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Big Y Investigates Conn. Skimmer Incident| 04:14PM / Monday, July 15, 2024 | |
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Big Y supermarket discovered skimmers in two of its Connecticut stores last month. In a press release on Monday, the grocery chain said an unknown individual attached a skimming device to one single terminal in each of its Naugatuck and Plainville locations. The skimmers were found on June 29. Skimmers are devices that are illegally installed over or inside card readers at places like convenience stores, fuel pumps and ATMs to steal information off the cards. The FBI estimates that skimming costs consumers and financial institutions more than $1 billion a year. "We are actively investigating the circumstances surrounding this 0 Comments
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Letter: Elect Democrats to Stop Project 2025 AgendaLetter to the Editor,
04:00PM / Monday, July 15, 2024 | |
 To the Editor:
While the national debate about the top of the Democratic ticket in November is sucking so much oxygen out of our political room, it is easy to forget that there is more than one way to make sure the MAGA agenda does not have a chance to spread its intolerance and injustice across our great nation.
If we can make sure that we elect Democratic majorities to our Congress and our state legislatures, then Project 2025 priorities such as gutting our public education system, destroying our commitment to averting a climate catastrophe, privatizing Social Security and Medicare, appointing ideologues to the Supreme Court, and abandoning our important international defense
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Artists Needed To Beautify North Adams Electrical BoxesStaff Reports ,
04:05AM / Monday, July 15, 2024 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass.— This Summer, North Adams' Cultural District Committee, Public Arts Commission, City Councilor Andrew Fitch, and Mayor Jennifer Macksey have approved, funded, and produced a new public art project for downtown North Adams. In an effort to continue the beautification of the city, ten electrical boxes at downtown intersections have been chosen to showcase a new collection of artwork from local artists. Artists with a strong connection to North Adams are encouraged to apply and will receive a stipend to cover the costs of paint supplies and their time if their work is selected. After the last two years' campaigns filling empty 0 Comments
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Danbury Downs SteepleCatsiBerkshires.com Sports,
07:45PM / Sunday, July 14, 2024 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. -- Matthew Bucciero went 4-for-5 with three doubles Sunday to lead the Danbury Westerners to a 20-7 win over the North Adams SteepleCats at Joe Wolfe Field in the New England Collegiate Baseball League. Monument Mountain grad Jayder Raifstanger hit a three-run home run for the Cats. Mount Greylock grad Derek Paris went 1-for-4 with an RBI. Taconic's Sam Sherman provided one inning of scoreless relief on the mound. The SteepleCats (12-19) will look to break a six-game losing streak when they go to Bristol, Conn., on Monday. 0 Comments
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Halfmoon, N.Y. Edges Greylock in Extra Innings in Tourney FinaleBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires.com Sports
06:56PM / Sunday, July 14, 2024 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. – The Halfmoon Aftershock 14-and-under travel softball team liked its time in the Steeple City so much, it decided to extend its visit. It liked North Adams even more after driving home with a first-place trophy. Halfmoon rallied for three runs in the bottom of the seventh and scored in the bottom of the eighth to take a 7-6 win over the Greylock Thunder in the title game of the Summer Storm Tournament on Sunday afternoon. Olivia Johnson went 3-for-3 with a pair of RBIs, including a sacrifice fly to tie the game in the seventh inning, and made a number of stellar plays in the field to lead the way for the visitors from New York’s Capital 0 Comments
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North Adams Plans $350,000 Restoration of Library BelvedereBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
07:21AM / Sunday, July 14, 2024 | |
Trustees and Friends of the Library tour the structure in 2017. The belvedere offers a dramatic view of the city and its surrounding mountains but has not been open to the public. NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The city has received a $75,000 grant toward the repair and restoration of the public library's belvedere. Mayor Jennifer Macksey told the City Council on Tuesday that this funding comes from the Massachusetts Preservation Commission. "This money in conjunction with the bequest of Gail Carridi will be used to repare the belvedere, estimated cost of the project is about $350,000," she said. "The initial architect design was completed by 0 Comments
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Greylock 14U Softball Team Tops DaltonBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires.com Sports
07:46PM / Saturday, July 13, 2024 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. – The Greylock Thunder 14-and-under travel softball team Saturday ended pool play in its Summer Storm Tournament just like it began pool play on Friday: with a win over Berkshire County rival. Genevieve Lagess went 2-for-2 with a pair of triples and scored three times, and the Thunder overcame an early deficit to take a 13-9 win over Dalton in the pool play finale on Francis Millard Field. On Sunday morning, the eight teams in the tournament will be seeded for the 10 a.m. quarter-final round. The four survivors move on to a pair of 1:30 p.m. semi-finals with the title game scheduled for about 3:30 p.m. The Thunder, which beat the 0 Comments
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BAAMS Kicks Off Season With Concerts, Summer CampBy Jack Guerino, iBerkshires Staff
07:45AM / Saturday, July 13, 2024 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Berkshires' Academy of Advanced Musical Studies (BAAMS) is in the thick of its summer season with a summer concert series at Studio 9 and the upcoming Berkshires' Summer Jazz Band Day Camp. "Having both Randy Brecker and Ada Rovatti working with BAAMS is yet another milestone for us, and we are thrilled to be able to work with more master musicians," said BAAMS founder and director Richard Boulger. On Saturday, July 6, acclaimed trumpet player Randy Brecker performed a benefit concert for BAAMS with saxophone player Ada Rovatti at the Porches' Studio 9. "BAAMS is a wonderful thing. I can't say enough good things 0 Comments
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Greylock Thunder Open Home Tourney with Convincing WinBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires.com Sports
09:40PM / Friday, July 12, 2024 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. – After allowing the first batter she faced to reach base and score, Marlee Arhnold gave up nothing at all on Friday night. The Greylock Thunder’s Arnhold struck out eight and gave up just two hits in an 11-1, five-inning win over the Berkshire Force in the 14-and-under Summer Storm Tournament on Fran Millard Field. Genevieve Lagess went 2-for-3 with a double, and Gianna Witek was 2-for-3 with three RBIs for the Thunder, which started its home tournament in style. Arnhold was in control throughout after giving up a leadoff walk to Lillian MacDonald and a two-out RBI triple to Kylie Duhamel in the bottom of the first inning. At one 0 Comments
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Weekend Outlook: Adams Street Fair, Jimmy Bernardo Memorial Ride, and MoreBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
12:11PM / Friday, July 12, 2024 | |
 There are a variety of events this weekend, including a street fair, an art festival, a memorial rides, a community day, and more. See a list of Farmer's Markets here. Editor's Pick Adams Street Fair Adams Visitor Center, Adams Sunday, Noon to 6 p.m. The annual fair celebrates local first responders and helps raise money for them. The event will kick off with a first responder parade at 11:30 a.m., which will end on Depot Street. The event also features live music, a car and bike show, and more. More information here. Multiple Days Lenox Summer Art Festival Lilac Park, Lenox Time: Saturday and Sunday, 8 0 Comments
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Large Scale Power Outage Impacting North County | 11:55AM / Friday, July 12, 2024 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — National Grid are attending to a substation after a large scale power outage through Northern Berkshire County. According to National Grid, Nearly 3,000 customers have been impacted in North Adams and Clarksburg and over 4,000 have been impacted in Williamstown and Hancock on Friday. Power went out around 11 am. In North Adams outages have been reported on Veazie Street, River Street, Mass Ave., Bracewll Ave, and State Road. In North Adams Police are directing traffic where traffic lights are out. National Grid estimates that power will be restored by between 1 and 2 pm. Williamstown and North Adams Police took to social media asking residents to avoid calling
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SteepleCats Fall at Keene, N.H.| 10:06PM / Wednesday, July 10, 2024 | |
KEENE, N.H. – Ripken Reese went 3-for-5 Wednesday to lead the Swamp Bats to a 9-6 win over the North Adams SteepleCats in the New England Collegiate Baseball League. Monument Mountain grad Jayder Raifstanger, Mount Greylock’s Derek Paris and Taconic’s Sam Sherman each had a hit for North Adams. The SteepleCats (12-15) are home on Friday for a doulbe-header against Newport, R.I. 0 Comments
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