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Crane Sells Majority Stake in Wahconah Country Club Back to ClubBy Andy McKeever, iBerkshires Staff
03:19PM / Tuesday, May 07, 2019 | |
 DALTON, Mass. — Crane Currency has essentially given its stake in the Wahconah Country Club to the existing shareholders there. The company had the majority share of the private golf course and event venue since the club was founded. Over the last couple of years, the company has been looking to shed some of its assets unrelated to the business at hand and the latest is selling its share of the golf course back to the club. "It is for a modest sum of money, essentially a gift," said Crane Currency Vice President and General Manager Rich Rowe. The move to sell to the current shareholders of the 18-hole course was made with the goal of keeping the club 0 Comments
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U.S. Open Local Qualifier Held at Berkshire HillsiBerkshires.com Sports,
02:58PM / Tuesday, May 07, 2019 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Rutland, Vt.'s, Jared Nelson and Dartmouth's, Mark Purrington Tuesday earned a spot in the U.S. Open Sectional Qualifying Tournament with their performances at the local qualifier at Berkshire Hills Country Club. The two tied for first in the one-round event at 3-under-par 69 to earn the two berths at stake in the June 3 sectional in Purchase, N.Y. Another Vermonter, Killington's Garren Poirier, finished just out of the money in third place at 2-under 70, the only other red number on the leaderboard. Poirier, like Nelson, is an amateur. Nelson made the turn at even par but started the back nine strong with birdies on the 0 Comments
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Rousseau Wins 18th Annual LeClair RaceiBerkshires.com Sports,
01:16PM / Sunday, May 05, 2019 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Brandon Rousseau won the 18th annual Jocelyn E. LeClair Memorial Scholarship Race on Sunday at Windsor Lake. Rousseau covered the 5-kilometer course in 21 minutes, 4 seconds, nearly a minute ahead of the field. The runner up — and first woman across the line — was April Varellas, who finished in 22:00. A small but hearty contingent of runners participated in the event, and though the skies threatened rain, the weather held off for the event, which raises scholarship money for students at Drury High School and Hoosac Valley Regional High School plus the YMCA’s summer camps and the ROPES camp. The JEL was started nearly 0 Comments
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Wahconah's Caesar Rules AIC Record Books| 10:51PM / Thursday, May 02, 2019 | |
The 2019 season did not go the way anyone in the American International College men’s lacrosse program may have wanted. But the program will not soon forget the contributions made by graduating senior Quinn Caesar. Caesar, a graduate of Wahconah, wrapped up his collegiate career last month when the Yellowjackets ended an 0-16 campaign. Look beyond those numbers, though, and you see an impressive story. Caesar set a school record with 63 games played in four years and finished as AIC’s all-time leading scorers among midfielders with 56 goals, and he is eighth on the school’s scoring chart at his position with 79 points. He scored his final 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Council Backs Clapp Park PlanBy Andy McKeever, iBerkshires Staff
03:45AM / Thursday, April 25, 2019 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The City Council agreed to cover the funding gap in the Clapp Park renovation project. The city had found itself short by about $150,000 for the park's planned restoration. The project entails the installation of a splash pad, improvements to the baseball field, and restoring the bathroom. It once encompassed more but had been scaled back after bids came in too high in the fall. The latest version of the project was recently bid and the response also came in too high so the council is filling the gap. "This is not the position we wanted to be in but this project was bid twice and the bids came in higher than anticipated," Parks 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Council Asked To Contribute More Toward Clapp Park ProjectBy Andy McKeever, iBerkshires Staff
02:31AM / Friday, April 19, 2019 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — After bids came in too high twice, the City Council is being asked to up the city's contribution toward the renovation of Clapp Park. The city had received a $400,000 state grant to undertake a massive restoration of the West Housatonic Street park. That was matched by city funds for bathrooms, the community preservation act funding, $180,000 donation from the Rotary Club, and a $5,000 donation from Carr Hardware. But, it is not enough. Parks and Open Spaces Manager Jim McGrath said the project is about $150,000 underfunded after the most recent bids were opened. The project has to be done by the end of June or else the city will lose its starting 0 Comments
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Locals Compete at 123rd Boston MarathoniBerkshires.com Sports,
07:28PM / Monday, April 15, 2019 | |
 BOSTON, Mass. -- Lee’s Matt Kinnaman finished 71st in his division to post one of the strongest performances among Berkshire County residents competing at Monday’s 123rd Boston Marathon. Kinnaman, 58, covered the 26.2 mile route from Hopkinton to downtown Boston in 3 hours, 13 minutes, 15 seconds. The fastest county resident listed on the Boston Athletic Association’s list of official finishers on Monday evening was Great Barrington’s Nicholas Curelop, 30, who broke the three-hour mark, finishing in 2:58:18 to finish 1,603rd in his division. The fastest woman across the finish line from the county contingent was Housatonic’s Kristen 0 Comments
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Pittsfield YMCA Planning $5 Million Renovation ProjectBy Andy McKeever, iBerkshires Staff
04:05AM / Wednesday, March 20, 2019 | |
The YMCA has been an anchor on North Street for years and may soon get a face-lift. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The YMCA is planning a $5 million renovation project to its downtown building. The plan is to overhaul the interior of the building and restore large windows on the front and side facades. The organization believes it will increase the amount of space in all areas while preserving the architectural landscape. "Our plan is to modernize the front of the building, make it all glass," said Executive Director Randy Kinnas. The work will restore the outward appearance of the building to the original 1909 condition. It will re-open bricked 3 Comments
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Berkshire Blizzard Brings Home TrophyCommunity submission,
02:53PM / Tuesday, March 19, 2019 | |
 WATERTOWN, N.Y. — The Berkshire Blizzard 14-and-under girls hockey team won the the Thousand Island Ice Out Tournament last weekend. "The girls fought hard going with two big wins on Saturday before going to the championship game," Blizzard coach William Rech said. The team includes: Kellie Harrington, Lizzy Hunt, Serena Batacchi, Jordanne Brazie, Beatrice Garvey, Meg Loring, Nyla Hess, Maddy Rawling, Christy Rech, Mia Paligo, Tori Jarvis, Mia Alfonso and Cyra Pacher. 0 Comments
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Steinman Leads St. Anselm into Elite EightiBerkshires.com Sports,
12:21PM / Tuesday, March 19, 2019 | |
 The remarkable run by Pittsfield’s Peyton Steinman and Grace Guachione and the St. Anselm College women’s basketball team continued Monday into the quarter-finals of the NCAA Division II tournament. The Hawks defeated LeMoyne College, 63-61, to advance to next Tuesday’s Elite Eight games in Columbus, Ohio. Steinman played every minute of the Sweet 16 contest, scoring 19 points, including a 3-pointer and 12-for-12 shooting at the free throw line. “It’s surreal,” Steinman said in the post-game press conference. “I’m going to use the word again, it’s electric down there. We got knocked out early in the NE-10, and we 0 Comments
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