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North Adams American Legion Juniors Roll Past BelchertownBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires.com Sports
03:18PM / Sunday, June 29, 2025 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. – Andrew Meaney went 2-for-3 with a double and four RBIs Sunday to lead the North Adams Post 125 Juniors to a 24-4 win over Belchertown at Joe Wolfe Field. Maddux Cooke went 3-for-4 and scored four times for North Adams, which needed just five innings to earn its fourth straight win and improve to 5-2 this summer. Combined with a 17-6 win over Westfield five days earlier, Sunday’s win gave Post 125 38 runs in its last two games after scoring 15 in its first five outings. “The boys are playing really well,” North Adams coach Stephen Rotter said. “We came into this game in third place in the [Western Mass] league, and we 0 Comments
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Greylock Thunder 14U Goes to 3-0 at Greenfield TourneyiBerkshires.com Sports,
05:31PM / Saturday, June 28, 2025 | |
GREENFIELD, Mass. – Avery Lane threw a 1-hitter in the circle and went 2-for-3 with a triple at the plate Saturday in leading the Greylock Thunder 14U travel softball team to a 10-0 win over the Prime Softball Blue of North Reading at the Mid-Summer Storm tournament. Lane struck out four in the four-inning win as the Thunder improved to 3-0 in the tournament. Ava Jagiello and Kendall Moran each had two hits in a nine-hit attack for Greylock in its second win of the day. The Thunder started Saturday with a 5-3 win over Vermont’s 8zero2. Moran went the distance in the circle in that six-inning win, striking out six and allowing no earned 0 Comments
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State Awards Greylock Elementary Project Green Grant | 03:49PM / Friday, June 27, 2025 | |
BOSTON — The Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) awarded North Adams Public Schools $300,000 to support the Greylock Elementary School project. North Adams Public Schools will use the $300,000 in funding to help cover the cost difference between ground-source heat pumps and conventional HVAC at their newly built Greylock Elementary School, serving PreK through 2nd grades. "Investing in clean energy to modernize our schools is one of the smartest steps we can take to create healthier, safer learning environments for our students and educators," said Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Rebecca Tepper. "By improving 0 Comments
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Weekend Outlook: See the FirefliesBy Breanna Steele, iBerkshires Staff
01:52PM / Friday, June 27, 2025 | |
Check out the events in the Berkshires this weekend, including firefly catching, musical performances, and more. Farmers' markets are open for the season and can be found here. Editor's Picks Pride Tea Dance
Steeple City Social, North Adams
Time: Sunday, 4 to 7 p.m. Celebrate the last days of Pride Month with a tea dance at Steeple City Social on historic Eagle Street hosted by Berkshire drag queen Bella Santarella. Socialize, dance, drink, snack, flirt, and be entertained by some top talent. More information here. Meet and Greet with Jim Belushi
1375 N. Main St., Sheffield
Time: Friday, 3 p.m. Actor and comedian Jim Belushi is stopping by marijuana dispensary The Pass before
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Newport Tops SteepleCatsiBerkshires.com Sports,
10:08PM / Thursday, June 26, 2025 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. -- Matthew Bolton went 2-for-4 with a home run Thursday to lead the Newport Gulls to a 6-1 win over the North Adams SteepleCats. J.T. Thompson was 2-for-5 at the plate for North Adams. The SteepleCats (4-10) go to Martha's Vineyard on Friday. 0 Comments
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Clarksburg Approves Debt Exclusion for School RoofStaff Reports,
02:34PM / Thursday, June 26, 2025 | |
: The debt exclusion vote passed 200-50 on Wednesday. Turnout was about 20 percent and Town Clerk Marilyn Gomeau described the balloting as going smoothly with "a steady flow" of voters through the afternoon and evening. The vote means that the $500,000 borrowing to fix the elementary school roof passed at town meeting last month will not be calculated as part of the town's Proposition 2 1/2 levy capacity, but as a separate charge. CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Voters will decide whether to exclude a half-million dollar borrowing for the school roof from Proposition 2 1/2. The vote on Wednesday, from noon to 7 at the Community Center, 0 Comments
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Author To Discuss 'The Gritty Berkshires' at North Adams Public Library| 07:46AM / Thursday, June 26, 2025 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The North Adams Public Library, in collaboration with the North Adams Historical Society, will host author Maynard Seider for a discussion of his book, "The Gritty Berkshires: A People's History from the Hoosac Tunnel to MASS MoCA." The event is scheduled for Wednesday, June 18, at 6 p.m. in the library's third-floor community room. Seider's book focuses on the immigrants and their descendants who dug the Hoosac Tunnel, worked in the textile mills and the shoe factories of North Berkshire, and produced capacitors at Sprague Electric Company. The presentation will trace this history from the early 19th century to the present, drawing
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SteepleCats Silence Swamp BatsiBerkshires.com Sports,
10:36PM / Wednesday, June 25, 2025 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. – Kyle Salvati threw five hitless innings, and four North Adams pitchers combined on a two-hitter in a 6-0 win over the Keene Swamp Bats on Wednesday at Joe Wolfe Field. Salvati struck out three and walked six in his start. Brenden Morris, Thomas Sullivan and Johnny Ruggiero Jr. split the final four innings on the mound. Billy Howard doubled to lead a four-hit attack for the SteepleCats, who worked seven walks and. North Adams (4-9) hosts Newport, R.I., on Thursday. Photos from this game here. 0 Comments
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General Surgeon Brett Matthews Joins North Adams Regional Hospital | 04:00PM / Wednesday, June 25, 2025 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Berkshire Health Systems (BHS) announced the appointment of Brett Matthews, DO, a board certified and fellowship trained surgeon, to the medical staffs of North Adams Regional Hospital (NARH) and Berkshire Medical Center and the provider staff of Berkshire Surgical Services. Matthews is accepting new patients in need of general surgery and surgical endoscopy services. He serves North and Central Berkshire patients at the Berkshire Surgical offices in Pittsfield and North Adams. Matthews has been practicing general and minimally invasive surgery for the past eight years and came to the Berkshires from Anna Jaques Hospital in 0 Comments
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North Adams Road Closures for Emergency Response Drill | 03:21PM / Wednesday, June 25, 2025 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Church Street will be closed from Hodges Cross Road to West Shaft Road on Thursday for an emergency drill at Drury High School. North Adams Public Schools, in partnership with the Department of Public Safety and Northern Berkshire EMS, will conduct a full-scale, multi-agency emergency coordination drill to advance emergency planning and interagency collaboration. That section of Church Street will be closed starting at 12:30 p.m. and is projected to re-open no later than 4 p.m. Residents are encouraged to avoid the area around Drury High School on Thursday afternoon unless completely necessary. Closed roads will be restricted to local 0 Comments
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More than 80 Participate in Hoosic River Run/WalkiBerkshires.com Sports,
11:04AM / Wednesday, June 25, 2025 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. – Pittsfield’s Simeon Mercier and Kelly Maginnis were the top male and female finishers in the inaugural Hoosic River Run on Saturday at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art. Mercier clocked a 5-kilometer time of 20 minutes, 12.65 seconds to finish 49 seconds ahead of the field. Maginnis placed fifth overall among 41 finishers and first among female finishers with a time of 22:06.07. The 5K competitors were joined by 32 participants in a 1-mile walk held in conjunction with the race. “People loved the route we created with the support of Mass MoCA: viewing the river’s North Branch before walking through MoCA’s 0 Comments
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North Adams' Greylock School Project Estimated $1M Under BudgetBy Tammy Daniels , iBerkshires Staff
05:44AM / Wednesday, June 25, 2025 | |
Accent color choices for the interior. NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Greylock School budget is running about $1 million under budget as of the submission of 60 percent design documents. Last year's funding agreement with the Massachusetts School Building Authority estimated the cost of the building at $53,405,500, the majority of the $65.4 million project. (No funds have been borrowed for the project yet.) Last month, the School Building Committee learned the estimate submitted to the MSBA with the 60 percent construction documents was at $52,263,300. This figure includes screening for the mechanicals on the roof of the new school, an element that 0 Comments
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