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Greylock Thunder Falls in Final of Summer Storm TournamentBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires.com Sports
05:55PM / Sunday, July 13, 2025 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. – One rough game in the field does not erase the 5-0 weekend that came before. And it certainly won’t wipe out the 18-4 summer that preceded it. But it was a major factor in costing the Greylock Thunder 14U travel softball team the title game of its home tournament. The Thunder committed six errors in a four-inning, 14-0 loss to Greenfield’s Valley Storm Hurricanes in the finale of the second annual Summer Storm tourney. Valley Storm pounded out 11 hits, including five extra base hits, and it got a four-inning no-hitter from pitcher and tournament MVP Olivia Lemay. But it was the defensive miscues, including three in 0 Comments
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Veteran Spotlight: Marine Cpl. Nolan BuckBy Wayne Soares, Special to iBerkshires
04:31PM / Sunday, July 13, 2025 | |
 FITCHBURG, Mass. — Nolan Buck proudly served his country in the Marine Corps from 2015 to 2019 as a corporal. Growing up in Springfield, he joined the Marines' Early Entry Program at 16 years of age. "I was the only person in my family to have ever joined the military," he said. "I wanted to join the toughest branch. I was inspired by a close family friend who served in the Marines for 20 years." he recalled. His basic training was done at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, in South Carolina. "It was definitely shocking. The whole goal is to break you down and build you back up," said Buck. "I tried 0 Comments
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First Congregational Church North Adams Calls New Pastor By Jack Guerino, iBerkshires Staff
08:02AM / Sunday, July 13, 2025 | |
The Rev. Suzy Aja Burba grew up on Plymouth, where he father was a lobsterman. NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Rev. Suzy Aja Burba, who was called to pastor by First Congregational Church in May, feels at home in both the city and the church. "I'm really thrilled about being in the North Adams community," Burba said. "I just see a passion for caring for each other." Burba was the minister of Pilgrim Congregational Church in Weymouth. The church was transitioning into legacy, meaning it planned to conclude its active ministry. "I led the service of the conclusion of a 173-year-old institution, and … I feel blessed 0 Comments
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Greylock Thunder Rolls at Home TournamentiBerkshires.com Sports,
06:08PM / Saturday, July 12, 2025 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. – The Greylock Thunder dominated, and Dalton picked up a win on Saturday at the second annual Summer Storm Tournament on the Francis Millard Softball Fields. The host Thunder won its three Saturday games by a combined score of 29-6 to improve to 4-0 in the tournament. Dalton, which fell to the Thunder in Friday night’s opener, started Saturday with a 19-7 loss to the Elite Fastpitch squad out of Greene County, N.Y. But Dalton bounced back to earn a 21-3 blowout win over the Rotterdam (N.Y.) Rebels. Patience at the plate was key for Dalton in its tournament win. Three Rotterdam pitchers issued 19 walks in three innings in the 0 Comments
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Post 125 Juniors Split Legion Baseball Double-HeaderiBerkshires.com Sports,
05:55PM / Saturday, July 12, 2025 | |
BELCHERTOWN, Mass. – The North Adams Post 125 Juniors split an American Legion Baseball double-header at Belchertown by matching 9-8 scores. In the first game, North Adams built a 9-2 lead and held on after the hosts scored four in the fifth and two in the seventh. Carson Dix went 2-for-3 with an RBI and Maddox Cooke was 2-for-4 with three RBIs in the opener. Cooke also struck out seven in 4 and a third innings on the mound before giving the ball to Jack Marlowe. Emery Roitter finished up with a scoreless seventh. In the nightcap, North Adams scored four runs in the top of the seventh inning to take an 8-7 lead after trailing by as many as five 0 Comments
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BAAMS Holding its 7th Summer Jazz Day Camp| 06:03AM / Saturday, July 12, 2025 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Each summer, a group of master musicians assembles in North Adams at The Berkshires' Academy for Advanced Musical Studies (BAAMS) to offer the region's youth ages 12 to 18 a full week of learning. This year, Berkshire County musicians ages 12-18 will have the chance to study and play with some of the world’s finest musicians, including NBC's "Saturday Night Live" Band saxophonist and Juilliard faculty member, Ron Blake, guitar master Rodney Jones, along with two master drummer percussionists, Mino Cinelu and Kenwood Dennard. Both drummers are former members of the bands of Sting, Jaco Pastorious, Herbie Hancock, and Wayne
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Greylock Thunder Opens Home Tourney with WiniBerkshires.com Sports,
08:44PM / Friday, July 11, 2025 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. – Avery Lane and Gianna Witek each homered Friday as the Greylock Thunder 14U travel softball team opened its second annual Summer Storm Tournament with a 14-6 win over Dalton on Francis Millard Field. Lane went 2-for-3 with three RBIs, and Witek was 2-for-4 with five RBIs in a 16-hit attack for the Thunder. Lydia Gaudreau went 3-for-3 at the top of the order, and Ava Jagello was 2-for-2 at the plate. Kyleigh Cooper went the distance in the circle for Greylock, striking out eight while scattering four hits in five innings of work. Kaylee Prew went the distance for Dalton, striking out a pair. Abby Munday went 2-for-3 with a 0 Comments
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Post 125 Juniors Win at West SpringfieldiBerkshires.com Sports,
08:43PM / Friday, July 11, 2025 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. – Owen KoaMaya went 2-for-2 and scored twice Friday to lead the North Adams Post 125 Juniors to a 13-5 win in the first game of an American Legion Baseball double-header at West Springfield. Lucas Hamilton also had a pair of hits in an eight-hit attack for North Adams. Mason Fierro and Emery Rotter split time on the mound. Fierro struck out three in 4 and a third innings to earn the win. Rotter struck out three in 2 and two-thirds innings of scoreless relief. The Post 125 Juniors (8-2) are at Belchertown on Saturday. 0 Comments
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SteepleCats Fall at Danbury, Conn.iBerkshires.com Sports,
09:55PM / Thursday, July 10, 2025 | |
DANBURY, Conn. -- Aidan Paradine Thursday went 2-for-4 with a pair of RBIs to lead the Danbury Westerners to an 8-6 win over the North Adams SteepleCats in the New England Collegiate Baseball League. Cuyler Baxter went 4-for-5 with a solo home run for North Adams. The SteepleCats (11-16) are off until Saturday, when the host the Valley Blue Sox at Joe Wolfe Field at 6:30 p.m. 0 Comments
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Bayliss Leads North Adams Juniors to American Legion Baseball WiniBerkshires.com Sports,
09:21PM / Thursday, July 10, 2025 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. – Everett Bayliss went 4-for-5 with a triple and a double Thursday to lead the North Adams Post 125 Juniors to a 21-3 American Legion Baseball win over Wilbraham at Joe Wolfe Field. Bayliss drove in a pair of runs and scored four times in the win. Lucas Hamilton was 2-for-4 with a pair of doubles and five RBIs, and Andrew Meaney went 2-for-2 with three RBIs in a 13-hit attack for North Adams. Maddox Cooke, Carson Dix and Bayliss combined for the win on the mound, striking out six. North Adams (7-2) hosts West Springfield for a double-header on Friday. 0 Comments
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Williamstown Theatre Festival Cuts Ribbon on North Adams VenueBy Tammy Daniels , iBerkshires Staff
06:24PM / Thursday, July 10, 2025 | |
David Moresi, left, and Adrian White inside the theater. NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Workers were busy inside The Annex on Thursday morning, getting the black-box theater ready for the summer season seven days away. Outside, officials were ready to cut the ribbon to mark the first expansion of the venerated Williamstown Theatre Festival. "We purchased this center in 2020 as a strategic step in expanding our footprint and giving us more flexibility. We were intending to build a scene shop right there in the Price Chopper. But the pandemic kind of put that plan on pause," said Kit Ingui, managing director of operations and advancement. "This year, 0 Comments
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Northern Berkshire Community Contra Dance| 01:33PM / Thursday, July 10, 2025 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — On Saturday, July 12 there will be a community contra dance. North Berkshire Community Dance will hold its monthly contra dance with calling by Fern Bradley, and live music by local musicians. All are welcome. Most people change partners for each dance throughout the evening. New dancers and families with children are encouraged to arrive by 7:30 for instruction in the basics. Liz Nelson will call all dances, starting the evening with easy dances friendly to newcomers and families with children. The caller teaches new moves and skills as needed, so that beginners can dance with everyone right from the start. Music will be live, by local 0 Comments
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