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Blue Sox Hold Off SteepleCats in Ninth| 10:47PM / Friday, June 21, 2024 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. -- The North Adams SteepleCats scored two runs in the bottom of the ninth, but the Valley Blue Sox held on for a 7-5 win at Joe Wolfe Field in New England Collegiate Baseball League action on Friday. Andrew Estrella went 2-for-5 with a home run and a double in an 11-hit attack for the visitors. Darin Kuskie struck out four and allowed one run in five innings of work to earn the win on the mound. For the SteepleCats, Monument Mountain graduate Jayder Raifstanger and Mount Greylock grad Derek Paris each doubled and drove in a run. Taconic alum Sam Sherman went 2-for-3 and scored a pair of runs for North Adams. And Pittsfield High grad Cam 0 Comments
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Drury High's Myers Named North Adams Teacher of the YearBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
05:35PM / Friday, June 21, 2024 | |
Donna Myers started at Drury as a student teacher before joining the history department full time in 1998. NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Drury High school year culminated on June 7 with an end-of-the-semester showcase, the presentation awards and the naming of this year's Marion B. Kelley Teacher of the Year. Donna Myers, sitting in the front row of the auditorium, was shocked when her named was called to applause and cheers. Superintendent Barbara Malkas described her as the epitome of the Teacher of the Year award, named for the principal of the former Sarah Haskins and Johnson schools who worked in the public schools for a total of 40 years (with a nine-year gap 0 Comments
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Weekend Outlook: Pride Celebration, Music & MarketsBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
11:55AM / Friday, June 21, 2024 | |
There are a variety of events this weekend, including a Pride celebration, live music, a barbecue, and more. Editor's Pick North Adams Pride Night Celebration GreylockWorks, North Adams Friday 5 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Celebrate Pride Month with North Adams Pride at GreylockWorks. This free celebration is open to all LGBTQIA-plus people and their allies. The event features dancing, drag story hour, face painting, activities for children, and more. The event was to be held again in the Mass MoCA courtyard but the threat of thunderstorms caused its relocation. All our performers, vendors, and scheduled events will 0 Comments
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Greylock Thunder Competes in Connecticut TournamentiBerkshires.com Sports,
11:29AM / Friday, June 21, 2024 | |
WINDSOR, Conn. -- Marlee Arnhold struck out 11 in five innings of work and allowed one earned run in a 4-2 loss for the Greylock Thunder 14-and-under softball team on Friday. The Thunder took the setback against the Vermont Storm in its first game at the Fastpitch Nation Cup. Sadie Stuebner went 1-for-1 at the plate and drove in both Greylock runs in the loss. In the Thunder's second game at the tournament, it dropped an 8-0 deccision to the New Canaan, Conn., Rams. Gianna Witek went the distance in the circle. Witek also had one of the Thunder's two hits. Marlene Eason had the other. The Thunder returns to Windsor on Saturday for bracket play in 0 Comments
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Berkshire Youth Soccer Holds Season-Ending TournamentCommunity submission,
09:21AM / Friday, June 21, 2024 | |
LENOX, Mass. -- Eight teams earned championships last weekend in the finals of the Berkshire County Youth Soccer League spring season. Teams of boys and girls in grades 5-6 and 7-8 participated in the season-ending tournament, organized by Donna Laroque and Nigel Gayle and hosted mostly at Lenox Memorial Middle and High School. One squad, the Williamstown Wildcats 12-and-under girls, is extending its season with a trip to this weekend's Massachusetts Tournament of Champions in Lancaster. Teams winning Berkshire County league titles on June 15 included: Under-12 Boys B Cup Final: GYAA 2, Williamstown Soccer Club 1 Girls B Cup Final: GYAA 2, Pittsfield Soccer 0 Comments
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McCann Fourth Quarter Honor Roll| 08:08AM / Friday, June 21, 2024 | |
McCann Fourth Quarter Honor Roll Class of 2024 High Honors Astorino, Shaun Auger, Kelson Barrett, Ty Boisvert, Hannah Buda, Austin Chen, Addison DelRatez, Abigail Hamilton, Arianna Harrington, Amy Haskins, Daniel King, Sara Lachman, Ariel Lawson, Svea-Marie Layden, Collin Nicol, Ashlee Parkman, Michael Ranzoni, Miranda Rathbun, Madison Richardson, Katherine Scott, Keeghen Shafer, Athena Shafer, Zoey Vallieres, Rebecca Walden, Connor Honors Arnold, Emma Berger, Marissa Brockway, Christopher Codogni, Mia Dupuis, Emma Gagne, Ethan Goodell, Jocelyn Haskins, Andrew Hildabrand, Gisella Kanelos, Courtney LaCasse, Carter Lescarbeau-Mason, Jaydon Melito, Matthew Nimmons, 0 Comments
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BRPC Developing Action Plan for Safer Roads, CrosswalksBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
05:47PM / Thursday, June 20, 2024 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — A countywide effort is developing a systematic approach to roadway safety for motorists and pedestrians. Three public sessions were planned with the third is set for 10 a.m. Friday at the Great Barrington firehouse on State Road. There is also a Zoom option. The first two were held Thursday: at North Adams at noon and in Dalton at the public library at 5:30. The sessions are being hosted by the Berkshire Regional Planning Commission for the Safe Travel and Equity Plan for our Streets (STEPS) initiative. The nation, overall, has seen an uptick in the number of crashes, injuries and fatalities over the last decade, after 0 Comments
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NBCC Celebrating Community at Adams EventiBerkshires Staff,
03:25PM / Thursday, June 20, 2024 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Northern Berkshire Community Coalition is venturing south to hold its annual meeting in Adams for the first time. The Adams Theater, reopened and under renovation, will be the site of the 38th annual meeting on Friday, June 28, from 11:30 to 1:30. Executive Director Amber Besaw sees it as a way to demonstrate that the coalition is really about all of Northern Berkshires. "We're sort of trying to make sure that people know we serve the whole region by not only having them in North Adams," she said. NBCC held its annual gatherings at the old Williams Inn, as did so many other organizations, then 0 Comments
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'Striking Out Cancer' Event Returns June 29 in PittsfieldBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires.com Sports
06:00AM / Thursday, June 20, 2024 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. – Four years in and still swinging for the fences, the Striking out Cancer in the Berkshires fund-raiser returns on Saturday, June 29, at Clapp Park. The all-day baseball and women’s softball games are the brainchild of city resident Joe DiCicco, who conceived the event as a way to raise money to support the Jimmy Fund for cancer research and patient care at Boston’s Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. For $10, any player of any ability is welcome to join in the fun. Every participant receives a T-shirt commemorating the event. The action gets under way at 9 a.m. with a ceremonial first pitch by a child who benefited from the Jimmy 0 Comments
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Vermont Mountaineers Edge SteepleCats| 12:30AM / Thursday, June 20, 2024 | |
MONTPELIER, Vt. -- The Vermont Mountaineers collected five extra-base hits and 16 hits overall Wednesday to earn a 9-8 win over the North Adams SteepleCats in New England Collegiate Baseball Leage action. David McCann went 3-for-5 with a home run, a pair doubles and a pair of RBIs to lead North Adams, which finished with 12 hits. Max Palinski went 3-for-4, and Antonio Morales and Aeden Anderson each doubled for the 'Cats. Four different North Adams pitchers split time on the hill, striking out nine. The SteepleCats (5-6) are home on Friday evening at Joe Wolfe Field against the Valley Blue Sox. 0 Comments
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Kids 4 Harmony Returns to Ozawa Hall| 04:00PM / Wednesday, June 19, 2024 | |
 LENOX, Mass. — 18 Degrees will host their Kids 4 Harmony Summer Gala Concert on June 25, 5:30 PM, at Seiji Ozawa Hall, Tanglewood.
The evening will begin with a reception followed by performances starting at 7:00 PM. Over 50 Kids 4 Harmony students will be involved, and there will be a special piece featuring Boston Symphony Orchestra Cellist Owen Young.
Carolyn and Eli Newberger will be honored for their dedication to the program, in addition to the commitment they have made to child welfare and the power of music. The evening's program includes pieces by Bohm, Meyer, Price, and Couperin, as well as an original composition by one of the K4H student 0 Comments
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Grega Throws Perfect Game in BABLiBerkshires.com Sports,
01:19PM / Wednesday, June 19, 2024 | |
 CHESHIRE, Mass. -- Will Grega struck out 13 in a perfect game on the mound Sunday to lead the Berkshire Bandits to a 3-0 win over the North County Kraken in a first-place battle in the Berkshire Adult Baseball League. The Bandits (5-1) took over sole possession of first place in the league's 20-and-over division over the Kracken (4-1) with the win. Grega helped his cause by going 1-for-3 with an RBI double and scoring a run on offense. Demitri Ayers was 1-for-1 with a pair of walks and a runs scored, and Abdiel Cotto singled and scored a run in the win. Jacob Hall took the loss on the mound for the Kraken with a complete-game effort, striking out eight and 0 Comments
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