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Child Found in Onota Lake Taken to Baystate Medical Center| 12:29PM / Monday, July 25, 2022 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — An 8-year-old child rescued from Onota Lake on Sunday night was taken to Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. Their condition is listed as stable, according to police. The child was found unresponsive in the water by others at the public beach at Burbank Park and they began administering cardiopulmonary resuscitation. First-responders were notified of the emergency at about 4:58 p.m. and police, fire and County Ambulance responded to the scene. Emergency workers took over rescue measures upon their arrival and the child was first taken to Berkshire Medical Center. Anyone who wishes to provide information regarding this 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Babe Ruth Baseball Teams Move on to Bracket Play at Regionals| 10:27PM / Sunday, July 24, 2022 | |
 WESTFIELD, Mass. -- The Pittsfield Babe Ruth 14-year-olds Sunday beat Vermont state champion Lyndon, 8-1, to advance to bracket play at the New England Regional Championship. The win gave Pittsfield a 1-1 record in pool play and sent it to Tuesday morning's game at Billy Bullens Field against Warwick, R.I. The winner of that game moves on to Tuesday's semi-final against Eastern Massachusetts champion Norfolk. 15-Year-Old Tournament KEENE, N.H. -- The Pittsfield Babe Ruth 15-year-olds were edged by Vermont champion Three Corners, 4-3, on Sunday, but it still advanced to bracket play at the New England regional Championship. With a record of 1-2 in 0 Comments
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Former Starbase Technologies Building Eyed for Cannabis CultivationBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
04:42PM / Sunday, July 24, 2022 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Cannabis cultivator Berkshire Kind is looking to put a grow facility in the former Starbase Technologies facility at the corner of Peck's and Valentine Roads. The Community Development Board on Tuesday approved a site plan application for the adaptive re-use of the existing 37,700 square foot building with about 25,000 square feet of cultivation space. It was approved with conditions related to odor management and a requirement of downward casting lights.
"Basically they're looking to repurpose that existing building for cannabis cultivation so no retail sales on site, just cultivation," civil engineer Jeff Randall said on behalf of the
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Pittsfield Babe Ruth 14s Blow Out Rhode Island at Regional| 09:04PM / Saturday, July 23, 2022 | |
 TRUMBULL, Conn. – Jackson Almeida went 2-for-2 with a pair of doubles and five RBIs Saturday to lead the Pittsfield Babe Ruth 13-year-old All-Stars to a 15-0, four-inning win over North Providence-Smithfield, R.I., at the New England Regional Championships. Morrie Fried continued to tear up the competition at the regional, going 3-for-3 with a double and an RBI in a 14-hit Pittsfield attack. Fried also earned the win with three innings of work on the mound, striking out five and combining with Cam Hillard on a no-hitter. Andrew Hammill and Luke Ferguson each doubled, and John John Mullen drove in a pair of runs. Pittsfield improved to 2-0 in pool play. It 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Americans Outlast Leominster, Claim Sectional TitleBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires.com Sports
04:43PM / Saturday, July 23, 2022 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. – Moment after his team lost a heart-breaking, 15-12 decision in the Massachusetts Little League Section 1 title game, Leominster Manager Rob Lora made a bold prediction. “I’ve already put it out there in the [Fitchburg] Sentinel in Central Mass, and I told my friends here [in the Berkshire County media] to make sure it goes in tomorrow: I already put the state of Massachusetts on warning,” the Hoosac Valley High School alumnus said. “Whoever won this game today is going to win the state title.” If that Bay State title is decided on heart, it is hard to think of any two teams better positioned to win it all. The 1 Comment
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Drury Alumnus Seeks Funding for Upcoming Film ProductionBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
04:17PM / Saturday, July 23, 2022 | |
Nick Burchard, a Drury High graduate, is raising funds for 'The Ghost Light' that he hopes to film at the Colonial Theatre. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Drury High School alumnus Nick Burchard is back behind the camera with his newest film, "The Ghost Light," this time in the historic Colonial Theatre with a plan to start production in the fall. This short film follows high school theater geek Winnie who has a horrible experience during an audition due to her stage fright. Feeling defeated at the end of the day Winnie is helping her teacher clean and flicks on the "ghost light" and starts to hear the voices of ghosts doomed to 0 Comments
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Youth Sports Program Honors HarriganCommunity submission,
10:53AM / Saturday, July 23, 2022 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. – The Berkshire Reign Youth Sports program recently named Taconic High School graduate Sean Harrigan the winner of its inaugural Gaudette Scholarship. Harrigan volunteered his time and expertise at the program’s basketball clinic at Lenox Memorial Middle High School. This winter, he was named the Western Massachusetts Boys Basketball Player of the Year by the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. 0 Comments
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Herrera Homers Twice as Pittsfield Americans Force Deciding Game at Deming ParkiBerkshires.com Sports,
09:32PM / Friday, July 22, 2022 | |
 LEOMINSTER, Mass. – Going into the championship round of the Section 1 tournament, Pittsfield Little League American Division 12-year-old All-Stars Manager Ty Perrault said his team was going to have to play its best game of the year two days in a row in order to advance to the state tournament. The Americans are halfway there. Sebastian Herrera homered twice Friday in a 12-2, four-inning win over Leominster to force a winner-take-all final in the double-elimination tournament. Herrera and Brendan Merwin hit back-to-back homers in the first inning to get Pittsfield American off to a fast start. On Saturday at 1 p.m., Leominster will visit Deming Park for a 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Babe Ruth Teams Begin New England Regional PlayBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires.com
08:22PM / Friday, July 22, 2022 | |
 TRUMBULL, Conn. – Connor Paronto went 3-for-4 with a double and four RBIs, and Morrie Fried homered Friday to lead the Pittsfield Babe Ruth 13-year-old All-Stars to a 14-0, five-inning win over Keene, N.H., in the New England Regional tournament. Fried’s two-run homer came in a four-run first-inning for Pittsfield, which put the game away with a five-run fifth inning. Jackson Almeida and Eddie Ferris each doubled in a 14-hit Pittsfield attack. Almeida and Andrew Hammill each went 3-for-4 at the plate. Hammill drove in three runs. Paronto and Cam Hillard split time on the mound, combining to strike out eight. Pittsfield takes a 1-0 record in 0 Comments
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The Retired Investor: Local Gas Stations Suffer From High Fuel PricesBy Bill Schmick,
10:34AM / Friday, July 22, 2022 | |
 Given the price jump in gasoline, you would think owners of the corner gas station are raking in the money. Unfortunately, the opposite is occurring, especially now that pump prices have been declining for more than a month. "The national average price of a gallon of gasoline has dropped below $4.50 per gallon after touching $5 as recently as mid-June," according to Berkshire Money Management's Allen Harris. He goes on to say that despite the 10 percent decline, gas is still up 9.3 percent over the last three months. That brings the year's gain thus far to 36.8 percent In an environment of higher gasoline prices, consumers are hurting. Drivers naturally 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Parks Commission Sets Hearing on Deming Park ImprovementsBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
04:51AM / Friday, July 22, 2022 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The city's plan to redesign Deming Park to address parking concerns has been met with concerns from nearby residents. They were heard at Tuesday's Parks Commission meeting after the City Council referred a petition from residents requesting a public hearing on the proposed changes to the panel. The commission voted to hold a public meeting on the topic.
Abutters were upset because they did not receive a notification about the project. The commissioners clarified that there was no effort to exclude the neighbors and said they welcome their input.
Other concerns included the plan's relocation of a Little League practice field to the southwest corner of
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Healey Wants to Address Housing, Transit, Mental HealthBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
10:28PM / Thursday, July 21, 2022 | |
Maura Healey stops at a booth on the Common during Third Thursday. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — On the last leg of her Berkshire County tour, gubernatorial candidate Maura Healey attended Third Thursday and reflected on her visit. "Berkshire County is just a region where people really know how to collaborate and work together and it's a beautiful part of our state, it's a region rich with history of innovation, of arts and culture, of possibility," she said. "But I also know people are hurting here and right now we need to invest in Berkshire County. We need to support investments in housing and transportation and these are things that I think a 0 Comments
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