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Pittsfield Americans Outlast Leominster, Claim Sectional Title
By 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

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Drury Alumnus Seeks Funding for Upcoming Film Production
By 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

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Youth Sports Program Honors Harrigan
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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.

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Herrera Homers Twice as Pittsfield Americans Force Deciding Game at Deming Park
iBerkshires.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

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Pittsfield Babe Ruth Teams Begin New England Regional Play
By 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

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The Retired Investor: Local Gas Stations Suffer From High Fuel Prices
By 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

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Pittsfield Parks Commission Sets Hearing on Deming Park Improvements
By 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 Health
By 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

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Pittsfield Americans Blast Rutland to Stay Alive in Sectional
By Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires.com Sports
07:24PM / Thursday, July 21, 2022
PITTSFIELD, Mass. – For the Major Leaguers, the Home Run Derby was on Monday.   The Pittsfield American Division Little Leaguers did their version on Thursday.   Mason Daley, Sebastian Herrera and Eli Kristenson each homered, and the Americans pounded out five extra base hits in a 12-1, four-inning win over Rutland in a Section 1 tournament elimination game.   Pittsfield American earns a return trip Friday to Leominster to play in the sectional’s championship round. The Americans have to win on Friday to face a winner-take-all championship game on Saturday afternoon back at Deming Park.   The Pittsfield All-Stars made the most of their first game on their

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Body Presumed to Be 19-Year-Old Recovered From Silver Lake
By Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:49PM / Thursday, July 21, 2022

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — A body presumed to be 19-year-old Joshua Rodriguez was recovered from Silver Lake on Wednesday morning, a representative from the district attorney's office confirmed on Thursday.

Multiple first-responder units searched the lake on Tuesday after receiving a report that someone had been in the lake around noon. The police did not identify Rodriguez as the person at that time. He had been reported missing on Tuesday. 

His body was found around 10 a.m. on Wednesday morning by two people. The body was transported to land from the Fourth Street side of the lake by police and fire personnel. 

The Chief Medical Examiner’s Office took

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Letter: Eleanor Sonsini Shelter Left Out
Letter to the Editor,
04:00PM / Thursday, July 21, 2022

To the Editor:

So I see the story about the ground breaking for a new building for the [Berkshire] Humane Society and I can't help but wonder, 'Why are funds and news articles always going to/about the Humane Society?'

Why isn't the Sonsini Shelter given the same funds and publicity? Am I missing something? Sonsini needs a new facility, Sonsini needs funds!

Sally LeBarnes

 

 

 

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Skyline Eyed for Permanent Lanesborough Police Station Site
By Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:08AM / Thursday, July 21, 2022

LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — The town's temporary police station at 545 South Main St. should be operational in early August and the Police Station Building Committee is looking into the former Skyline Country Club as a potential site for the future headquarters.

In June, the Selectmen approved the use of $65,000 in American Rescue Plan Act funds and a two-year lease for the space, which reportedly needed only minor technical and security work.

Police Chief Robert Derksen said Aug. 1 opening is a moving target, as there has been some delay with getting internet and phone. He plans to host an open house for the station in late August.

Station building committee Chair Kristen Tool

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