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SteepleCats Win in Rhode IslandiBerkshires.com Sports,
11:04PM / Thursday, July 24, 2025 | |
KINGSTON, R.I. -- Jake Foster struck out four in seven innings to lead the North Adams SteepleCats to a 4-2 win over Ocean State on Thursday in the New England Collegiate Baseball League. Damian Rodriguez tripled, and J.T. Thompson hit a double in a five-hit attack for North Adams. The SteepleCats (18-20) are at Keene, N.H., on Friday. 0 Comments
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Historic Church Street Homes Finally on the MarketBy Tammy Daniels , iBerkshires Staff
02:00PM / Thursday, July 24, 2025 | |
A look inside 124 Church. NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The future of a trio of historic houses on Church Street is now up to a private developer willing to take them on. The properties at 116, 124 and 130 Church St., and a vacant lot on Arnold Place, all adjacent to each other, were taken by the city in February after years of being tied up in Land Court. The city has contracted with Bishop West Real Estate to sell them off and they are listed on the company's website as $177,000 for all three plus the vacant lot. Separately, Zillow.com has them listed at $53,000 for 116 Church; $67,000 for 124 Church, $42,000 for 130 Church, and $21,000 for Arnold 0 Comments
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Tom Bernard Appointed to Mass Cultural Council| 07:53AM / Thursday, July 24, 2025 | |
BOSTON — Mass Cultural Council announced the appointment of Thomas W. Bernard of North Adams as a member of the Agency's governing body. Bernard was appointed to the Council by Governor Maura Healey on July 16, 2025. Bernard recently served as the President and CEO of Berkshire United Way. He also previously served two terms as Mayor of the City of North Adams and as Chair of the North Adams School Committee. "I'm so excited to welcome Tom to the Council," said Marc Carroll, Mass Cultural Council Chair. "His experience working with Berkshire County decision-makers – as both a municipal elected official and a leader in philanthropy - will be 0 Comments
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Vermont Mountaineers Top SteepleCatsiBerkshires.com Sports,
09:15PM / Wednesday, July 23, 2025 | |
MONTPELIER, Vt. -- David Alvarez went 2-for-3 Wednesday to lead the Vermont Mountaineers to a 5-2 win over North Adams in the New England Collegiate Baseball League. Nolan DeAndrade hit a two-run home run for the SteepleCats, who got 3 and two-thirds scoreless innings on the mound from Nicholas Noble. North Adams (17-20) is in Rhode Island to face Ocean State on Thursday. 0 Comments
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North Adams Legion Baseball Juniors Fall at WestfieldiBerkshires.com Sports,
09:08PM / Wednesday, July 23, 2025 | |
WESTFIELD, Mass. -- Daniel Romanelli Wednesday doubled in a pair of runs to lead the Westfield Post 124 Juniors to a 10-3 American Legion Baseball Western Massachusetts playoff win over North Adams Post 125. Audrey Amaral and Jacob Kotarski combined to allow just three hits on the mound for Westfield. Evrerett Bayliss and Carson Dix each doubled for North Adams, which also got a hit from Owen Koamaya. Post 125 (11-6) will face Greenfield Post 81 in an elimination game on Friday. 0 Comments
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North Adams Starbucks Development Hits 'Pause' ButtonBy Tammy Daniels , iBerkshires Staff
06:25PM / Wednesday, July 23, 2025 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The corner of Union and Eagle streets will be bare for a while longer as construction hits pause on a retail development that is to include Starbucks. "We are told, verbally, that the Starbucks project has been put on hold because they have new leadership, and the leadership is looking at all their existing stores before they continue with any new builds," said Mayor Jennifer Macksey at Tuesday's City Council meeting. "We hope to meet with Colvest in the next couple of weeks, I would say, the next three weeks, to discuss what their plans are." Colvest Group of Springfield was approved last year to construct three 0 Comments
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Deadline Approaching for North Adams Election| 03:08PM / Wednesday, July 23, 2025 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The deadline is fast approaching to get nomination papers in for the city election in November. Papers with the signatures of 50 registered voters for mayor, City Council and city and McCann school committees are due by Tuesday, July 29, by 5 p.m. The city clerk's office will be open until 5 p.m. that day. As of Wednesday, there are two candidates for the two-year term for mayor. Incumbent Jennifer Macksey, running for a third term, is being challenged by newcomer Scott Berglund. Both have submitted their papers and had their signatures certified. A third candidate, Richard Greene, took out papers but has not returned 0 Comments
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McCann Hopes Students Can Make ADA-Mandated Building ChangesBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:36AM / Wednesday, July 23, 2025 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — McCann Technical School wants to use a necessary renovation as a teachable moment for its students. The Northern Berkshire Vocational Regional School Committee on Tuesday authorized spending up to $300,000 to address 172 items that need to be addressed to make the school compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act. The corrections, which include thresholds without the proper clearance, updated signage and door closers that shut doors too quickly, came up in an audit related to the school's application for assistance under the Massachusetts School Building Authority's accelerated repair program. Rather than hiring a contractor to 0 Comments
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SteepleCats Split Double-Header at HomeiBerkshires.com Sports,
10:18PM / Tuesday, July 22, 2025 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. -- Tristan Helmick threw six shutout innings Tuesday to lead the North Adams SteepleCats to a 4-0 win over Upper Valley and a double-header split in the New England Collegiate Baseball League. Robert Stang went 2-for-3 with a solo home run to lead North Adams' offense in the win. Taconic graduate Nick Guachione was 1-for-3 with a double and scored a run. In the nightcap, Upper Valley won, 7-3. Sean Stephenson homered and drove in a pair of runs in the loss. North Adams (17-19) travels to face the Vermont Mountaineers on Wednesday. 0 Comments
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State Launches Two Initiatives to Attract Businesses| 04:15PM / Tuesday, July 22, 2025 | |
BOSTON — The Healey-Driscoll administration has launched two initiatives to strengthen Massachusetts' position as a top destination for businesses: the Business Front Door, a digital-focused platform designed to connect businesses with personalized guidance to navigate state funding opportunities and incentives, and Why Massachusetts, a new website designed to attract businesses to locate and grow in the state. The Business Front Door was a recommendation from the administration's 2023 economic development plan and will leverage the resources and policy tools developed in collaboration with the state Legislature as part of the nearly $4 billion economic 0 Comments
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North Adams Post 125 Juniors Top WilbrahamiBerkshires.com Sports,
09:28PM / Monday, July 21, 2025 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. – Kieran Johnson went 2-for-4 with a pair of RBIs Monday as the North Adams Post 125 Juniors beat Wilbraham, 14-2, in American Legion Baseball action at Joe Wolfe Field. Emery Rotter and Lucas Hamilton each doubled in an eight-hit attack for North Adams. Mason Fierro and Carson Dix split time on the mound, striking out seven in the five-inning win. The Post 125 Juniors finish the regular season 11-7. 0 Comments
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Second Chance Composting has Moved and ExpandedBy Breanna Steele, iBerkshires Staff
05:38PM / Monday, July 21, 2025 | |
A new hopper and rotating screener has more than quadrupled the amount of material that can be processed in an hour. SAVOY, Mass. — Second Chance Composting recently expanded and relocated. The composting company used to be in Cheshire but moved to 96 Main Road in Savoy in March. "We're operating full scale out of here. So all the material, all the food scraps that we pick up and haul, we bring here, and then we mix them with material. So kind of the real big benefit to the community here is that this is a place where homeowners can bring their leaves for free," said owner John Pitroff. Second Chance also partners with landscaping companies which can drop off
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