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Dillard, Drury Earn Giorgi League Win| 10:24AM / Wednesday, July 19, 2023 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. -- Donte Dillard scored 19 points Tuesday to lead Drury High School/Pizza House to an 81-70 win over Big Body Beamers in the John Giorgi Summer Basketball League B Division. Jorge Bond scored 16, and Sammy Moorman and Myles Beauchamp added 15 and 14, respectively, in the win. Amont David led Big Body Beamers with 24 points. Three other players finished in double figures in the loss: Reggie Delphia with 12, Sawyer Moser with 11 and Sean Sumner with 10. In Tuesday's second game, Field and Field General Contracting beat Northern Berkshire Sports Academy, 75-48, behind 21 points from Frank Field. Qwanell Bradley finished with 14 points 0 Comments
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Minerva Arts' 'Lightning Thief' Meaningful to First-Time DirectorBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:25AM / Wednesday, July 19, 2023 | |
Minerva Arts Center veteran Ry Goodell directs and stars in the company's production of 'The Lightning Thief.' ADAMS, Mass. — Ry Goodell was a natural choice to play the protagonist in Minerva Arts Center's production of "The Lightning Thief." He just was not his own first choice. Goodell, a MAC veteran and now undergraduate at Rhode Island's Roger Williams University, will make his directorial debut when "The Lightning Thief" is presented Friday and Saturday, July 21 and 22, at the former St. Mark's Church on River Street. Initially, he was looking forward to directing someone else in the lead role. "I 0 Comments
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North Adams Airport Renews Gliding Club LeaseBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
05:21AM / Wednesday, July 19, 2023 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Airport Commission on Tuesday voted to renew the leases for the Mohawk Soaring Club, stymying the attempts of another club to set flight. Michael Milazzo had approached the commission last month about space for tie-down gliders and increasing soaring operations. But when the commission voted to renew the 70-year-old club's use of the Civil Air Patrol building, tie-downs and hangar, Milazzo pulled his proposal for the time being. "We need cable space to operate and you're about to sign off the cable space," Milazzo said. "If you give Mohawk Soaring five tiedown spaces, I'm going to withdraw my proposal 0 Comments
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Brien Center Opening Peer Recovery Support Center in North Adams| 06:06PM / Tuesday, July 18, 2023 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Brien Center has been awarded a new five-year contract from the state Bureau of Substance and Addiction Services for a peer recovery support center. Located at 37 Main St., the center will be an accessible hub for peer support and substance-use services as well as a support center for families affected by addiction. The center will support traditional and nontraditional pathways to recovery, while also providing hope and promoting wellness. "The peer recovery support center will be operated by peers, largely on a volunteer basis, and will offer education, information, resources, social events, recreational activities and a variety of 0 Comments
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Kondel, Brown Lead Teams to Giorgi League Wins| 10:55AM / Tuesday, July 18, 2023 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. -- Geoff Kondel scored 27 points and pulled down 11 rebounds Monday to lead Ramunto's to an 87-67 win over OPI in the John Giorgi Summer Basketball League's A Division. Isaac Percy just missed a double-double with 21 points and nine boards, adn Zeke Percy scored 17 in the win . Hunter Sarkis led OP with 19 points, while Scott McGuire had a double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds. Kyle Callanan scored 13 in the loss. In Monday's second game, Northern Berkshire Sports Academy beat Battle of the Future, 95-76, behind 25 points and 20 rebounds from Chris Brown. Connor Hanavan scored 23, and Khalil Paul and Phil Sullivan added 22 0 Comments
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Vermont Mountaineers Edge SteepleCats| 11:08PM / Monday, July 17, 2023 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. -- The Vermont Mountaineers Monday scored a run in the top of the seventh to break a tie and went on to a 5-4 win over the SteepleCats in New England Collegiate Baseball League action. Gehrig Ebel tripled and drove in a run for North Adams, which got hits from Taconic graduates Cedric Rose and Sam Sherman. Dominick Marcoccio struck out three and allowed one hit and no runs in four innings on the mound for North Adams. The SteepleCats (8-25) goes to Montpelier to play Vermont on Thursday. 0 Comments
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MassDEP Issues Air Quality Alert for Berkshires, WMass| 01:27PM / Monday, July 17, 2023 | |
BOSTON — The state Department of Environmental Protection is again warning of reduced air quality Monday afternoon because of the ongoing wildfires in Canada. An advisory is in effect through midnight Tuesday for Berkshire, Franklin, Hampshire, Hampden, and Worcester counties. The agency is advising people in sensitive groups to reduce prolonged or heavy outdoor exertion, take more breaks, do less intense activities, follow asthma action plans, and keep quick relief medicine handy. Watch for symptoms such as coughing or shortness of breath. Sensitive groups include people with heart or lung disease, such as asthma, older adults, children, teenagers, and 0 Comments
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Lenox Soccer Program Seeks Newcomers from Pre-K to Fourth GradeCommunity submission,
06:36AM / Monday, July 17, 2023 | |
LENOX, Mass. -- Beginning soccer players in pre-kindergarten through fourth grade are welcome to join the Mighty Kickers program this fall. The development program is open to children from any community. Sessnions are held Saturday mornings from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. at Lenox Memorial Middle and High School from Sept. 9 through Oct. 21, except for Oct. 7. Players will meet with a certified coach or high school varsity or college level player to learn the basics of the sport through fun games and drills. The program is organized by Lenox Youth Soccer in conjuntion with the Lenox Youth Football Club. Pre-K participants must be 4 years old by Sept. 9. The cost is 0 Comments
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Solid Waste Forum Urges Support for Upcoming PaintCare LegislationBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
05:04AM / Monday, July 17, 2023 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass.—A solid waste forum on Wednesday was held at the Berkshire Innovation Center to gain support for upcoming PaintCare legislation. Event organizer Thomas Irwin said the forum is the continuation of mass public education on potential solutions for the solid waste crisis. Panelists, Mattress Recycling Council Director of Operations Justine Fallon, PaintCare VP Government Affairs Heidi McAuliffe, and Massachusetts Product Stewardship Council Chair Waneta Trabert, discussed the proposed legislation, solid waste programs, and their impacts. The three solid waste leaders demonstrated the obstacles that bills are facing, how they 0 Comments
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Inaugural 3-on-3 Hoop Fest Lights Up North Adams ArmoryiBerkshires.com Sports,
10:00PM / Sunday, July 16, 2023 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. – Three days of three-on-three basketball resulted in four teams being crowned champions on Sunday afternoon at the Armory. The Northern Berkshire Sports Academy hosted its inaugural HoopFest 3-on-3 tournament at the Ashland Street venue, chosen when it became clear the weekend’s weather would make things problematic on the outdoor courts at the Noel Field Athletic Complex. Twenty teams of up to five players in four divisions competed Friday evening through Sunday for local playground bragging rights. Organizer Russell Beauchamp said most of the teams hailed from North County, though at least one squad traveled up from Great 0 Comments
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Two SteepleCats to Start NECBL All-Star Game| 09:30PM / Sunday, July 16, 2023 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. – North Adams SteepleCats Kyle Hannon and Samuel Tackett Sunday were named starters for next weekend’s New England Collegiate Baseball League All-Star Game. Hannon got the nod to start for the NECBL Western Division at third base. The Penn State senior is hitting .282 in 29 games this summer. He has two home runs, seven doubles and 10 RBIs. Tackett will start at third base on Sunday, July 23, at Fraser Field in Lynn, Mass. This summer, he is hitting .268 with eight home runs and 22 RBIs, both high on the team. Tackett’s eight homers is tied for the league lead in that category. The SteepleCats (8-24) saw their Sunday 0 Comments
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Danbury Tops SteepleCats| 10:11PM / Friday, July 14, 2023 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. -- Billy Gerlott went 2-for-4 with a home run, a double and four RBIs Friday to lead the Danbury Westerners past the SteepleCats in New England Collegiate Baseball League action. Cedric Rose went 2-for-4 with a homer for North Adams, which got a double and an RBI from Samuel Tackett. Will Tobin struck out four and allowed one run in four innings of relief work on the mound for the SteepleCats. North Adams (8-23) hosts Bristol on Saturday at 5 p.m. 0 Comments
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