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Door Prize Now Serving in North Adams' Hotel DownstreetBy Breanna Steele, iBerkshires Staff
05:29AM / Tuesday, August 05, 2025 | |
Swifty Josephs' pan-fried pierogies with caramelized onions, saurkraut and housemade hot sauce. NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Husband and wife restaurateurs Bryan "Swifty" Josephs and Jenny Klowden have been taking the long road to bring their popular comfort food to a permanent home. They had a residence at Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art, where they sold some of their signature dishes, as well as working in area restaurants, bringing their food to farmers markets and operating a catering business. That lead them to Hotel Downstreet, where they opened last month. "The farmers markets are located really, like right outside the front 0 Comments
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North Adams Committee Ordered to Amend Meeting MinutesBy Staff Reports,
03:40PM / Monday, August 04, 2025 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Two city committees were found to have violated Open Meeting law according to findings issued by the Attorney General's Office in July. School Building Committee was found to be in violation regarding a meeting held on Jan. 21 and ordered to amend its minutes and the City Council's General Government Committee for a meeting held Feb. 18 for improper posting. The AG's Office found the School Building Committee meeting minutes for Jan. 21 were insufficient in that they were not detailed enough, failed to include documents presented, and did not identify where the meeting was being held and which committee members 0 Comments
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Liquor World in North Adams Opens DeliBy Breanna Steele, iBerkshires Staff
12:37PM / Monday, August 04, 2025 | |
Liquor World opened in the former V&V last year. NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Liquor World and Market has opened up its deli section along with adding Krispy Krunchy Chicken to the store. Chirag Patel has been the owner for a little over a year and was excited to bring in the deli and Krispy Krunchy chicken. When it first opened, he planned to focus on the alcohol portion before starting up the deli. He said he got many comments from customers asking when it would open. "When we bought it, we wanted to go step by step. So we just, first year, focus just on our liquor side and the liquor section," he said. "Then we start working with the deli as the 0 Comments
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Mainers End SteepleCats' SeasoniBerkshires.com Sports,
09:02PM / Sunday, August 03, 2025 | |
SANFORD, Maine -- For the second straight game, the North Adams SteepleCats jumped out to the lead in their NECBL playoff game. But on Sunday night, the Sanford Mainers caught the 'Cats and ended North Adams' season. Four Sanford pitchers combined to scatter six hits in a 3-1 win that sent the Mainers to the New England Collegiate Baseball League North Division championship round. Conner Griffin went four innings, allowing just one unearned runs in the top of the first for Sanford, which won the best-of-three playoff series, 2-1. The Mainers came back with three runs, one unearned, against North Adams starter Tristan Helmick in the sixth 0 Comments
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Pedal N Plod Biathlon Returns to Adams, CheshireiBerkshires.com Sports,
12:20PM / Sunday, August 03, 2025 | |
 ADAMS, Mass. -- Pittsfield's Kellie Harrington and Eric Harrington Sunday were the top two individuals when the Pedal N Plod biathlon returned to North Berkshire. Eric Harrington was the first across the finish line in the Iron Male division, completing the 4.4-mile run and 22-mile bicycling course in 1 hour, 20 minutes, 18.72 seconds. Kellie Harrington won the Iron Female division with a time of 1:35:05.13. Eric Harrington was just more than a minute ahead of runner-up Matt Rabasco (1:21:20.79). He was 31 seconds behind Rabasco at the end of the running portion and still trailed at the completion of the first 11-mile loop of the bike race but finished strong 0 Comments
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Ruggiero Leads Way as SteepleCats Tie Playoff SeriesBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires.com Sports
10:24PM / Saturday, August 02, 2025 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. – Johnny Ruggiero has been a workhorse for the North Adams SteepleCats all summer. In their biggest game of the year, Ruggiero gave the ‘Cats all the work they could have hoped for. Ruggiero allowed one run in 7 and a third innings on Saturday as North Adams beat Sanford, Maine, 4-3, to force a deciding Game 3 Sunday in Maine in their New England Collegiate Baseball League playoff series. Sunday’s 6:30 p.m. game is scheduled to be telecast on ESPN-Plus, according to SteepleCats’ officials. The winner takes on NECBL North Division regular season winner Keene, N.H., in a best-of-three series to reach the Fay Vincent Cup 0 Comments
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Mass MoCA Commission Approves Two New LeasesBy Jack Guerino, iBerkshires Staff
05:57PM / Saturday, August 02, 2025 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — In a short meeting Monday, the Mass MoCA Commission approved Assets for Artists request for office space in Building 1. "It has long been a fixture at Mass MoCA, and we are excited about this next chapter in its evolution," Morgan Everett, head of public initiatives and real estate, said. "... It has an incredible impact throughout Massachusetts, throughout New England, and they will continue building out that fantastic work." The longstanding program, which offers professional development for artists and aids in capacity and community building, is branching out from Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art to become a 0 Comments
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BFAIR's CBDS Program Hosts Veteran's Supply Drive| 03:15PM / Saturday, August 02, 2025 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — BFAIR's Community Based Day Services (CBDS) Program Hosts Veteran's Supply Drive for the month of August to help stock the food and toiletries at the North Adams Veterans' Services Office. Items can be dropped off at our CBDS program, our North Adams, Pittsfield, or Southampton offices, or our Bottle & Can Redemption Center. Addresses: CBDS Program: 60 Roberts Drive, North Adams, MA North Adams Office: 771 South Church Street, North Adams, MA Pittsfield Office: 194 Fenn Street, Pittsfield, MA Southampton Office: 18 Pequot Road, Southampton, MA Bottle & Can Redemption Center: 1000 Massachusetts Avenue, North Adams, 0 Comments
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This Week in Local History: July 24-31By Staff Reports,
02:30PM / Saturday, August 02, 2025 | |
iBerkshires was once a weekly posting so our new look back in history column will cover some highlights over the course of a week five, 10, 20 and 25 years ago. 25 Years Ago School Building Committee members in North Adams gave a green light July 25 to the bidding process for the renovation of Drury High School. The project will be advertised in the Central Register on Aug. 2, an on-site pre-bid meeting to answer potential bidders' questions will be held on Aug. 15, sub-bids will be received on Aug. 30, and general bids will be received Sept. 12. New Williamstown summer resident Elizabeth Winthrop has gotten a warm welcome in the city as she 0 Comments
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SteepleCats Drop Playoff Opener on RoadiBerkshires.com Sports,
10:19PM / Friday, August 01, 2025 | |
SANFORD, Maine -- Joshua Kopetski allowed one run in six innings of work to lead Sanford to a 9-1 win over the North Adams SteepleCats in the New England Collegiate Baseball League playoffs on Friday. Sam Miller went 3-for-4 with an RBI in a 13-hit attack for the Mainers, who took a 1-0 lead in the teams' best-of-three series. Gabriel Natividad led the SteepleCats at the plate, going 2-for-4. Sanford and North Adams will meet on Saturday at 6:30 at Joe Wolfe Field for the second game of the series. 0 Comments
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Force Teams Advance to County 14U FinaliBerkshires.com Sports,
08:24PM / Friday, August 01, 2025 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. – It will be the Berkshire Force against the Berkshire Force when the county’s summer travel league championship is decided at the 14-and-under level on Monday evening at the Doyle Complex. The Force Blue Friday scored seven times in the first inning and went on to a 15-0 win over the Northern Berkshire Girls Softball League Klein Building and Remodeling squad. At the other end of the complex, Friday, the Force Black scored five times in the top of the sixth to break open a three-run game and went on to a 12-6 win over Dalton in the league’s other semi-final. The two Pittsfield-based squads will play for the league title at 5:45 on 0 Comments
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Friday Front Porch Feature: Rejuvenate a Historic MansionBy Breanna Steele, iBerkshires Staff
05:42PM / Friday, August 01, 2025 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Are you looking for a restoration project on a historic mansion? Then we have the house for you. Our Friday Front Porch is a weekly feature spotlighting attractive homes for sale in Berkshire County. This week, we are showcasing the popular mansion at 116 Church St., one of three historic homes on the tree-lined street in need of serious TLC. The 1882 mansion has seven bedrooms and six bathrooms. It is 4,244 square feet on 0.77 acres. The asking price is $53,000. The low price is because this Queen Anne is in dire need of renovation after sitting vacant for years, giving someone the rare opportunity to restore this piece of North Adams 0 Comments
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