5 State Ballot Questions discussed. Williamstown's Ballot Question #6 regards local amendment of Community Preservation Act that was approved at Town Meeting in May 2024. Election info at: VOTEINMA.com
Melissa Cragg, Finance Comm. Chair, & Jeff Johnson, Select Board Chair, read the 42 Warrant Articles to be voted on at Town Meeting on Thu, May 23, 7pm (check-in starts at 6pm) at MG Regional High School gym.
Kermit Roosevelt III, law professor at Univ. of Penn., is the author of “The Nation that Never Was”, a discussion of the significance of the post-Civil War constitutional amendments & their importance for interpreting the current national self-image.
During the first half of the 2022-23 school year, PEN America’s Index of School Book Bans lists 1,477 instances of individual books banned, affecting 874 unique titles, an increase of 28 percent compared to the prior six months. Local authors & educators convene to read aloud from books banned across the US. Event sponsored by the League of Women Voters, the Milne Public Library, & Friends of the Milne Public Library.
