Pittsfield welcomes Sister Cities for July 4 weekend

12:00AM / Tuesday, June 27, 2006Print Story | Email Story

The City of Pittsfield continues its strong relationship with its sister cities in France, Ireland and Italy, as Mayor James M. Ruberto and Sister City Committee President Patrick Gormalley welcome delegations from Ballina, County Mayo, Ireland and Cava de Tirreni, Italy for the Fourth of July weekend. Ballina Mayor Johnnie Oâ€™Malley, and his wife Lorraine, will lead the Irish delegation visiting Pittsfield for the weekend. In addition, former mayor and current Ballina Councillor Mary Kelly, along with other officials from Ballina, will be a part of the Irish delegation. Mayor Francois Garcia of Athis-Mons, France will also be making the trip, representing Pittsfieldâ€™s French Sister City. Mayor Ruberto and Mr. Gormalley will also welcome a delegation from Cava de Tirreni, Pittsfieldâ€™s Italian Sister City. Representative of the Cava de Tirreni Sister City organization, Patricia Pisapia, will serve as a part of the delegation. Mayor Ruberto and the Mr. Gormalley will officially welcome both delegations at a reception in City Council Chambers in City Hall at 12:00 noon on Monday, July 3rd. The event is open to the public and will include refreshments. The following day, both delegations will march in the Fourth of July parade. The Italian delegation will march with representatives from UNICO and the Irish delegation will march with local Irish groups.

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Reign Goes Unbeaten in 17U Division at Home Tourney

By Stephen Dravis and Ben McDonoughiBerkshires.com Sports
09:40PM / Saturday, August 15, 2026

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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