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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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Companion Corner: Umo at No Paws Left BehindBy Breanna Steele, iBerkshires Staff
01:17PM / Wednesday, July 30, 2025 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — There's a cat at No Paws Left Behind who is patiently waiting for his new family. iBerkshire's Companion Corner is a weekly series spotlighting an animal in our local shelters that is ready to find a home. Umo is a 4-year-old black domestic short hair. He has been at the shelter since March. Volunteer Debbie Melle said Umo can be a little nervous at first and hide but with patience would love to be your friend. "His biggest problem was he was a little sassy, and he's come a long way with treats and some long brushing," she said. Since he gets shy he might not fit into a home with children. Umo can't be 0 Comments
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North Adams Sees Races for Mayor, School Committee & City CouncilStaff Reports,
12:24PM / Wednesday, July 30, 2025 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The city will see races for mayor, City Council and School Committee in November. There will be no preliminary election. Tuesday was the deadline to submit nomination papers with signatures of at minimum 50 registered voters. Candidates do have until Aug. 14 to withdraw before the ballot is set. Jennifer Macksey is being challenged for a third term in the corner office by Scott Berglund. Both candidates took out papers in April; Macksey had hers back in 19 days while Berglund submitted his June 12. Richard David Greene took out papers on June 5 but did not return them. The seven incumbents running 0 Comments
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MOSAIC Presents Community Arts and Culture Day | 11:12AM / Wednesday, July 30, 2025 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Massachusetts College Of Liberal Arts' (MCLA) MOSAIC presents Community Arts and Culture Day, a family-friendly public arts-engagement event featuring sessions and performances by three regional arts and culture practitioners: storyteller Djeli Celestia, puppeteer Madison J. Cripps, and visual artist Melanie Mowinski. The event will be held on Saturday, Aug. 2 from 10am to 1pm at MOSAIC EventSpace, 49 Main St. The MOSAIC Community Arts and Culture Day provides an opportunity for community members to foster connection through a lineup of family-friendly sessions and performances led by regional artists. Spanning storytelling, puppetry, and visual 0 Comments
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The North Adams Note Books of Nathaniel Hawthorne| 08:21AM / Wednesday, July 30, 2025 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Join Molly Rideout for a free presentation discussing Hawthorne's time in North Adams, and what her archival research uncovered about the men and women he met while visiting. The talk will be held in 3rd floor community room on Aug. 6 at 6 pm. Books will be available for signing and purchase. According to a press release: In 1838 a not-yet-famous Nathaniel Hawthorne left his home in Salem for a 6-week trip to North Adams. He told his future wife's family that he would be traveling under an assumed name, and wouldn't write any letters home. To this day, no one knows what prompted his journey. Hawthorne captured his 0 Comments
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MassDOT Plans $19M Fix for Bridge North Adams Hopes to Tear DownBy Tammy Daniels , iBerkshires Staff
05:56AM / Wednesday, July 30, 2025 | |
MassDOT project manager Joseph Breen explains the bridge repairs at a public hearing in council chambers at City Hall on Tuesday. NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The state Department of Transportation is moving ahead with plans for repairs to the Veterans Memorial Bridge. But this does not preclude the concurrent planning to remove the structure completely. The disconnect had attendees who filled City Council Chambers on Tuesday for a public hearing confused as to why the state was going to spend nearly $19 million to preserve the 62-year-old span. Project manager Joseph Breen said it was because the 171-foot span was in dire condition. He highlighted the 0 Comments
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Stang Leads SteepleCats in SweepiBerkshires.com Sports,
10:09PM / Tuesday, July 29, 2025 | |
 LYNN, Mass. -- The North Adams SteepleCats will come into Wednesday's season finale at Joe Wolfe Field with a two-game winning streak, a berth in the New England Collegiate Baseball League playoffs and a chance to finish the regular season at .500. Robert Stang went 3-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs Tuesday to lead the 'Cats to an 11-0 win that completed a double-header sweep of the North Shore Navigators. Collin Overholt went 2-for-3 with a double in a 14-hit attack for North Adams, which got a 2-for-4 performance at the plate from Taconic graduate Nick Guachione. Four different SteepleCats pitchers combined on the shutout win. Nolan Puglisi struck out 0 Comments
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Clarksburg Dealing With Dog ScofflawsBy Tammy Daniels , iBerkshires Staff
05:33AM / Tuesday, July 29, 2025 | |
CLARKSBURG, Mass. — The Select Board last week gave Animal Control Officer Diana Worth the go ahead to get tough with people failing to follow the town's dog laws. Worth, hired earlier this year, has been dealing with dogs running loose and an owner of five animals who refuses to follow state law on licensing. She said there are two dogs running loose, one owned by occupants of a mobile home and another it runs with that lives a short distance away. The dogs are aggressive and she now has a report they are going after livestock. She said three people have reported being bitten. "They're not even licensed," Worth told the 0 Comments
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