 | Paronto Pitches Pittsfield Babe Ruth to State Title
PITTSFIELD, Mass. – Connor Paronto scattered six hits Saturday to lead the Pittsfield Babe Ruth 14-year-old All-Stars to an 11-1, five-inning win over Westfield to claim the Western Massachusetts State Championship.
With the win, Pittsfield qualifies for the New England Regional Championship later this month in Rhode |
 | Pittsfield American 11-Year-Olds Defend Home Field, Win Title
PITTSFIELD, Mass. – The Pittsfield Little League American Division 11-year-old All-Stars are back at the top of District 1.
This time, with a little help from their rivals.
Two days after watching the rival Pittsfield Nationals take a convincing 10-run win in the second game of their best-of-three series, the |
 | Hitting Depth Lifts Pittsfield American 10s to District 1 Crown
PITTSFIELD, Mass. – This year’s Pittsfield Little League American Division 10-year-olds are perfectly positioned to take advantage of this year’s Little League rules.
For the first time this year, Little League has instituted a “rotary lineup” rule, meaning that all the active players on a |
| State Accepts $147M in New Federal Broadband Funding
BOSTON — During an event at the White House, President Biden, U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, and federal telecommunication leaders announced that Massachusetts will receive $147 million from the national Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program overseen by |
| FEMA Awards Over $72.5 M to State for COVID-19 Testing
BOSTON — The Federal Emergency Management Agency will be sending more than $72.5 million to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to reimburse the state for the cost of providing testing during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The $72,521,391 Public Assistance grant will reimburse the Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human |
 | Pittsfield Residents Mull West Street/Holmes Road Changes
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Residents saw possible solutions for pedestrian safety concerns in two high-traffic corridors during a community meeting on Thursday.
The designs were for the stretch of road on Holmes Road between Williams Street and Elm Street and West Street from the intersection of Government Drive and College Way to Valentine |
 | Wigglesworth, Pittsfield Nats Stay Alive in 12-Year-Old Tourney
DALTON, Mass. – Weston Wigglesworth threw one immaculate inning and one whale of a game Friday to give the Pittsfield Nationals a must-have win in the 12-year-old Don Gleason District 1 Little League Tournament.
Wigglesworth struck out 10 and allowed just one hit in a 16-1, four-inning win over Dalton-Hinsdale that |
| Lanesborough Public Safety Committee Holding Listening Session on Saturday
LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — Residents will have a chance Saturday to converse with the Public Safety Building Committee tasked with providing a solution to the town's insufficient police/EMS facilities.
The panel is holding a listening session during the Touch a Truck event at Lanesborough Elementary School from 10 a.m. to 1 |
 | Small Business Resource Expo Connects Entrepreneurs
Markell Shea and Wanda Haley represent BerkshireJobs, BerkshireMenus and iBerkshires at the expo on June 30.
DALTON, Mass. — Glory-Anne Jones is looking to open a branch of her tea and self-care business in the Berkshires.
That brought her to last week's Small Business Resource Expo at the |
| @theMarket: Labor Markets Rock Stocks
The July 4th shortened week was one where volatility claimed the markets. Interest rates and the dollar rose, sending stocks lower. The job data was the culprit.
The media blamed the setback on higher interest rates, as Fed heads cluttered the airways with warnings that the pause is over and higher interest should be expected by |
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