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Coco’s Walkoff Hit Propels Hot Dog Ranch to PIttsfield Little League TitleBy Leland Barnes, iBerkshires.com Sports
10:39PM / Friday, June 21, 2024 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. -- Carmelo Coco drove in the winning run in the bottom of the sixth as Hot Dog Ranch rallied from behind for the walkoff win in the championship game of the Pittsfield Little League on Friday. Sawyer Layne struck out eight hitters in three innings on the mound and hit a game-tying homer to lead off the sixth as Hot Dog Ranch took a 4-3 win over East Side Cafe to decide the first title of the newly unified Pittsfield LL. East Side Cafe took a lead early at Clapp Park when Hector Reyes drove in a pair of runs with a shot to center field to make it 2-0. Hot Dog Ranch threatened in the bottom of the frame with a walk and a double, but East Side's Mike 0 Comments
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@theMarket: Handful of Stocks Key to the Markets' DirectionBy Bill Schmick,
03:12PM / Friday, June 21, 2024 | |
It was a slow week for news but that didn't stop the bulls from pushing the equity markets to new highs. But the number of stocks that are pushing stocks higher are fewer and fewer. Day after day, and week after week. the S&P 600 and NASDAQ have made a series of new highs. Under the hood, however, just about all the gains have been led by ten stocks in the technology sector. Many investors saw no end to the gains and continued to pile into the Magnificent Seven and the AI Five. The stampede has been led by everyone's favorite stock, Nvidia. This leading semiconductor stock now boasts more than a $3.35 trillion valuation. It is now the most valuable company in the 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Street Improvement Project: June 24-28| 03:08PM / Friday, June 21, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The city's street improvement work continues next week with the following schedule in place: • Monday 6/24 – Milling Cascade Street • Tuesday 6/25 – First course of paving on Cascade Street • Wednesday 6/26 - Friday 6/28 – Raising structures on Fourth Street, Curtis Street, Brown Street On-street parking is prohibited during this work between the hours of 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Use caution when traveling on these roads. This schedule is subject to change based upon weather conditions. 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Cooperative Bank Opens New Branch, Unveils New Signage| 12:00PM / Friday, June 21, 2024 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Pittsfield Cooperative Bank (Coop Bank) opened the doors to its newest and fifth branch office, 734 Williams Street, on Saturday, March 30. The location has not been occupied by a financial institution since late 2021. This is the first branch for Coop Bank since opening its Dalton Avenue location in 1999. The Williams Street branch features a new drive-up ATM/ITM, two drive-up teller lanes, safe deposit boxes and four interior teller windows. The branch is open Monday through Saturday, including the following hours: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (M-Th); 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. (F); and 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. (Sa). The Williams Street branch will be managed by 0 Comments
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Berkshire Force Travel Team TryoutsCommunity submission,
11:21AM / Friday, June 21, 2024 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. -- The Berkshire Force 12-and-under travel softball team will hold tryouts in mid-July at the Doyle Complex. The tryouts will be held from 5:30 to 7 p.m. on July 15 through 19. For information, visit the Pittsfield Girls Softball Facebook page. 0 Comments
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1Berkshire Seeking Responses to Business Needs Assessment| 11:01AM / Friday, June 21, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — 1Berkshire, the Regional Economic Development Organization and Marketing and Tourism Organization for the 32 cities and towns of Berkshire County, is currently seeking submissions to the 2024 Berkshire Business Needs Assessment.
This assessment, last conducted in 2021, has played a role in the development and allocation of business support resources across the region for years, and the updated responses will do the same for the upcoming years. Outcomes from the assessment will be utilized by 1Berkshire and shared with resource provider agencies to help them decide how to utilize their staff capacity, financial resources, and support services to best fit the 0 Comments
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Berkshire Youth Soccer Holds Season-Ending TournamentCommunity submission,
09:21AM / Friday, June 21, 2024 | |
LENOX, Mass. -- Eight teams earned championships last weekend in the finals of the Berkshire County Youth Soccer League spring season. Teams of boys and girls in grades 5-6 and 7-8 participated in the season-ending tournament, organized by Donna Laroque and Nigel Gayle and hosted mostly at Lenox Memorial Middle and High School. One squad, the Williamstown Wildcats 12-and-under girls, is extending its season with a trip to this weekend's Massachusetts Tournament of Champions in Lancaster. Teams winning Berkshire County league titles on June 15 included: Under-12 Boys B Cup Final: GYAA 2, Williamstown Soccer Club 1 Girls B Cup Final: GYAA 2, Pittsfield Soccer 0 Comments
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Hancock Shaker Village Immortalized on Forever StampsBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:40AM / Friday, June 21, 2024 | |
Shaker Village's Director and CEO Carrie Holland says the stamps reaffirm the village's legacy in American history. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Four images of Hancock Shaker Village are now immortalized in U.S. Postal Service stamps.
These are part of a collection of 12 stamps that commemorate the 250th anniversary of the Shakers' arrival in America and highlight the religious group's knack for minimalist, functional, and high-quality products. Director and CEO Carrie Holland said these stamps, in some ways, reaffirm the village's legacy as a significant part of American history.
"This USPS forever stamp is a true testament to the many dedicated
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Dalton Finance Makes Interdepartmental, Reserve Fund TransfersBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
05:20AM / Friday, June 21, 2024 | |
DALTON, Mass. — The Finance Committee made a number of interdepartmental and reserve fund transfers during its meeting last week. The reserve fund balance is currently $58,000, Town Manager Thomas Hutcheson said. The committee also approved a reserve fund transfer to the employee fringe benefits account for $1,200; the current balance is $183.55. The town originally appropriated $2,114. It also approved the transfer of $1,500 from the reserve fund to the Medicare account, which currently has a balance of $4,510. The town originally appropriated $50,000. Finance Chair William Drosehn said these increases are due to additional hires, 0 Comments
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The Retired Investor: Key to America's Future Lies in Its PastBy Bill Schmick,
04:11PM / Thursday, June 20, 2024 | |
This is year three of a 15-year period where change will occur throughout America. It won't be an easy time for any of us. Stress, conflict, dissatisfaction, economic and political turmoil. It all lies ahead, but there is a silver lining. In the case of regime change fueled by populism, American history may not repeat itself, but it does come damn close. Throughout our history, we have seen the pendulum swing from right to left and back again as discontent and bad times (the absence of fairness, equality, and equity) alternated with boom times and capitalism (winner-take-all mentality). The only time the pendulum broke down was during the Civil War and it could again if 0 Comments
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Berkshire Athenaeum Summer Reading Program | 02:58PM / Thursday, June 20, 2024 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Berkshire Athenaeum launches its Read, Renew, Repeat summer reading program on Monday, June 24, 2024. During the next seven weeks, the library will host a range of free activities for children, teens, and adults to foster and celebrate a love of reading. Participants can win prizes for participating and attend programs to learn about the summer reading theme of conservation and recycling. "We've planned an exciting program for youth this summer. We have events planned at the library, in local parks, and in partnership with community groups to make summer reading a great opportunity to read, learn, and discover," said Youth 0 Comments
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Sturgeon Named Grand Marshal For Pittsfield Parade | 01:31PM / Thursday, June 20, 2024 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — William P. "Bill" Sturgeon is the latest honoree chosen by the Pittsfield Parade Committee to be the grand marshal of the Pittsfield Fourth of July Parade. He joins a list of local people to be so honored including retired city police and fire chiefs Michael Wynn and Robert Czerwinski, respectively, as well as Julianne Boyd, the artistic director for Barrington Stage Company. "I'm blown away," Sturgeon said when asked about his reaction to his selection. There are so many deserving people," he said, adding, "It's such an honor. It's the one non-family event I missed the most when I was in the 0 Comments
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