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Force 14U Softball Team Splits in Nutmeg StateiBerkshires.com Sports,
10:44PM / Sunday, July 13, 2025 | |
ENFIELD, Mass. – The Berkshire Force 14-and-under travel softball team Sunday went 1-1 at the Enfield Invitational. The Force opened the day with a 13-3 win over the Connecticut Bearcats 13U squad. Berkshire pounded out 14 hits, including four extra-base hits, in the win. Mollie Crawford and Ava McMahon each went 2-for-3 with a triple against the Bearcats. McMahon and Amelia Polidoro split time in the circle, striking out six in the five-inning win. Then the Force had a rematch with tournament host Enfield Extreme Blue 14U, a 4-2 victim when the teams played on Saturday. This time around, the Enfield Extreme came out on top, 7-2, after jumping 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Babe Ruth 14s Win Western Mass TitleiBerkshires.com Sports,
09:45PM / Sunday, July 13, 2025 | |
 WESTFIELD, Mass. – Kevin Smith Sunday struck out nine in 5 and two-thirds innings on the mound and went 3-for-4 with an RBI at the plate to lead the Pittsfield Babe Ruth 14-year-old All-Stars to a 5-1 win over Westfield and a Western Massachusetts Championship. Smith gave up one hit and one run before giving the ball to Bryce Hoff, who threw 1 and a third innings of scoreless relief. Pittsfield, which went 1-1 in pool play to reach the final against 2-0 Westfield, took a 2-0 lead in the top of the third, when Aiden Arseneau doubled to center field to drive in Jack Wendling and Austin Decker. Pittsfield eventually led, 5-0, before Westfield put a run across in the 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Little League 11-Year-Olds Eliminated by HoldeniBerkshires.com Sports,
06:59PM / Sunday, July 13, 2025 | |
HOLDEN, Mass. – Samuel Davidson struck out nine in 4 and two-thirds innings Sunday to lead the Holden Little League 11-year-old All-Stars to a 7-5 win over Pittsfield and a Section 1 Championship. Davidson gave up three earned runs and helped his cause with a double and an RBI. Wesley Goodale doubled and drove in three runs for Holden. Pittsfield, which fought its way through the loser’s bracket to reach the tournament’s title round, fought back from a 6-1 deficit on Sunday. Holden took that lead with a six-run fourth inning. But Pittsfield got within a pair of runs with a three-run fifth. Myles Morrison-Gould hit a bases-clearing 0 Comments
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Taconic's Walker Receives Scholarship from Basketball ProgramCommunity submission,
06:47PM / Sunday, July 13, 2025 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Berkshire Reign youth basketball program recently gave 2025 Taconic High School graduate Jaelynn Walker a $1,000 scholarship. Walker, who was a key contributor on the Reign's travel basketball team in the spring, plans to attend and play college basketball at Division III Mount Saint Mary in Newburgh, N.Y. The Knights last winter won the program's 15th Skyline Conference Championship and advanced to the NCAA Tournament. 0 Comments
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Westfield 10-Year-Old Little Leaguers Knock Out PittsfieldiBerkshires.com Sports,
05:05PM / Sunday, July 13, 2025 | |
WESTFIELD, Mass. – Thomas Sullivan hit a line drive to center field in the bottom of the seventh to drive in the winning run and give the Westfield Little League 10-year-old All-Stars an 11-10 win over PIttsfield in the Section 1 Championship Game on Saturday. Bridger Braun earned the win on the mound for Westfield after holding Pittsfield without a run in the top of the seventh, which started with a “ghost runner” on second base for the visitors. In the bottom of the frame, Andrew Karetka singled to left field to move Westfield’s ghost runner to third base for Sullivan, who ended the game by connecting on a 1-0 pitch. Colton Rowe went 4-for-4 0 Comments
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Market 32, Price Chopper Fundraising for Muscular Dystrophy Association| 03:04PM / Sunday, July 13, 2025 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Market 32 and Price Chopper have announced the launch of an in-store fundraising campaign to support the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA). Throughout July, customers can contribute to MDA's life-changing work by rounding up their change at checkout at all 129 store locations. Market 32 and Price Chopper will match donations, up to $10,000. The funds raised will help MDA advance its vital mission to empower people living with muscular dystrophy, ALS, and related neuromuscular diseases through advocacy, research, and care. MDA funds groundbreaking research and provides access to critical care services, helping thousands of families 0 Comments
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Rewind: July 4 thru 11By Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
12:21PM / Sunday, July 13, 2025 | |
A lot has happened in the Berkshires this week. Here are some of the things you may have missed. Pittsfield 4th of July Parade Community members across the county celebrated Independence Day with parades, fireworks, and more. Check out our video of Pittsfield’s parade here. Pittsfield Photos here. Williamstown photos here. Jacob's Pillow Celebrates Rebuilt Theater With Pop-up Dance Jacob's Pillow celebrated the opening of its Doris Duke Theatre with a community pop-up dance, an open house, and a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The theater was rebuilt after a fire burned it down in 2020. Photos are here. 0 Comments
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Foundations and Futures Homeownership Celebration | 08:40AM / Sunday, July 13, 2025 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Central Berkshire Habitat for Humanity invites residents of Pittsfield and surrounding communities to join them at Durant Park for Foundations & Futures, a festive celebration of homeownership, community resilience, and shared aspirations for the future. The event, taking place Saturday, July 19 from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM at Durant Park, 30 John Street, Pittsfield, will honor the journeys of local Habitat homeowners and open a conversation about what comes next for our neighborhoods. Highlights of the celebration include: Mortgage Burning Ceremony: A symbolic and emotional tribute to Habitat homeowners who have fully paid off their mortgages, 0 Comments
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Pittsfield 10s, 11s Stay Alive in Little League TournamentsiBerkshires.com Sports,
06:52PM / Saturday, July 12, 2025 | |
 Both Pittsfield Little League teams in action in sectional play on Saturday won to stay alive in their respective age groups. The 11-year-old All-Stars earned a 14-0 win at Westfield behind Hector Reyes-Colon’s complete-game effort on the mound. The Pittsfield 11s came out of the loser’s bracket to earn a date against Holden on Sunday in the finals. A win by Holden, and it takes the Section 1 title in the double-elimination tournament. If Pittsfield wins, it will be home on Monday night in a winner-take-all finale. It is the same scenario for the Pittsfield 10-year-old All-Stars, who won, 7-3, at Holden on Saturday to stay alive in their 0 Comments
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Force 14U Team Wins Three in Connecticut TournamentiBerkshires.com Sports,
05:29PM / Saturday, July 12, 2025 | |
 ENFIELD, Conn. – The Berkshire Force 14-and-under travel softball team went 3-0 in three tight games at the Enfield Invitational on Saturday. The Force edged the host Enfield Extreme Blue, 4-2, before beating the Connecticut Charge 13U squad, 7-2. Berkshire then beat the Senior Noles of Central Massachusetts, 7-5. Ava McMahon struck out seven in a complete-game effort to beat the Enfield Extreme. Amelia Polidoro led the offense, doubling and driving in a pair of runs. Against the Charge, Lillian MacDonald went 2-for-2 with a double and an RBI to lead a 10-hit attack for the Force. Lexi Spratling also doubled in the win, which saw Julia McComish strike out seven 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Native Opens Accounting Business By Breanna Steele, iBerkshires Staff
05:15PM / Saturday, July 12, 2025 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — A city native is hoping to help fill a need for certified public accountants in the county. Kevin Garcia recently started his own accounting firm and is accepting new clients. "It's just, it's like the American dream. Ever since college, I've always had that drive to try to start my own [company]," he said. "I just had an itch to just do it. I knew one day I was going to do it. And so I think at one point I was just like, 'I'm going to do it.'" He said Berkshire County is short on CPAs and that fewer people are going into the accounting field. Another local CPA told him that he's having to 0 Comments
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2025 State Wildlife Action Plan for Massachusetts| 03:31PM / Saturday, July 12, 2025 | |
The Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife (MassWildlife) is announcing the Draft 2025 State Wildlife Action Plan (SWAP) for Massachusetts is ready for public review and comment. An approved State Wildlife Action Plan is required by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in order to be eligible for State Wildlife Grants, a key federal funding source for states to conserve plants and animals of greatest conservation need and the habitats on which they rely. Plans must be revised every ten years to evaluate the health of rare, declining, and vulnerable species and to identify opportunities to conserve these species and their habitats. Participation by conservation
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