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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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Clarksburg Hires Full-Time AssessorBy Tammy Daniels , iBerkshires Staff
05:23PM / Thursday, July 31, 2025 | |
CLARKSBURG, Mass. — The Select Board voted Monday to hire two new employees: a full-time assessor and an administrative assistant. Romana Messer, a senior paralegal for the city of Pittsfield, was selected as the new assessor after the board interviewed two other candidates, Beatrice Rozon and Thomas Scapin. The board also voted to offer the administrative post to a candidate but she has asked for time to decide. Messer told the board last week that the position was her "dream job." "I love real estate, and I'm a numbers girl. I used to own my own title examination business," she said. "And I wear a lot of hats. I'm the 0 Comments
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Weekend Outlook: First Fridays, Dancing, and More By Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
12:24PM / Thursday, July 31, 2025 | |
There will be a variety of events in the Berkshires this weekend including First Friday Festivities, music, and more. Editor's Pick Loud Weekend
Mass MoCA, North Adams
Thursday-Saturday The annual Bang on a Can festival transforms Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art into a genre-bending musical utopia for innovative composers and performers. During the event special guests, Bang on a Can faculty and young players will take the Hunter Center stage in a series of heady collisions of jazz, classical, rock, and beyond. More information here. Multiple Days Littleville Fair
15 Kinnebrook Road, Chester
Aug. 1, 2 and 3 Although not in Berkshire County, the
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SteepleCats' Rally Falls Short in Regular Season FinaleiBerkshires.com Sports,
11:13AM / Thursday, July 31, 2025 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. -- The North Adams SteepleCats rallied for five runs in the bottom of the nintn but dropped an 8-7 decision to the Bristol Blues in the New England Collegiate Baseball League regular season finale at Joe Wolfe Field on Wednesday. Bristol pitcher Jordan Paradis got a fly ball out with the bases loaded to end the game and give the SteepleCats a 21-23 record to end the regular season. North Adams had already secured the third seed in the NECBL North Division, and it will open the league playoffs at No. 2 Sanford, Maine, on Friday in the first game of a best-of-three series. The Mainers will be at Joe Wolfe on Saturday evening for the second game of the 0 Comments
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Greylock School Project Running Under BudgetBy Tammy Daniels , iBerkshires Staff
06:01AM / Thursday, July 31, 2025 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Greylock School project remains under budget by more than $1 million. The School Building Committee last week voted to submit the 90 percent design package for the $65 million project to the Massachusetts School Building Authority with costs supplied by independent estimators. "You'll remember that we locked in with the MSBA with their budget at the end of schematic design, and we entered into the project funding agreement," said Timothy Alix of Colliers International, the owner's project manager. "So we're always double checking to make sure that we're tracking on budget. ... "Not a whole lot has 0 Comments
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Greylock Thunder 12U Team Wins County TitleBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires.com Sports
08:45PM / Wednesday, July 30, 2025 | |
 ADAMS, Mass. – Abby Dieterich went 3-for-3 with three doubles and four runs batted in on Wednesday to lead the Greylock Thunder 12-and-under softball team to an 18-4 win over Dalton in the final game of the Berkshire County Tournament. Three Greylock pitchers combined for 12 strikeouts in the five-inning win in the summer finale for both teams at Russell Field. Dieterich led a nine-hit attack for the Thunder, which also got two base hits apiece from Tenley Biros and Liana Steiner. “We’ve spent a lot of time on hits with them, all winter, all springtime,” Greylock coach Michael Biros said. “We’ve had an amazing season with this team. 0 Comments
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