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Governor Appoints Member of Massport Board of Directors | 08:01AM / Monday, July 08, 2024 | |
BOSTON — Governor Maura Healey announced the appointment of Pamela Everhart to serve on the Massport Board of Directors. Everhart currently serves as the Senior Vice President of Regional Public Affairs, Inclusion, and Impact at Fidelity Investments. "Pamela Everhart is a highly respected business and community leader who understands the essential role that Massport plays in Massachusetts' economy," said Governor Healey. "I'm proud to appoint her to this role and know that she will do important work alongside the rest of the board. We're grateful to Laura Sen for her service on the Board and wish her the best going 0 Comments
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Dalton Historical Hopes to Send Historical District Data to StateBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
05:30AM / Monday, July 08, 2024 | |
DALTON, Mass. — The first phase in establishing the proposed second historical district is moving along nicely, Historical Commission co-Chair Louisa Horth said at Wednesday's meetings. The commission hopes to send its material to Massachusetts Historical for review and approval by the end of July. During its meeting last month, the commission divided the proposed district into multiple sections and assigned specific commissioners to each section. The proposed district would run from the cemetery on Park Avenue down to Depot Street. Thus far, the district has pictures of all the historical homes from Park Ave to Depot 0 Comments
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Post 68 Juniors Take 2 in WestfieldiBerkshires.com Sports,
09:24PM / Sunday, July 07, 2024 | |
WESTFIELD, Mass. – Gavin O’Donnell went 3-for-4 with a triple and a double to lead the Pittsfield Post 68 Juniors to a 15-0 win over West Springfield Post 207 and a double-header sweep at Bullens Field on Sunday. In the first game of the twin-bill, Post 68 edged Westfield Post 124, 7-5. In the dominant, five-inning win in Game 2, Simon Mele and Ethan O’Donnell split time on the mound, striking out nine and not allowing a hit while walking four. Post 68’s offense pounded out 10 hits, including doubles from Christian Aldrich and Jason Codey. Pittsfield jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the first and scored six times in the fourth to put the game 0 Comments
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Pittsfield 10-Year-Olds Win District 1 Little League TitleBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires.com
09:08PM / Sunday, July 07, 2024 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. – Chase Albano struck out eight, and the Pittsfield Little League 10-year-old All-Stars Sunday completed a dominant run through the Don Gleason District 1 Tournament. Myles Morrison-Gould went 2-for-3 with a pair of RBIs, and Pittsfield won its fifth game via the run rule, beating Great Barrington, 19-2, in three innings to complete a two-game sweep of the best-of-three championship series. Pittsfield moves on to the three-team, double-elimination Section 1 tournament. It will open play in the sectional on Friday evening at the site of the District 4 champion. “I’m looking forward to heading down toward Worcester,” Pittsfield 0 Comments
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Adams-Cheshire Bounces Back, Pittsfield Rolls in Little League TourneyBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires.com Sports
08:46PM / Sunday, July 07, 2024 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. – The Adams-Cheshire Little League Sunday jumped out to a 7-0 lead in the top of the first and held on for an 18-11 win over Great Barrington in the Don Gleason District 1 12-year-old tournament at Deming Park. Jasiah Brown went 3-for-4 with a triple, and Oliver Quinto was 2-for-2 with a double and a pair of RBIs as Adams-Cheshire bounced back from Saturday’s loss to Pittsfield to even its record at 1-1 in the four-team round-robin that concludes on Monday night. In the other half of the tourney on Sunday, Pittsfield’s 12-year-old All-Stars rolled to a 15-5 win over Dalton-Hinsdale to move to 2-0. On Monday, Pittsfield hosts Great 0 Comments
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Volunteers Clean Up the Housatonic River| 04:00PM / Sunday, July 07, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — On Saturday, June 29, the Berkshire Environmental Action Team (BEAT) and Housatonic Valley Association (HVA) held their first Housatonic River Cleanup of the season. With the help of over a dozen volunteers, they cleaned out trash and other dumped items from six locations along the River in Pittsfield. BEAT also conducted a trash inventory of what was removed from the banks and bottom of the river. Some of the most notable items included ten shopping carts, multiple cell phones, hundreds of empty "nip" bottles, bicycles, scooters, and vehicle parts—including eight tires, a fender, rims, reflectors, and license plates. They also found an
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BMS Announces Talent and Merit Scholarship Recipients| 10:39AM / Sunday, July 07, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Berkshire Music School is pleased to announce the 2024-2025 Talent and Merit Scholarship recipients. Students who are accepted into the Talent & Merit Scholarship Program benefit from up to 100 percent tuition assistance. This year, BMS awarded almost $17,000 in Talent and Merit Scholarships, and continues to take Need-Based Financial Aid Scholarship applications on a rolling basis. The BMS Scholarship Program, which includes the Talent & Merit Scholarships and the rolling Need-Based Financial Aid Scholarships, remains integral to its mission of allowing students to learn and grow in the Berkshire County region without financial 0 Comments
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Hillard Throws One-Hitter for Babe Ruth Team| 09:24PM / Saturday, July 06, 2024 | |
 WESTFIELD, Mass. -- Cam Hillard struck out six and allowed just one hit Saturday to lead the Pittsfield Babe Ruth 16-year-old All-Stars to a 4-0 win over Westfield in the opener of the Western Massachusetts State Tournament at Bullens Field. Hillard walked no one in the complete-game win. He got all the run support he needed in a three-run third inning. Brendan Socie started the rally with a leadoff single to left. With two out and two on, Jackson Almeida singled to right to drive in the game's first run. Luke Ferguson then singled ahead of Connor Paronto, who doubled to left to drive in a pair and make it 3-0. Socie went 2-for-3 with a double, 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Babe Ruth 14s Top Westfield| 09:11PM / Saturday, July 06, 2024 | |
 WESTFIELD, Mass. -- Cam Reynolds went 2-for-4 with a double Saturday to help lift the Pittsfield Babe Ruth 14-year-old All-Stars to a 10-7 win over Westfield to start the Western Mass State Tournament at Bullens Field. Sebastien Herrera tripled in an 11-hit attack for Pittsfield, which also got doubles from Caysen Blasioli and Mario Zerbato. Most of the scoring came late. Pittsfield plated four runners in the top of the seventh to take a 10-5 lead. A couple of Westfield errors started the rally, which saw Robert Bazinet (2-for-4) single to drive in a pair of runs. Bazinet was one of four Pittsfield pitchers in the win, throwing 1 and one third innings and 0 Comments
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Fox, Pittsfield 10s Pull Away Late Against Great BarringtonBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires.com Sports
07:54PM / Saturday, July 06, 2024 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. – After spreading the wealth a little among PIttsfield’s pitching corps in its first three tournament games, 10-year-old All-Stars coach Jack Chevalier kept the ball in Mason Fox’s hands all day on Saturday. And Fox delivered in a 16-1, four-inning win over Great Barrington to open the best-of-three Don Gleason District 1 Tournament championship final at Deming Park. Chase Albano went 3-for-3 with a double to pace Pittsfield’s offense, which put the game away with an eight-run fourth inning. Pittsfield, which went 3-0 in pool play in the four-team tournament, can clinch the district title and a trip to the sectional tournament 0 Comments
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Dalton-Hinsdale, Pittsfield 12-Year-Olds Open Tourney with WinsBy Leland Barnes, iBerkshires.com Sports
06:49PM / Saturday, July 06, 2024 | |
 PITTSFIELD , Mass. — Cam Sievers’ 11 strikeouts and a strong third inning at the plate Saturday led Dalton-Hinsdale past Great Barrington, 8-1, in the first game of the Donald Gleason 12-year-old Little League District 1 Tournament. Sievers, Nate Dearborn and Sully Duquette combined on a no-hitter with 15 strikeouts as DH started pool play with a 1-0 record. On Sunday at noon, Dalton-Hinsdale will be tested by Pittsfield, which took a 16-1 decision over Great Barrington in the other pool play matchup. Parker Lussier went 2-for-2 with two RBIs as well as a stolen base to boost DH offense. C.J Wilds also led the DH offense, going 2-for-2 with 2 0 Comments
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Dalton Fire Chief Earns Accreditation| 11:57AM / Saturday, July 06, 2024 | |
 DALTON, Mass. — Fire Chief Christian Tobin has earned his accreditation through the state Fire Service Commission. The announcement was made during a Board of Water Commissioners meeting in April. "It is not an easy thing to do in the short time that he has been here, and the district is appreciative of everything he has done thus far for the department," to Prudential Committee Chair Daniel Filiault said during the meeting. The state Fire Service Commission is a gubernatorial-appointed board that has established a process for uniform credentialing for fire chiefs During this process, Tobin had to submit several documents to the 0 Comments
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