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Bailey Sworn in as North Adams Police ChiefBy Tammy Daniels , iBerkshires Staff
03:10PM / Tuesday, July 01, 2025 | |
Police Chief Mark Bailey poses with his family after being sworn in. NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Mark Bailey wanted a simple swearing in as the city's police chief. Family, some colleagues and staff. "This is as small as I get," said Mayor Jennifer Macksey to the room full of officers, staff, family members, other city employees and press in the police station's meeting room. Bailey, a sergeant, stepped in two years ago as interim when the former police chief was let go. On Tuesday, he took the position permanently. Both he and the mayor said the interim length was a matter of timing — there was a police contract 0 Comments
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Pittsfield's Infield Offers Youth Sports CampsCommunity submission,
11:18AM / Tuesday, July 01, 2025 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. -- The Infield is offering a series of youth sports camps for children aged 4 to 12 starting next week at its Lyman Street facility. The first two sessions are a baseball camp for children 7 to 12. The camp runs from 9 a.m. to noon, July 7-9. From 9 to noon, July 21-23, The Infield will hold a softball camp for children 7 to 12. The cost for each three-day camp is $150. The Infield is holding an all-sports camp for kids 4 to 6 on Aug. 18 and 19 from 9 to 11 a.m. The camp will allow youngsters to explore baseball, soccer, basketball and more. The cost for the all-sports camp is $100. To register, visit The Infield's 0 Comments
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Holiday Hours: Independence Day| 10:55AM / Tuesday, July 01, 2025 | |
Above, the famous John Trumbull painting depicting the presentation of the Declaration to John Hancock. John Adams is standing on the right of the Committee of Five. Right, the Bill of Rights currently on display at Williams College. Independence Day will be celebrated Friday, July 4. It is a federal holiday marking the ratification of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. Representatives from 13 original colonies, of which Massachusetts was a leader, actually voted on July 2 at the Second Continental Congress to declare their independence from Great Britain. The Declaration formalizing the decision — and giving the reasons for doing so — was written by
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Berkshire Communities Awarded Mass Save Municipal Energy Manager Grants| 08:02AM / Tuesday, July 01, 2025 | |
BOSTON, Mass. — As part of their commitment to energy efficiency for cities and towns throughout Massachusetts, the Sponsors of Mass Save today announced the recipients of the inaugural Mass Save Municipal Energy Manager Grant program. The funding will be used to hire 24 energy managers across the state, each of whom will lead efforts to reduce energy use and cut carbon emissions in municipal buildings. In Berkshire County, Becket, Dalton, Lanesborough, North Adams and Williamstown were awarded funding. As a dedicated resource to help each municipality receiving funding become more energy efficient and lower their carbon footprint, the energy managers 0 Comments
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SteepleCats Slip to 4-13iBerkshires.com Sports,
07:53AM / Tuesday, July 01, 2025 | |
LYNN, Mass. -- Alex Marot went 3-for-4 with a triple Monday to lead the North Shore Navigators to a 10-1 win over the North Adams SteepleCats in the New England Collegiate Baseball League. J.T. Thompson went 1-for-4 and scored a run to lead North Adams' offense. The SteepleCats (4-13) go to Keene, N.H., on Tuesday. 0 Comments
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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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