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No Drought Conditions In Berkshire County | 12:03PM / Tuesday, July 20, 2021 | |
 BOSTON — With precipitation events occurring throughout Massachusetts over the course of the past several weeks, drought conditions in Berkshire County, along with the majority of regions in the Commonwealth, have improved. Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Kathleen Theoharides declared Level 0-Normal Conditions in all regions across the Commonwealth, except the Cape Cod region, which remains at a Level 1-Mild Drought. "Following recent rainstorms throughout much of the state and continued water conservation efforts, most regions of the Commonwealth have made a strong recovery and are now under normal conditions," said Theoharides. "However, Cape 0 Comments
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MCLA Athletics Golf Classic Returns | 04:04PM / Monday, July 19, 2021 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The MCLA Athletics Golf Classic will make its return Monday, Aug. 2 at Berkshire Hills Country Club in Pittsfield after a one year absence due to the pandemic. The Golf Classic serves as a major fundraiser for the College's Athletics Department. Over the years, the Classic has netted more than $40,000 in funds to support the MCLA's student-athletes. Jointly hosted by the offices of Institutional Advancement and Athletics, this year's event will honor 2020 and 2021 senior student-athletes, who either had significant portions of their season cut short or were unable to begin their season as a result of the 0 Comments
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Local Bowler Posts Strong Showing at National Junior TournamentCommunity submission,
02:47PM / Sunday, July 18, 2021 | |
 Mya Duhamel, 16, from Pittsfield, competed in the Junior Gold Championships in Indianapolis, Ind, this summer. The event had more than 3,000 total juniors, competing in four different age brackets. Duhamel bowled in the under-18 girls division with 559 other competitors and finished in 49th place after 16 games in four different bowling centers throughout Indianapolis. From there, Mya moved on to the first advancers round and finished in 39th, which meant she was on to the final advancers round and needed to place in the Top 16 to compete in match play. But after 10 games she maintained her 39th position and her run was over. Duhamel now bowls out of Del Lanes in Delmar 0 Comments
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Pittsfield 10-Year-Olds Score Six in Sixth Inning in Tourney WinBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires.com Sports
04:48PM / Saturday, July 17, 2021 | |
 LONGMEADOW, Mass. -- The Pittsfield Little League American Division 10-year-olds proved Saturday that there is strength in numbers. Jackson Boehm, the last of six reserves for Pittsfield to crack the lineup, hit a leadoff single in the top of the sixth to ignite a six-run rally that gave Pittsfield a 9-5 win over Longmeadow in the Section 1 tournament. No. 3 hitter Aiden Arsenault and cleanup man Cooper Reed delivered back-to-back two-run doubles in the middle of the game-winning rally, but it all started with Boehm, the third player to hit in the No. 8 spot in the lineup. "It was nice to see Jackson come off the bench, take a nice simple swing, make contact, 0 Comments
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Berkshire County Summer Camps Receive Funding Boost By Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
04:11PM / Saturday, July 17, 2021 | |
 BECKET, Mass. — Summer camps took a significant hit during the past year and the Massachusetts delegation has stepped up to support them as they welcome back eager campers. State Senator Adam Hinds visited the Becket-Chimney Corners YMCA Friday with a giant check for $3,000,000 in hand for summer camps across the state - including $700,000 for camps in the Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin, and Hampden districts. "This has been a rough year, as we all know. A year and a half with basically camps going more than a year without income, and we know very well that in Western Mass and in the Berkshires, especially, that camps play such a critical role for so many 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Little League 10-Year-Olds Win Sectional OpenerBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires.com Sports
09:31PM / Friday, July 16, 2021 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. -- Coaches always tell players to practice like they play. B.J. Jefferson is glad things did not work out quite that way. "The last practice we had, 10 players in a row missed the bunt," Jefferson said after the Pittsfield Little League American Division 10-year-old All-Stars defeated Holden, 10-0, in five innings on Friday. "Couldn't get a bunt down to safe our life. And all of a sudden ... thank God they're game players and not practice players." Bunts were critical to the Americans in opening the double-elimination Section 1 tournament with a victory at Deming Park. In the second inning, Jacob Welch and 0 Comments
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Berkshire County Historical Society Annual Hike | 07:46AM / Friday, July 16, 2021 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Berkshire County Historical Society will celebrate Herman Melville's birthday Aug. 1 with a hike on Monument Mountain in Great Barrington at 9 am. The hike takes approximately 2 ½ hours and is appropriate for families. Hikers should meet at the Monument Mountain Reservation Parking lot on Route 7 and should be prepared with their own water, proper footwear, hiking gear and bug repellent. The hike commemorates the Aug. 5, 1850, first meeting of Melville and Nathaniel Hawthorne. At the time, Melville was working on his greatest novel, Moby-Dick, while Hawthorne was a literary sensation having just published The Scarlett Letter. The 0 Comments
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Pittsfield 12-Year-Olds Win District 1 ChampionshipBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires.com Sports
09:18PM / Thursday, July 15, 2021 | |
 GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. -- The Great Barrington All-Stars were able to crack the door open, but Christian Barry was there to shut it tight. Barry retired three straight to stop a sixth-inning rally and preserve a 6-2 win for the Pittsfield Little League American Division 12-year-olds in Thursday’s Don Gleason District 1 title game. Barry ended the game with his second strikeout in 1-⅔ innings of relief work to make a winner of Sebastian Herrera and send the Pittsfield Americans into next week’s sectional playoffs on the road to Williamsport, Pa. Great Barrington registered its only three hits of the game back-to-back-to-back with its back to the wall 0 Comments
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MassWildlife Advisory: Report Dead Birds and Remove Feeders| 04:02PM / Thursday, July 15, 2021 | |
 In late May, wildlife managers in Washington D.C., Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, and Kentucky began receiving reports of sick and dying birds with eye swelling and crusty discharge, as well as neurological signs. More recently, additional reports have been received from Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Indiana. While the majority of affected birds are reported to be fledgling common grackles, blue jays, European starlings, and American robins, other species of songbirds have been reported as well. No definitive cause(s) of illness or death have been determined at this time. While there is always an increase in reports of dead birds at 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Babe Ruth 15s Win Western Mass State TitleiBerkshires.com Sports,
11:11PM / Tuesday, July 13, 2021 | |
 The Pittsfield Babe Ruth 15-year-old All-Stars Tuesday swept Westfield in a best-of-three series to claim the Western Massachusetts State Championship. In the first game, Damon Pause struck out seven in a complete-game, 7-3 win. Pittsfield built a seven-run lead before Westfield rallied for three in the bottom of the seventh. Owen Salvatore got the scoring started with a two-run single in the third to bring home Nick Brindle and Pause. In the sixth, Antonio Scalise led off with a single, Owen Salvatore doubled and Cam Sime drew a walk to load the bases. With two out, Tommy Mullin drove in a pair of runs to give his team a 4-0 lead. Pittsfield tacked on 0 Comments
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