| MassRMV Announces 2024 Low Number Plate Lottery
BOSTON — The Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV) is announcing applications for the 2024 Low Number Plate Lottery will be available online at myRMV Online Service Center beginning at 9:00 a.m. on Monday, June 17, 2024.
To be eligible, applicants must apply for this year's lottery by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, August 16, |
 | Greylock 14U Softball Team Tops Dalton
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. – The Greylock Thunder 14-and-under travel softball team Saturday ended pool play in its Summer Storm Tournament just like it began pool play on Friday: with a win over Berkshire County rival.
Genevieve Lagess went 2-for-2 with a pair of triples and scored three times, and the Thunder overcame an early |
 | Free Screening of Video on Appalachian Trail Tom Levardi
A hiker sets up his tent in Tom Levardi's back yard. The film includes interviews with Appalachian Trail hikers.
DALTON, Mass. — The community is invited to the premier of "Trail Angel" on Tuesday, July 23, at 7 p.m. at the Stationery Factory.
The short film follows Tom |
 | Westfield 11-Year-Olds Top Pittsfield in Little League Tourney
WESTFIELD, Mass. -- Westfield's 11-year-old Little League All-Stars Saturday scored seven runs in the fifth inning to pull away with a 13-2 win over Pittsfield in the Section 1 tournament.
Oliver Brown, Bradley Charow and Sean Pedrotti each had a hit for Pittsfield.
Charow, Andrew Scalise and Edaniel Hebert |
| ConCom Greenlights Pontoosuc Lake Park Improvements
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Conservation Commission has greenlighted vast improvements to Pontoosuc Lake Park.
On Thursday, the commission issued 36 conditions for the city project that include a new boardwalk, access stairs, paring improvements, seasonal docks, and a new swimming beach on the park's two properties at 1447 North St. |
| Governor Details Stay Policy at Emergency Assistance Sites
BOSTON — The Healey-Driscoll administration announced details of the new nine-month length of stay policy for the state's Emergency Assistance Family Shelter System (EA). The policy was passed by the Legislature and signed by the Governor at the end of April.
EA is for families with children or pregnant |
 | Greylock Thunder Open Home Tourney with Convincing Win
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. – After allowing the first batter she faced to reach base and score, Marlee Arhnold gave up nothing at all on Friday night.
The Greylock Thunder’s Arnhold struck out eight and gave up just two hits in an 11-1, five-inning win over the Berkshire Force in the 14-and-under Summer Storm |
 | Little League Sectionals: Pittsfield 11s Win, 10s Fall in Extra Innings
LEOMINSTER, Mass. -- Connor Dalton went 2-for-2 with a triple and a pair of RBIs Friday to lead the Pittsfield Little League 11-year-old All-Stars to an 11-1 win over Leominster in the Section 1 tournament.
As the only 11-year-old all-star team in Berkshire County (District 1), Pittsfield automatically qualified for the four-team |
| Government Briefs: EV Funding, MassReconnect Results
The following is a roundup of state and federal announcements and programs this week.
• Members of the state's congressional delegation have announced $60 million in funding for commnities to transition to low- or zero-emission buses. This is expected to reduce transit systems' reliance on fossil fuels, and |
| @theMarket: Inflation Data Boosts Markets
The Consumer Price Index was cooler than expected in June, while the Producer Price Index was warmer. Equity traders responded by selling winners and buying losers.
CPI inflation fell further than most expected as easing prices for gasoline and other staples like food and new lease rents cooled dramatically. That information |
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