North Adams Hosts Goodrich Children's Literature Fest

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NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — North Adams Public Schools will host programming for the 2nd annual Sally Goodrich Children’s Literature Festival.

The festival runs Saturday, May 25, through Sunday, June 2, and is designed for the community to celebrate children's literature. Named after the school district's late Title 1 reading director, the festival will host community and school activities throughout the week.

The festival kicks off with StoryWalk, featuring "I'm Gonna Like Me," written by Jamie Lee Curtis and illustrated by Laura Cornell. The StoryWalk is open to the public will run through the event. Children and their families can read the story by following pages displayed in storefront windows on Main Street. The first page of the story will begin at The Hub at 55 Main and the last page will be displayed at the North Adams Public Library. Maps of the StoryWalk route will be sent home with children in Brayton, Greylock and Sullivan elementary schools, and can be found at the North Adams Public Library and the LINCS Parent Center.

On Saturday, June 1, the library will be host a special activity during regular library hours. Additionally, pupils and families are invited to attend a Family Fun Night at Brayton School on Thursday, May 30, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. The evening will be filled with activities focused on children's book authors and illustrators as well as book trivia.

The Sally Goodrich Children's Literature Festival is supported by a grant from the Gateway Fund of the Berkshire Taconic Foundation. For more information, contact the LINCS Parent Center at 413-664-7512 or lincs@napsk12.org.


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SteepleCats Fall to Upper Valley Nighthawks

By Ben McDonoughFor iBerkshires.com
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The North Adams SteepleCats were unable to overcome a pair of multi-run innings Friday night at Joe Wolfe Field, falling 5-1 to the Upper Valley Nighthawks.
 
North Adams pitcher Jakob Foster was making his first start after throwing only two innings earlier in the season and looked sharp early. The right-hander struck out two in a scoreless first inning before punching out three more hitters in the second, allowing just a hit batter to reach base.
 
Upper Valley broke through in the third. Alejandro Puig opened the inning with a single before James Love doubled with two outs. A two-run double by Magoulik gave the Nighthawks a 2-0 lead before Foster escaped the frame.
 
The SteepleCats struggled to generate offense against Upper Valley starter Trey Sejnoha, who retired the first nine North Adams hitters in order. Nick Lamelo finally reached in the third, hustling into second on a ball misplayed in right field.
 
North Adams put together its best threat of the game in the fourth. Bobby Stang reached on an error and Nelphie Lopez worked a walk to put two runners aboard. Chris Diaz moved both runners into scoring position with a groundout, but Sejnoha induced a foul fly ball to end the inning and strand both runners.
 
The Nighthawks added to their lead in the fifth. After an error extended the inning, Upper Valley loaded the bases before a hit batter forced home a run. Jake Bell followed with a two-run double, pushing the Nighthawks’ advantage to 5-0.
 
The SteepleCats answered with another opportunity in the bottom half of the inning. Shawn Stephenson and Owen Arias recorded back-to-back infield singles, and a walk to Evan Meier loaded the bases with two outs. Reliever Nick Tamburro entered and escaped the jam with a strikeout, preserving the shutout.
 
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