PhoneBros, Team DB Earn Giorgi League Wins| 11:19PM / Wednesday, June 28, 2023 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. -- Dave Wellington scored 31 points Wednesday to lead PhoneBros to a 95-90 win over Cold Hearts in the John Giorgi Summer Basketball League A Division. Julius Woods scored 30 and grabbed 14 rebounds, and Mike Taylor had a double-double with 17 poitns and 13 boards. Sean Harrigan led Cold Hearts with 26 points and 10 rebounds. Shaq Ardrey and Tank Roberson added 23 and 17 points, respectively. And Lavante Wiggins scored 12 points and collected 10 rebounds in the loss. Team DB won Wednesday's nightcap, beating Battle of the Future, 82-67. Tay Sandifer led the way in the win with 21 points. Lay Brown and Deonte Sandifer scored 16 >> Read More |
Pittsfield Babe Ruth to Host Regional ChampionshipCommunity submission,
01:27PM / Wednesday, June 28, 2023 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. – Pittsfield Babe Ruth has been chosen to host the 2023 New England Regional Babe Ruth tournament for the 13–15-year-old age group from July 21 to 25 at Wahconah Park. Eight teams from across New England will travel to Pittsfield in July to compete in the tournament, which will include Pittsfield Babe Ruth’s 15-year-old All-Star Team. The event will have 12 games of pool play from Friday through Sunday. Bracket play begins on Monday, July 24, and the semi-finals and championship game will be played on Tuesday, July 25. Pittsfield Babe Ruth has partnered with Berkshire Bank to host the event. Many other local businesses have also >> Read More |
Little League All-Star Play Opens on Saturday| 06:45AM / Wednesday, June 28, 2023 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. -- The summer's baseball all-star tournament play gets underway on Saturday when the Donald Gleason District 1 Little League tournaments open at Clapp Park. First pitch in the county's 8- to 10-year-old tournament is scheduled for noon when Dalton Hinsdale takes on the Pittsfield Little League National Division. At 2, the Pittsfield Americans will face Great Barrington. The same four teams will be back at it on Sunday at noon and 2, and the four-team round-robin will conclude on Thursday, setting up the 10-year-old District 1 title game at noon on July 8. Just the Pittsfield Nationals and Americans entered teams in the 9- to 11-year-old >> Read More |
No Lifeguards at Onota Lake This SeasonStaff Reports ,
02:14PM / Tuesday, June 27, 2023 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Lifeguards will not be present to monitor the water and related activities like swimming at Burbank Park (Onota Lake) this summer. The city stated that they have had difficulties finding and hiring qualified lifeguards. The city began a search for qualified lifeguards in March of 2023, and after several months of unsuccessful attempts to fill the lifeguard positions, the city is unable to provide lifeguarding for the 2023 season. Those who choose to swim and/or partake in any water-related activities, will be doing so at their own risk. Signage will be available in various area located throughout Burbank Park notifying the public of this >> Read More |
Striking Out Cancer Event Moved to July 1| 09:41AM / Monday, June 26, 2023 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. -- After Saturday's rain forced a postponement, the Striking Out in the Berkshires Jimmy Fund fund-raiser will try again on Saturday, July 1 at Clapp Park. Players of any ability are welcome to participate in a charity baseball and softball games. So are players with no ability at all. "I've had some people call and text me and ask, 'Do you have to be a baseball player?' No, you don't," organizer Joe DiCicco said last year of the Striking Out Cancer in the Berkshires event. "It's about fun and about raising money for a good cause." DiCicco started Striking Out Cancer in 2021 in honor of his wife, who >> Read More |
BCC Alumni Night at the Pittsfield Suns | 08:12AM / Thursday, June 22, 2023 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Community College (BCC) will hold an Alumni Night on Saturday, July 15 at the Pittsfield Suns game. All BCC alums receive free admission to the game, held at Wahconah Park, located at 105 Wahconah St, Pittsfield. The Suns will face the Westfield Starfires. The game kicks off at 6 pm with the National Anthem, sung by a BCC alum. There will also be a first pitch raffle. BCC alumni also receive buy one, get one free admission for the entire Suns season. >> Read More |
County Youth Soccer League Wraps Up Spring SeasonCommunity submission,
02:47PM / Tuesday, June 20, 2023 | |
LENOX, Mass. -- Three Berkshire County Youth Soccer League teams have qualified for the Massachusettts Tournament of Champions this weekend in Lancaster. Two girls teams and one boys team are advancing to the state tourney based on their performance throughout the spring: the 7th- and 8th-grade Lenox Gold girls, the 5th- and 6th-grade North Adams Breakers girls and the 5th- and 6th-grade Williamstown Vipers boys. The BCYSL held its season-ending tournament on Saturday at Lenox Memorial Middle and High School, with championships decided in seven different groups. Winners included: Boys 5/6 B-Cup - Williamstown 1, Lenox 1 (Williamstown wins on penalty kicks). Girls >> Read More |
Pittsfield Parks Commission Visits Site of Proposed Farm at Springside ParkBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
07:32AM / Sunday, June 11, 2023 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Roots Rising leaders were immediately enamored with the prospect of having Springside Park as its home base.
On Wednesday, the farming organization had a site visit with the Parks Commission to give a visual explanation of their plans. The proposed location is next to the Chestnut seed orchard.
"When we first walked into Springside, we all kind of lit up," Program Manager Lauren Piotrowski said.
"I mean, any place that we build our farm is going to be great but something so centrally located is going to be a great resource for the City of Pittsfield and we really want to invest where it will have the most impact on Pittsfield."
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Pittsfield to Host Public meeting on the Wahconah Park Project| 08:21AM / Thursday, June 08, 2023 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The City of Pittsfield’s Wahconah Park Restoration Committee will be hosting a public meeting on Thursday, June 15 at 7:00p.m. This meeting will take place at the Berkshire Athenaeum located at 1 Wendell Avenue in the auditorium. At this meeting, the Wahconah Park Restoration Committee and the design team that is working with the city will share an overview of the project. Attendees will also have an opportunity to share their thoughts on the future vision for an improved facility. This meeting is the first in a series of workshops that will be offered to the public. Light refreshments will be provided. >> Read More |
Statewide MassDEP Air Quality Advisory| 09:12AM / Tuesday, June 06, 2023 | |
BOSTON — Due to smoke from Canadian wildfires that continue to influence our area, the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) is issuing a statewide air quality alert effective from midnight, June 6, 2023, until midnight, June 7, 2023. Currently, air quality conditions in North Berkshire are "Moderate" while in Central Berkshire it is "Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups." Smoke is expected to enter western sections of the state later tonight and spread eastward through much of the state during the overnight and early morning hours on Tuesday. Elevated levels are forecast to remain in the state for much of the day on Tuesday. >> Read More |
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