Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA), in collaboration with Massachusetts Community Water Watch, and the Hoosic River Watershed Association (HooRWA), is hosting a North Adams community clean up on Saturday, April 29, 2006.
The clean up is scheduled to start at 10:00 a.m. All volunteers are asked to meet on the MCLA campus in Hoosac Harbor (Hoosac Hall). Volunteers will be divided into groups, covering different areas throughout the community.
MCLA holds a community clean-up each year, under the guidance of the College’s Center for Service and Citizenship. Additionally, HooRWA and Massachusetts Community Water Watch hold river clean ups each year as well. With the organizations working together this year’s sites will include those on land, and near the water.
Also taking place that day, in the MCLA campus quad, from 2-6 in the afternoon, is an Earth Day Fair. The fair will be hosted by campus clubs, including Biology and Environmental Action club. Information, games, and food will be made available for all.
“I’m happy that the community is coming together like this to clean up,†said Amy Baum, clean up coordinator for Massachusetts Community Water Watch. She added, “With our combined efforts we’ll be able to recruit tons of volunteers and make a real difference in Northern Berkshire County.â€
MCLA Center for Service Director Spencer Moser added, "The College and Community event is truly a signature event here on campus; everyone knows about it, all and are excited to roll up their sleeves and make a difference in the community. It is an opportunity for MCLA students and staff to demonstrate that they are a part of the North Adams community, and they want to do their share to preserve the beauty of the area. They are particularly thrilled by the idea of doing this side by side with their neighbors in the community".
MCLA, Massachusetts Community Water Watch, and HooRWA invite all that are interested to help in the clean up. Anyone with questions or interested in volunteering, make contact Spencer Moser at (413) 662-5251 or E-mail [ mailto:smoser@mcla.edu ]smoser@mcla.edu at MCLA; Amy Baum at (413) 672-5630 or E-mail [ mailto:cab041087@gmail.com ]cab041087@gmail.com for the Massachusetts Community Water Watch; or Eileen Fielding with HooRWA at (413) 458-2742.
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Reign Goes Unbeaten in 17U Division at Home Tourney
By Stephen Dravis and Ben McDonoughiBerkshires.com Sports
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. – The Berkshire Reign exploded for seven runs in the top of the fourth and held off the Berkshire Bananas down the stretch to earn a 12-11 win in the 17-and-under Division of the 1791 Classic at Joe Wolfe Field on Saturday.
Darius Taliferro hit a three-run double, and Robby Bazinet hit a two-run double in the winning rally as the Reign finished pool play with a record of 3-0 and the top seed in Sunday morning’s semi-finals.
Scott Hoffman went 2-for-3 with a triple for the Reign in a wild game filled with momentum swings.
The Bananas jumped on top with four runs in the bottom of the first to take a 4-2 lead only to see the Reign take a slim, 5-4 advantage after three.
Then, after the Reign scored seven times in the fourth to take a 12-4 lead, the run-rule was on the table, and all looked lost for the Bananas.
But they got off the mat with a five-run rally in the bottom of the fourth and scored twice in the fifth and had the tying run at third and the go-ahead run at second in what was sure to be the game’s final inning due to the tournament’s time rule.
But Reign reliever Trevor Leonard delivered his only strikeout in an inning and a third on the mound when he needed it most to close the door and secure the win.
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