| Trump Administration Hold on Education Funds Threatens Programs
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — An after-school program that enhances students' school day learning is at risk due to actions of the Trump administration.
The Department of Education notified states that it is withholding more than $6 billion in federal grants for K-12 education.
That includes $108 million for |
 | SteepleCats Prevail in Pitchers Duel
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. -- Nick Hunkele struck out 12 in a complete-game effort on the mound Sunday as the North Adams SteepleCats beat the North Shore Navigators, 1-0, in the New England Collegiate Baseball League.
Hunkele scattered five hits and walked one over nine innings, lowering his earned run average to 5.21 this summer, as |
 | Greylock Thunder Falls in Final of Summer Storm Tournament
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 |
 | Veteran Spotlight: Marine Cpl. Nolan Buck
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 |
 | First Congregational Church North Adams Calls New Pastor
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 |
 | Greylock Thunder Rolls at Home Tournament
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 |
| Post 125 Juniors Split Legion Baseball Double-Header
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 |
| BAAMS Holding its 7th Summer Jazz Day Camp
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 |
| Greylock Thunder Opens Home Tourney with Win
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 |
| Post 125 Juniors Win at West Springfield
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 |
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