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Lopez Helps Power Destruction to 2-1 Day in Maryland Tourney| 10:30PM / Tuesday, July 25, 2023 | |
 SALISBURY, Md. – The Mass Destruction 16-and-under travel softball team went 2-1 on Tuesday at the USSSA Eastern Championship. In Tuesday’s first game, the Destruction, well, destroyed the Elkridge Hurricanes, 13-0. Navaeh Lopez went 3-for-3 with a double and four runs batted in to lead a 12-hit attack as the Destruction ended the game in four innings. Amanda Pou earned the win in the circle, striking out six and allowing one hit in a complete-game effort. The Destruction dropped a 6-0 decision to the Northwest Explosion Lilly but bounced back to beat Alpha B_Criss, 9-0. Kamryn Renata went 2-for-3 with a triple and a pair of RBIs. Natalie 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Edged in Babe Ruth 15-Year-Old Regional FinalBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires.com Sports
10:14PM / Tuesday, July 25, 2023 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. – The Pittsfield Babe Ruth 15-year-old All-Stars’ post-season run ended when they ran into a buzz saw at Wahconah Park on Monday night. Norwalk, Conn.’s, Jaxon Ermo struck out six and allowed just two hits in 6 and two-thirds innings to lead the Connecticut State Champions to a 2-0 win in the New England Regional Championship Game. “We couldn’t string anything together,” Pittsfield manager Elmar Uy said. “I mean, he was dealing. “We put the bat on the ball, just at everyone. We launched a couple out here that probably would have been out in most ballparks, but, as you know, Wahconah Park is a little big. 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Artist's Stolen Paintings Found After Six MonthsBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:23PM / Tuesday, July 25, 2023 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Someone stole two paintings by local artist Edward Pelkey this past January. On Sunday, they turned up at a tag sale on Elm Street. For Pelkey, it was a surreal experience. He was having a regular Sunday when he was alerted of their location by an acquaintance. "Half an hour later, I was home with my paintings," he said. "It's strange how life works, both the theft and the return." But this hasn't ended the six-month mystery of the artworks' whereabouts. Back in January, the Pittsfield-based artist's works titled "The New Gunfighter in Town" and "The Cubist Bounty Hunter" were reported stolen from 0 Comments
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BCC Info Session At Berkshire Family YMCA | 03:48PM / Tuesday, July 25, 2023 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass — Berkshire Community College (BCC) will hold a special community college information session at the Berkshire Family YMCA, located at 292 North Street in Pittsfield, on Wednesday, August 2 at 5:30 pm. Financial aid, admissions and advising staff will be on hand to help students enroll at BCC, potentially for free through the Commonwealth's MassReconnect program. To register for the event, visit www.berkshirecc.edu/massreconnect. Refreshments will be served. The event is part of MassReconnect, a proposed program designed to pay the full costs of community college for adults 25 and older who do not already have a 0 Comments
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CBRSD Hosts Family Literacy Engagement EveningBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
12:47PM / Tuesday, July 25, 2023 | |
Superintendent Leslie Blake-Davis and Assistant Superintendent Michael Henault say the initiative hopes to give children ownership of their learning and create lifelong learners. DALTON, Mass. — Ding, Ding the sound of the school bell goes off, the students rush down the halls, and out the doors embracing the sun and the summer before them. With school out does that mean so is learning? The Central Berkshire Regional School District made sure that was not the case for their students by holding a Family Literacy Engagement Evening last Wednesday. Students and their families entered into the Wahconah Regional High School lobby and picked up summer 0 Comments
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Dalton Select Board May Forgive Back Taxes for 463 High St. By Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
05:22AM / Tuesday, July 25, 2023 | |
 DALTON, Mass. — The Select Board voted last week to forgive about $8,000 in back taxes and fees for 463 High St. — but not without some stipulations. If the receiver, Adam Oliveri, sends a letter of commitment to remain the receiver of the property, the board agrees to forgive the back taxes because it is under $10,000 and the costs are more than the assessed value of the property. A revised demolition quote of $52,975 is more than the land assessment of $46,400, so the waiving of the back taxes is the town's attempt to encourage the receiver not to back out. The single-family home has long-standing code violations that pose a serious risk to public
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Mass Destruction Softball 16Us Tie New Jersey Squad| 10:51PM / Monday, July 24, 2023 | |
SALISBURY, Md. – Audrina Maloney went 2-for-2 with three RBIs Monday as the Mass Destruction tied the New Jersey Sparks, 7-7, in the opener of the USSSA Eastern Championship. Mia Arpante struck out a pair and allowed just three earned runs over four innings in a complete-game effort in a game stopped by the tournament’s time rule. Elena Iovieno, Sadie Aitken and Ella Bassi each had a hit for Mass Destruction. The travel team continues play in the tournament’s 16U B division on Tuesday with three games, starting with a matchup with the Elkridge, Md., Hurricanes at 9:30 a.m. 0 Comments
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Egan, Pittsfield 15-Year-Olds Dominate Westfield, Advance in RegionalBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires.com Sports
04:18PM / Monday, July 24, 2023 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. – Efficient pitching and timely hitting combined to send the Pittsfield Babe Ruth 15-year-old All-Stars to the final day of the New England Regional tournament. And those elements also combined to give Pittsfield the best possible chance to do some damage on championship day. Matt Egan threw four innings, and Pittsfield scored five runs with two out in the bottom of the fourth en route to a 9-0 win over Westfield at Wahconah Park on Monday afternoon. The win sends Pittsfield to the regional semi-finals on Tuesday, where it will play Maine State Champion Capital Area of Augusta at 1 p.m. A win in the semis means a trip to the New England 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Affordable Housing Trust Plans Further OutreachBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
03:31PM / Monday, July 24, 2023 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Affordable Housing Trust plans to solicit more input on community needs and is looking at how to be directly involved with developers.
"People took two hours, 2 1/2 hours out of their evening to come to [Conte Community School,]" Trustee Kamaar Taliaferro said in reference to a community meeting that was held last month.
"That shows the desperation but also the commitment from our community to try to get this right."
Last week, the panel recapped testimony it heard from residents and planned to conduct another community meeting. Residents cited exorbitant housing prices and limited options for housing in Pittsfield but there were also
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Pittsfield Man Arrested After Tyler Street Home InvasionStaff Reports ,
02:23PM / Monday, July 24, 2023 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Police arrested Jada Lopez, 21 of Pittsfield, for allegedly breaking into a Tyler Street home and threatening the occupant with a knife. According to a police report, On Sunday July 24, 2023 just before 7:00pm officers with the Pittsfield Police Department (PPD) responded to a residence in the 400 block of Tyler Street for a report of a man holding a woman hostage at gunpoint. The ensuing investigation revealed that a man had broken into the home and threatened a resident with a large knife. Shortly after officers' arrival they observed a suspect fleeing from the home and quickly took him into custody. Evidence of the crime was 0 Comments
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'Moby-Dick' Read-a-Thon Starts Aug. 3| 12:53PM / Monday, July 24, 2023 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. —The Berkshire County Historical Society's annual "Moby-Dick" Read-a-Thon will begin Thursday, Aug. 3. Readings will run from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Monday, and 1 to 5 on Sunday until the novel's more than 200,000 words are read aloud. Participants will read aloud for 15 minutes with the next participant picking up where the prior reader left off. Readers will have the choice of participating virtually or at Herman Melville's historic home, Arrowhead. Advanced sign up is required here. Participation is free, but a $5 donation is suggested. The annual event commemorates Melville's 0 Comments
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Berkshire County Historical Society Hosts Pittsfield Native in Conversation with Poet| 12:10PM / Monday, July 24, 2023 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — On Thursday, July 27 at 5:30 pm, the Berkshire County Historical Society welcomes international best-selling author Mark Vanhoenacker to Arrowhead for a conversation with noted poet Kirun Kapur. Advance reservations are not required, but can be made by using the BOOK NOW button at berkshirehistory.org. Cost is $10 for BCHS Members, $15 for non-members. This event is sponsored by MountainOne. Mark Vanhoenacker Mark is a native of Pittsfield, a commercial airline pilot and the author of the international bestseller "Skyfaring" as well as a columnist for the Financial Times and a frequent contributor to the New York Times. In his 0 Comments
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