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North Adams Council Accepts Airport Grant, But Not Without CommentBy Tammy Daniels , iBerkshires Staff
06:11PM / Monday, June 30, 2025 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The management of Harriman-West Airport continues to generate heated debate between the City Council and the mayor. Acceptance of a $22,700 grant from the state for controllers at Gates 1 and 5 last week reignited sparring over whether the city is in compliance with the Federal Aviation Administration and appointments to the Airport Commission. The five-member commission is down to two people. There's been a series of resignations over the past six months — in part because of a dispute over a lease agreement — but the commission's had difficulty hanging on to members for years. The commission more recently 0 Comments
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Roxie's Barkery has Grown in SizeBy Breanna Steele, iBerkshires Staff
12:39PM / Monday, June 30, 2025 | |
The 'barkery' offers its locally produced dog treats and custom cakes as well as merchandise. NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Roxie's Barkery and Boutique has expanded, creating more room for items in its shop. Owner McKenna Burzimati started the dog treats business online in 2020, an outgrowth of her desire to create healthy treats for her dog, Roxie. "Five years ago, I adopted Roxie from Dog Star Rescue, and at the time, I was working at an animal hospital, and then I had to transition to a dog daycare, and Roxy was my first personal dog," she said. "I had had family dogs pretty much my entire life, so it was my first time going 0 Comments
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Bristol, Conn., Rallies Late to Top SteepleCatsiBerkshires.com Sports,
09:10PM / Sunday, June 29, 2025 | |
BRISTOL, Conn. – Joe Tiroly went 4-for-6 with a pair of doubles and three RBIs Sunday to lead the Bristol Blues to a 13-5 win over the North Adams SteepleCats in New England Collegiate Baseball League action. The Blues scored six runs in the sixth and six more in the eighth after North Adams took a 3-1 lead. Nelphie Lopez went 2-for-3 with a double for North Adams. The SteepleCats (4-12) visit North Shore on Monday. 0 Comments
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Greylock 14Us Come Back to Win Greenfield Tourney TitleiBerkshires.com Sports,
05:56PM / Sunday, June 29, 2025 | |
 GREENFIELD, Mass. – Lydia Gaudreau hit a two-run double in the bottom of the fourth to give the Greylock Thunder 14Us a 7-6 lead en route to a 15-7, come-from-behind victory over the Vermont Rockets in the title game of the Mid-Summer Storm tournament. The Thunder went 3-0 in bracket play on Sunday after finishing pool play with a perfect 3-0 record on Saturday. In the championship game, the Rockets of St. Albans, Vt., jumped out to a 5-0 lead midway through the second inning. Greylock came back to tie it with two in the second and three in the third, but the Rockets scored again in the top of the fourth to take a 6-5 lead. Bayleigh Tatro started the 0 Comments
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Veteran Spotlight: Army 1st Lt. Thomas LaRoseBy Wayne Soares, Special to iBerkshires
04:17PM / Sunday, June 29, 2025 | |
 BOSTON — Thomas LaRose served his country in the Army as a first lieutenant from 2017 to 2021. Growing up in Athol, he graduated from Clark University in Worcester, earning a degree in history before enlisting. He did his basic training at Fort Benning, Ga., and attended Officer Candidate School there as well as Armor School. "It was definitely exciting," he said. "I had a long family lineage of service, I was ready to go. I was a little older so I wasn't as nervous as some of the younger kids and had a whole summer to get ready ... "It was a great experience, enjoyed it very much." His first assignment would be with 0 Comments
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North Adams American Legion Juniors Roll Past BelchertownBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires.com Sports
03:18PM / Sunday, June 29, 2025 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. – Andrew Meaney went 2-for-3 with a double and four RBIs Sunday to lead the North Adams Post 125 Juniors to a 24-4 win over Belchertown at Joe Wolfe Field. Maddux Cooke went 3-for-4 and scored four times for North Adams, which needed just five innings to earn its fourth straight win and improve to 5-2 this summer. Combined with a 17-6 win over Westfield five days earlier, Sunday’s win gave Post 125 38 runs in its last two games after scoring 15 in its first five outings. “The boys are playing really well,” North Adams coach Stephen Rotter said. “We came into this game in third place in the [Western Mass] league, and we 0 Comments
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Greylock Thunder 14U Goes to 3-0 at Greenfield TourneyiBerkshires.com Sports,
05:31PM / Saturday, June 28, 2025 | |
GREENFIELD, Mass. – Avery Lane threw a 1-hitter in the circle and went 2-for-3 with a triple at the plate Saturday in leading the Greylock Thunder 14U travel softball team to a 10-0 win over the Prime Softball Blue of North Reading at the Mid-Summer Storm tournament. Lane struck out four in the four-inning win as the Thunder improved to 3-0 in the tournament. Ava Jagiello and Kendall Moran each had two hits in a nine-hit attack for Greylock in its second win of the day. The Thunder started Saturday with a 5-3 win over Vermont’s 8zero2. Moran went the distance in the circle in that six-inning win, striking out six and allowing no earned 0 Comments
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State Awards Greylock Elementary Project Green Grant | 03:49PM / Friday, June 27, 2025 | |
BOSTON — The Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) awarded North Adams Public Schools $300,000 to support the Greylock Elementary School project. North Adams Public Schools will use the $300,000 in funding to help cover the cost difference between ground-source heat pumps and conventional HVAC at their newly built Greylock Elementary School, serving PreK through 2nd grades. "Investing in clean energy to modernize our schools is one of the smartest steps we can take to create healthier, safer learning environments for our students and educators," said Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Rebecca Tepper. "By improving 0 Comments
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Weekend Outlook: See the FirefliesBy Breanna Steele, iBerkshires Staff
01:52PM / Friday, June 27, 2025 | |
Check out the events in the Berkshires this weekend, including firefly catching, musical performances, and more. Farmers' markets are open for the season and can be found here. Editor's Picks Pride Tea Dance
Steeple City Social, North Adams
Time: Sunday, 4 to 7 p.m. Celebrate the last days of Pride Month with a tea dance at Steeple City Social on historic Eagle Street hosted by Berkshire drag queen Bella Santarella. Socialize, dance, drink, snack, flirt, and be entertained by some top talent. More information here. Meet and Greet with Jim Belushi
1375 N. Main St., Sheffield
Time: Friday, 3 p.m. Actor and comedian Jim Belushi is stopping by marijuana dispensary The Pass before
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Newport Tops SteepleCatsiBerkshires.com Sports,
10:08PM / Thursday, June 26, 2025 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. -- Matthew Bolton went 2-for-4 with a home run Thursday to lead the Newport Gulls to a 6-1 win over the North Adams SteepleCats. J.T. Thompson was 2-for-5 at the plate for North Adams. The SteepleCats (4-10) go to Martha's Vineyard on Friday. 0 Comments
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Clarksburg Approves Debt Exclusion for School RoofStaff Reports,
02:34PM / Thursday, June 26, 2025 | |
: The debt exclusion vote passed 200-50 on Wednesday. Turnout was about 20 percent and Town Clerk Marilyn Gomeau described the balloting as going smoothly with "a steady flow" of voters through the afternoon and evening. The vote means that the $500,000 borrowing to fix the elementary school roof passed at town meeting last month will not be calculated as part of the town's Proposition 2 1/2 levy capacity, but as a separate charge. CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Voters will decide whether to exclude a half-million dollar borrowing for the school roof from Proposition 2 1/2. The vote on Wednesday, from noon to 7 at the Community Center, 0 Comments
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Author To Discuss 'The Gritty Berkshires' at North Adams Public Library| 07:46AM / Thursday, June 26, 2025 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The North Adams Public Library, in collaboration with the North Adams Historical Society, will host author Maynard Seider for a discussion of his book, "The Gritty Berkshires: A People's History from the Hoosac Tunnel to MASS MoCA." The event is scheduled for Wednesday, June 18, at 6 p.m. in the library's third-floor community room. Seider's book focuses on the immigrants and their descendants who dug the Hoosac Tunnel, worked in the textile mills and the shoe factories of North Berkshire, and produced capacitors at Sprague Electric Company. The presentation will trace this history from the early 19th century to the present, drawing
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