community informed and prepared when it matters most, stated a press release. The system will be used to notify subscribers about emergencies, severe weather events, and important town announcements.

The system is administered by the Town's Communications Department in partnership with the Williamstown Police Department and the IT Department.

Residents who were previously signed up for CodeRED do not need to re-register — most subscriber information has already been transferred to AlertWilliamstown. However, former CodeRED subscribers are encouraged to log in and review their contact preferences to ensure they are receiving alerts through their preferred channels.

All residents, employees, and students who are part of the Williamstown community are encouraged to sign up. No password is required to register; a password is only needed to download the optional mobile app or to update notification preferences. Residents without a mobile phone may also sign up using a landline.

To sign up or manage your account, visit https://williamstownma.gov/alertwilliamstown/

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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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