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Now two weeks after the death of her brother, David H. Dickinson, former longtime township Chief Executive Officer and Tax Collector Ann Kurtz still was pondering the vicissitudes of life.

A discussion will follow. The event is free and open to the public. In Blue Dias , Stevens deals with confrontations of gender, class, religion, and science in 19th century England , given expression by the life, personality, and career of famed fossil collector Mary Anning amidst the changing times when Charles Darwin's theories first came to ...

When high-ranking Zimbabwean mbira player Forward Kwenda absorbs himself in playing his instrument, the results can be blindingly electric.

Elite colleges should take the lead in redesigning teacher training , writes Susan Engel, director of the teaching program at Williams College, in the New York Times.A She envisions selective teacher training programs taught by outstanding professors.

BETHESDA, MD, November 4, 2009 /Cambridge Who's Who/ -- Dr. Jeffrey H. Morrison, Partner and Dentist of Greater Maryland Dental Partners and Founder of the Bear Hug Foundation, has been recognized by Cambridge Who's Who for demonstrating dedication, leadership and excellence in dental care.

Questions about issues in the news for students 13 and older. See all Student Opinion A An Op-Ed by the director of teacher education at Williams College proposes how to make the changes that Secretary Duncan called for, including this idea: Teachers must also learn far more about children: typically, teaching students are provided with fairly ...

Members of the county's nonprofit community hope to use a report that details the economic impacts their organizations have on the local economy as the springboard to form their own business council.

After being headquartered for almost 60 years at 34 Water St., the Fire District is looking to build a new fire station.

In an Op Ed. in today's New York Times , "Teach Your Teachers Well," Susan Engel, director of the teaching program at Williams College, makes some very important points about what is necessary for colleges to do in order to produce good teachers.

TOPICS Bob Herbert, who so often sees what everyone else in the Village misses, writes about how young, promising grads are being shut out of the workforce: As jobs become increasingly scarce, more and more college graduates are working for free, at internships, which is great for employers but something of a handicap for a young man or woman who ...

Berkshire Grown will host the Berkshire Grown Holiday Farmers' Market on Saturday, Nov.

They were guaranteed to fail. Participants in a psychological study were asked trivia questions and told to offer their best answers.

Williams College has received a building permit to construct an extension for the main stage in Chapin Hall, after the existing extension was declared in violation of the state fire code earlier this year.

Williams College has posted its year-end audited financial statement for the year ending June 30th, 2009.

Regardless of who wins the city's corner office next Tuesday, this year's race for mayor will go down in the history books as the most expensive on record.

Anne Skinner, senior lecturer in chemistry at Williams College, along with six Williams students, will visit the headwaters of the Blue Nile in Ethiopia in January to conduct archeological research.

The Neighborhood Review Committee has issued its Interim Report . Record coverage here .

Wade Rathke, founder of the scandal-prone Associations of Community Organizations for Reform Now - ACORN - has plenty of fond memories of the city of Homes.

The Blue Heron Renaissance Choir will present a concert entitled A Century of French Song, featuring chansons of the 15th century, on Sunday, Oct.

Images Cinema will present selections from "Eyes on the Prize" on Mondays, Oct. 26, Nov.