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North Adams Package Store Being SoldBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
10:59AM / Wednesday, September 21, 2022 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Dave's Package Store on River Street will soon be under new management. The License Commission on Tuesday approved a transfer of the beer/wine package store license from RMR Enterprises LLC to Shahmer LLC, represented by Abbas Choudhry. The package store has been located on the corner of River and Eagle street since 1959. It was for decades known as Lopardo's but also had a short life as River Street Package Store before David Atwell purchased it and opened in late February 2018. Atwell said he's just been too busy with his other businesses — another package store in Dalton and the Thrifty Bundle laundrymat in North 0 Comments
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The Great British Walkoff: Koperniak Scores Game-Winner as Team GB AdvancesiBerkshires.com Sports,
08:12PM / Tuesday, September 20, 2022 | |
 REGENSBURG, Germany -- Hoosac Valley graduate Matt Koperniak Tuesday scored the game-winning run in the bottom of the 10th as Great Britain came from behind to beat Spain, 10-9, and advance from a qualifying tournament to play in March's World Baseball Classic. Koperniak, a native of London, was the "ghost runner," starting the 10th inning on second base. After a failed bunt attempt, Great Britain's Justin Wylie reached on a fielder's choice. Koperniak was called out at third, but after a British challenge, the umpires ruled he was safe. With runners at the corners and one out, Alex Crosby hit a sacrifice fly to left to drive in Koperniak 0 Comments
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New Team Taking Over Desperados in North Adams Staff Reports,
02:51PM / Tuesday, September 20, 2022 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Desperados Mexican Restaurant is set to reopen on Thursday under new management. A sign announcing the reopening went up on the door of the Eagle Street restaurant on Tuesday, more than two weeks after the business temporarily suspended operations. The announcement was made by the new team of chef Chris Bonnivier of Adams and his partners Sandra Lopez Nieves and Joseph Bevilacqua. "Our vision is to continue the current menu, but make a few improvements that best showcase both Sandra and Joseph's talents," said Bonnivier in a press release. "I am very excited to take on another project close to home and am eager 7 Comments
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Allen Heights Veterinary Repeats as Josh Billings Runaground ChampiBerkshires.com Sports,
05:48PM / Sunday, September 18, 2022 | |
 LENOX, Mass. -- Hundreds of amateur athletes Sunday won the 46th Josh Billings Runaground Triathlon where, as the motto goes, "To finish is to win." The day's fastest finishers featured familiar names as the four-man team from Allen Heights Veterinary was the first across the finish line at Camp Mah-Kee-Nac, which took over this year from Tanglewood as the triathlon terminus. As usual, teams headed out from downtown Great Barrington for a 27-mile bike ride to the boat launch at the Stockbridge Bowl, where pedalers gave way to paddlers for a 5-mile spring around the lake. The final leg of the event is a 6-mile run. Athletes compete in teams of two, three or 0 Comments
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MCLA's Beckwith Gets 200th WinMCLA Sports Information,
09:45PM / Saturday, September 17, 2022 | |
 LYNDONVILLE, Vt.- The MCLA volleyball team took a pair of non-conference wins Saturday afternoon over Bay Path and host Lyndon State to give head coach Amanda Beckwith 200 career wins. A proud alum and former All-Conference player, Beckwith took the helm at MCLA in 2006. The 2015 ECAC and MASCAC Coach of the Year, Beckwith is the program's winningest coach in school history and has coached 20 all-conference players. Saturday's wins gave the Traillazers a 6-2 record this fall. MCLA 3, Bay Path 1 MCLA took its first match of the day against Bay Path, 25-21, 25-27, 25-14, 25-18. After trading the first two sets the Trailblazers were able to impose 0 Comments
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Worcester State Dominates MCLA Women| 05:23PM / Saturday, September 17, 2022 | |
WORCESTER, Mass. -- Jillian Currier made 37 saves for the MCLA women's soccer team in a 3-0 loss to Worcester State on Saturday. Haley Mignon scored a pair of goals for Worcester State, which outshot the Trailblazers 40-2. MCLA (0-4-1, 0-1 MASCAC) hosts Eastern Nazarene on Tuesday. 0 Comments
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Vt Fish & Wildlife Warns About Rabbit Virus| 12:02PM / Friday, September 16, 2022 | |
 MONTPELIER, Vt. — Rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus, a highly contagious virus capable of affecting rabbits and snowshoe hare, is appearing in states close to Vermont and Massachusetts and may show up here according to the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department. There have been no cases in either state but Connecticut Department of Agriculture this week confirmed an outbreak in Hartford County that killed 14 domestic rabbits. The disease has also been found in New York State and New Jersey. The department does not think this virus, designated RHDV2, is present in Vermont at this time, but it is thought to be spreading eastward from the western United States. The 0 Comments
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North Adams Country Singer Releases New SingleBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
11:01AM / Friday, September 16, 2022 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — CJ Field went to Nashville more than a decade ago to focus on being a solo artist and a professional songwriter. His career has taken him all over the East Coast and country joints throughout the South. Despite his travels, he has kept the spirit of his hometown with him. He says the cool rustic atmosphere that North Adams used to project helped him find his sound — a sound he's brought back to the Berkshires numerous times over the years. Field said he hopes every song has meaning to someone and that he makes music to leave something behind for his family, to heal and help people, and because he knows he only has one chance at 23 Comments
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Sprechen Sie 'Baseball'? Koperniak Joins British Team in GermanyBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires.com Sports
08:43AM / Friday, September 16, 2022 | |
 Hoosac Valley graduate and London, England, native Matt Koperniak this week was assigned to Great Britain's team in the qualifier for the World Baseball Classic. Koperniak, who is coming off a strong summer with the St. Louis Cardinals' Double A affiliate in Springfield, Mo., was assigned to Great Britain on Tuesday, one day after the Springfield Cardinals placed him on the "temporarily inactive list" with six games left in the regular season. Great Britain's national team is in Germany this week to play in a six-team tournament that gets underway on Friday. The British team's opener against France is at 10 a.m. 1 p.m. EDT and is available 0 Comments
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North Adams Planners OK Inn at Historic Beaver MillBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
05:12AM / Friday, September 16, 2022 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Developer and artist Eric Rudd, operating at Cire Corp., is planning to create 13-room inn i the historic Beaver Mill. The inn concept is not far off the artists' residences that had existed in the mill after he and his wife, Barbara, first purchased it, he said. "We had the Contemporary Artists Center [at the mill]. We had artists sleeping there, eating there, we we're feeding 40 people breakfast, lunch and dinner was quite a rush, if I can say so myself," Rudd told the Planning Board. "We have about, I don't know, hard to keep count, but about 40 studios, mostly artists studios. "I try to make them 1 Comment
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North Adams Public Library Book Sale Returns By Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
05:32PM / Thursday, September 15, 2022 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Friends of the North Adams Public Library is bringing back a tradition that many community members and book enthusiasts missed during its two-year absence because of the pandemic. "I just think that the community loves this. We get a huge amount of people that come in and buy boxes and boxes," Friend of the Library Susan Spooner said on Thursday. This Friday and Saturday, community members can browse the sale offerings at St. Elizabeth's Parish Center, participate in the silent auction and purchase books that range in price from 25 cents to $3. This year, the collection is extensive with more than 7,500 books, 10 Comments
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KJ Nosh Takes Torchia League TitleiBerkshires.com Sports,
10:40PM / Wednesday, September 14, 2022 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. -- KJ Nosh got six straight hits to open the bottom of the first en route to a 12-6 win over Club Wyndham Wednesday to clinch the Pat Torchia Women's Softball League Championship. KJ Nosh took the best-of-three championship series in two games. It took a 6-3 lead in that first inning, which included hits from Erika Velenzuela, Sarah Sweet, Britt Breault, Liz Gallagher, Morgan Kierstad and Carly Kondel. Gallagher had a big blow with a two-run single in the rally. She went on to go 4-for-4 with three RBIs. It was a close game until KJ Nosh opened things up with two runs in the fifth and three in the sixth. Becky Folino had a pair of 0 Comments
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