Residents Welcomed To Honor Fallen Soldier

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NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Residents are encouraged to line the streets to welcome home Michael DeMarsico, who was killed by a roadside bomb while serving in Afghanistan.

The soldier's family released on Friday the itinerary for the funeral.

On Wednesday, Aug. 29, at approximately 12:30 p.m. a motorcade carrying DeMarsico will arrive via Route 2 and the stop briefly at Veterans Memorial Park on its way to Flynn & Dagnoli-Montagna Home for Funerals' West Chapels.

All are encouraged to line the streets to welcome him home. Parking at the funeral home will not be available to anybody except family and the motorcade.

On Friday, Aug. 31, there will be calling hours at the West Main Street funeral home from 2 until 7 p.m.


On Saturday, Sept. 1, the funeral service and celebration of his life will be held at the First Baptist Church on Main Street. The procession will go travel east on West Main Street to the church and then from the church north on Eagle Street to Route 2, to Holden Street, to American Legion Drive, to Ashland Street and end at Southview Cemetery.

There will be a reception immediately following the services at the St. Elizabeth's Parish Center on St. Anthony Drive.

The city will be detouring traffic along the procession routes and there may be heavy congestion along the alternative routes.

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Northern Berkshire 12U All-Stars Drop Opener at Cal Ripken Tourney

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HUDSON, Mass. – Hudson jumped out to a 7-0 lead in the first inning and held on for a 12-5 win over the Northern Berkshire 12U All-Stars at the Cal Ripken Western Massachusetts tournament on Friday night.
 
Garrett Bourdon homered in a five-run rally for Northern Berkshire that cut the deficit to 9-5 in the top of the third.
 
But Hudson tacked on runs in the bottom of the third and the fifth to pull away.
 
Mason Tudor, Lucas Harrington, Jack Pladdys, William Bayliss and Dylan Fitzgibbons each had a hit for Northern Berkshire.
 
Four different Northern Berkshire pitchers combined to allow five earned runs and strike out four in the loss.
 
Northern Berkshire has two games in the tournament on Saturday, facing Nipmuc and Groton-Dunstable.
 
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