PITTSFIELD - Lawyer William Schurtman will tell his "Tales of a Trial Lawyer" on Saturday, Jan. 26, as a guest speaker for the Osher Lifetime Learning Institute.
Part of OLLI's Distinguished Speakers Series, Schurtman will speak at Hancock Shaker Village from 10:30 until noon.
Schurtman will provide stories about many of the celebrated cases he has tried over his distinguished career. This list includes such notable people and events as: Cary Grant, John Lennon, Justice Felix Frankfurter, the Hitler diary scandal, Rupert Murdoch, Prince Rainier, Khrushchev's memoirs, among others.
Born in Vienna in 1932, he spent the war years in Shanghai, China, and Bolivia, before he and his parents immigrated to New York City. Educated at City College of New York and Harvard Law School, he went on to become a partner in major New York City law firms. He is currently counsel to Alston & Bird in New York and continues to litigate commercial cases and pro bono matters.
The cost is $10 for OLLI members; $15 for non-members. Payment can be made at the door. For information, call 413-236-2190 or visit www.BerkshireOLLI.org.
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Battle of the Berkshires Tournament Continues in Pittsfield
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PITTSFIELD, Mass. -- The Berkshire Force 16U travel softball team earned a 12-4 win over the Nor'Easters to wrap up pool play at the Battle of the Berkshires at the Doyle Complex.
Arianna Perkins went 3-for-4 with a pair of doubles and four RBIs to lead a 13-hit attack for the Force.
Lillian MacDonald was 2-for-3 at the plate with a pair of doubles, and Ava MacMahon, Mackenzie Biros and Markiara Jackson each had a pair of hits.
Amelia Polidoro and McMahon split time in the circle in the five-inning win, combining to strike out eight and allow three earned runs.
The Force 16U squad took a pair of losses earlier in the day on Saturday: 11-2 to the Worcester Union Rose and 12-10 to the Charlton Wildfire.
Elsewhere in 16U play, the the Greylock Thunder Saturday beat the Demo, 17-2.
Avery Lane earned the win in the circle with a three-inning, complete-game effort.
Cassidy Flynn scattered five hits in a complete-game effort in the circle as Lenox upset top-seeded Hoosac Valley, 3-2, in the quarter-finals of the Division 5 State Tournament. click for more
Brayden Durant struck out seven and walked one in a complete-game effort on the mound Saturday to pitch the Drury baseball team to a 6-0 win over Keefe Tech in the quarter-finals of the Division 5 State Tournament at Joe Wolfe Field. click for more
Jason Codey struck out 13, walked two and allowed just an infield single as the Generals earned a 7-1 win over Wahconah to claim their third straight regional title. click for more
Gracelyn Wright struck out eight, and Genevieve Lagess went 3-for-5 with four runs batted in as the Hurricanes beat Monson, 17-3, to claim their first Western Mass title in four years. click for more
For the boys, Ward Bianchi helped lead the way with a win in the shot put and a second place in the javelin as the Mounties finished 16 points ahead of runner-up Pittsfield (pending the results of the pole vault, which were unavailable at 11 p.m. Friday night). click for more
