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Hancock Shaker Village Farm-to-table Dinner| 08:00AM / Tuesday, July 09, 2024 | |
 HANCOCK, Mass. — On July 13 in the heirloom gardens in front of the Round Stone Barn at Hancock Shaker Village and enjoy a dinner by local Farmer, Designer, and Chef Tu Le of 328North. The dinner includes a menu of organic vegetables and meats from the Village's farm—the oldest working farm in the Berkshires, as well as specialty grown vegetables, fruit, and flowers from 328North Farm, in Williamstown. The cocktail hour features crafted cocktails as well as wine and hard cider from Berkshire Cider Project. "Crafting an indelible Farm-to-Table experience on the grounds of Hancock Shaker Village is the perfect way for me to highlight the 0 Comments
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Berkshire Culinary Owners Plan New Tavern in Former Breu-HausBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
05:44AM / Tuesday, July 09, 2024 | |
Matthew Mottor with his grandmother's 19th century piano. The Mottors are planning more entertainment and games at their new restaurant. DALTON, Mass. — Berkshire Culinary Group owners Matthew and Elizabeth Mottor are in the process of purchasing Shire Beer Co., formerly Shire Breu-Hous, to open their own tavern. "We want to be a tavern. It's an upscale tavern, and we have stuff to do. We have an awesome piano from the 1800s; it's all tuned and ready to go. We've got a great sound system in here," Matthew said. "We're gonna soon have the entertainment side of things. It's not just another bar that you walk 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Babe Ruth 14s Win Western Mass TitleiBerkshires.com Sports,
10:04PM / Monday, July 08, 2024 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. -- Brendan Merwin threw five innings on the mound and went 2-for-4 with a double at the plate Monday to lead the Pittsfield Babe Ruth 14-and-under All-Stars to an 8-3 win over Westfield and a Western Massachusetts State Championship. Pittsfield swept the best two-out-three series, 2-0, to carry the Western Mass banner into the New England Regional Championships, scheduled for next week in Newtown, Conn. On Tuesday, Merwin scattered five hits and allowed one run before giving the ball to Sebastien Herrera, who struck out five over the last two innings. Jason Fields went 2-for-3, and Mario Zerbato doubled in a seven-hit attack for the home 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Little Leaguers Advance to District 1 Championship Series| 06:43PM / Monday, July 08, 2024 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. -- Weston Wigglesworth, Alec Houghtling and Sawyer Layne each homered on Monday evening to lead the Pittsfield Little League 12-year-old All-Stars to an 18-2 win over Great Barrington in the Don Gleason District 1 Tournament at Deming Park. The win completed a 3-0 run through the tournament's round-robin phase for Pittsfield, which moves on to the start of the best-of-three championship series that begins on Wednesday evening against Dalton-Hinsdale (2-1), a 9-1 winner over Adams-Cheshire on Monday night. Shayne Clairmont went 3-for-3 with a double and three RBIs for Pittsfield on Monday. Wigglesworth was 3-for-3 with four RBIs in the No. 1 spot in the 0 Comments
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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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