Ben Platt
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![In Williamstown diners, voters talk politics — or avoid them](https://williamsrecord.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/diner-e1667353876763.png)
In Williamstown diners, voters talk politics — or avoid them
Ben Platt
• November 2, 2022
![Nashville-based Americana string band, Old Crow Medicine Show, headlined the FreshGrass Festival on Friday night. (Sasha Tucker/The Williams Record)](https://williamsrecord.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/DSC_0253-900x600.jpg)
Students attend FreshGrass Festival at MASS MoCA, enjoy bluegrass music
Ben Platt
• September 28, 2022
![The Case For Voting](https://williamsrecord.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/EphVotes-2-771x771.jpg)
The Case For Voting
Ben Platt
• October 11, 2020
![Williamstown without students: Small businesses cautiously reopen, students return](https://williamsrecord.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/IMG_20200909_165014-1-771x578.jpg)
Williamstown without students: Small businesses cautiously reopen, students return
Jack McGovern, Stephanie Teng, and Ben Platt
• September 13, 2020
Williamstown without students: Town government weathers budget crisis
Jack McGovern, Stephanie Teng, and Ben Platt
• September 12, 2020
![Williamstown without students: Cultural institutions emerge from closure](https://williamsrecord.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/IMG_6451-771x578.jpg)
Williamstown without students: Cultural institutions emerge from closure
Jack McGovern, Stephanie Teng, and Ben Platt
• September 11, 2020
![College towns have struggled. Here’s what Williamstown was like without students.](https://williamsrecord.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Stoop-771x1155.jpg)
College towns have struggled. Here’s what Williamstown was like without students.
Jack McGovern, Stephanie Teng, and Ben Platt
• September 10, 2020
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