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Bass Water Grill

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Ed Bassi, Bass Water Grill's executive chef, trained at the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, N.Y. He and his wife and owner, Roberta Gregory, run this family business with help from daughter Jordan who buses and helps out in the kitchen.
 
Bass Water Grill has become the place to have a party. The banquet room can accommodate 80 to 100 people. Beautifully decorated and with gorgeous wood flooring, this room is perfect for weddings, showers, birthdays, anniversaries, reunions, rehearsal dinners, and retirement and holiday events. Guests enjoy a breathtaking view of Hoosac Lake and rolling mountains for a picture-perfect backdrop. Ask for our manager Stephen Michalenko to assist with all your event planning needs.

The dining room is spacious, offering seating for 65 and featuring local artists' work. It also has a unique offering; choose one of six booths with a small flat-screen TV. It's great for kids, sports enthusiast or just watching the news.

Chef Bassi's more than 34 years experience is reflected in the menu offerings, starting with a mouth-watering "Appalachian appetizer" like a hearty grilled polenta topped with savory mushrooms and/or marinara sauce and garnished with parmesan cheese. For meat lovers, how about two center-cut pork chops grilled and served with applesauce; try the signature sirloin, hand-cut, grilled and topped with buttermilk onion rings or mushrooms. Or local favorite homemade meatloaf served with gravy.

We also have your favorite, chicken parmesan, fried scallops or baked scrod; best on the lake! Stop in and try one of our many pasta dishes like, penne alfredo with broccoli.



Bass Water Grill has an extensive lunch menu offering homemade soups, including baked French onion with caramelized sweet onions steeped in white wine and simmered in a golden chicken stock, then baked in a crock toped with French bread crouton, gruyere and parmesan cheeses. Salads, sandwiches, wraps and fresh grilled Burgers round out the lunch choices, or try a “Fresh Grilled Chicken Breast” served on a grilled hard roll with Bacon, Lettuce, Tomato, Red Onion and our Tomato Chipotle spread.

If breakfast is your favorite meal to eat out you won't be disappointed with the choices including "The Hungry Biker," two eggs cooked to order, two pancakes, two sausages, two slices of bacon and your choice of toast. Build a three-egg omelet; the choice of fillings is almost endless. There's also "Italian Toast," two slices of panini bread dipped in egg batter, seasoned with cinnamon and nutmeg. We have four choices of pancakes: blueberry, banana nut, chocolate chip and buttermilk.

Rough day at work? Stop in, have a drink, and relax in our warm and friendly bar area. Bass Water Grill has a full liquor license and Keno for your entertainment. Watch the game on our flat-screen TV.

Open Mon. & Wed. 11:30AM-9PM; Thursday 11:30AM-11PM; Fri 11:30AM-Midnight; Sat.8AM-Midnight; Sun. 8AM-9PM (Closed Tuesday)

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62 'Fighting' Hoosac Valley Students Graduate

Jack GuerinoiBerkshires Staff

Class speaker Noah Rehill describes the class of 2026 as having a fighting spirit. See more photos here. 

CHESHIRE, Mass. — The 62 members of the Hoosac Valley class of 2026 were told to hold on to their fighting spirit during their graduation ceremony. 

"What gives me the most pride in Hoosac is the tenacity our students have. Everyone here is so passionate, which is both a blessing and a curse. A blessing because we fight for our wins, and a curse because we do, indeed, fight," said class speaker Noah Rehill on Friday night. "... But nonetheless, you'll never find a bunch of kids from a public high school in rural Massachusetts with that much fighting spirit within them."
 
Rehill said the class of 2026 fought for audiences during performances, they fought on the Student Adult Advisory Board for better school conditions, they fought on the field, and fought through long nights studying.
 
And now they face a different fight.
 
"We've fought all the way through all the scary thoughts of who we would become when we leave this place," he said. "We've fought through college decisions. We've definitely fought through FAFSA. And here we are tonight, fighting through tears as we celebrate everything it took to get here."
 
Rehill thanked all of those who helped along the way including friends, family, and teachers. He said the school is filled with "hundreds of helping hands." He added that their education went beyond just math or social studies, and the graduates picked up some street smarts along the way.
 
He ended by calling out some community members who took to social media to point out the smaller class sizes graduating from Hoosac Valley. He said there was one message that stated Hoosac Valley's glory days were behind it. 
 
"To that I'd say I disagree and not to worry," he said. "Remember, I got this role by knowing all 62 of my classmates better than anybody, and I have to say that there's a certain magic that you may not see from the outside, but that radiates on the inside...What I've learned from the class of 2026 is that greatness isn't about how many people are standing beside you. It's about what kind of people are standing beside you...So, if anyone is worried that the best days at Hoosac are behind us, I got news for you. I think you're looking in the wrong direction, because the best days of Hoosac are sitting right here in front of you. Congratulations, class of 2026, and one last thing: we will always be better than Drury. Roll Canes.
 
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