Curry, McLaughlin Lead Teams to Giorgi League Final

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. – Williamstown Physical Therapy advanced to the championship of the John Giorgi Summer Basketball league on Tuesday evening, beating the Lady Patriots, 60-43.

WPT held the lead throughout the game, but the Patriots battled straight to the end.

Morgan Hewitt had a team high of 10 points and 7 rebounds for the Patriots. Emily Hutton didn’t fall too far behind Hewitt, adding nine points.

WPT’s Aliah Curry scored a game-high 21 points. Megan Vaughan scored 19, while Danielle Racette and Olivia Carlson added 8 and 9 points. Emily Rosse contributed to the mix with three points and eight rebounds.

Williamstown will move on to the championship game against Tony’s Electric/Flynn and Dagnoli who played neck and neck against Teddy’s Pizza.

Tony’s Electric/ Flynn and Dagnoli came out on top, winning 61-58 in overtime.

Hollie Steinman for Teddy’s Pizza hit a shot at the buzzer in regulation to tie the game up at 56.

Teddy’s Pizza scored once more in overtime, while Tony’s Electric added five more points for the win.

Steinman led the team with 29 points and 10 rebounds.

For Tony’s Electric, Courtney McLaughlin had a team-high of 22 points, Lindsey Lincoln scored 16, Michelle Beaudreau added 12, and Erica Cahoon and Courtney Kegrese had five and six, respectively. Kegrese led the team in rebounds with 13.

The Women’s League championship will be played Sunday evening at Noel Field at 7 p.m.

Cost, Access to NBCTC High Among Concerns North Berkshire Residents

By Tammy DanielsiBerkshires Staff
06:15PM / Thursday, April 25, 2024

Adams Select Chair Christine Hoyt, NBCTC Executive Director David Fabiano and William Solomon, the attorney representing the four communities, talk after the session. 

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Public access channels should be supported and made more available to the public — and not be subject to a charge.

 

More than three dozen community members in-person and online attended the public hearing  Wednesday on public access and service from Spectrum/Charter Communications. The session at City Hall was held for residents in Adams, Cheshire, Clarksburg and North Adams to express their concerns to Spectrum ahead of another 10-year contract that starts in October.

 

Listening via Zoom but not speaking was Jennifer Young, director state government affairs at Charter.

 

One speaker after another conveyed how critical local access television is to the community and emphasized the need for affordable and reliable services, particularly for vulnerable populations like the elderly. 

 

"I don't know if everybody else feels the same way but they have a monopoly," said Clarksburg resident David Emery. "They control everything we do because there's nobody else to go to. You're stuck with with them."

 

Public access television, like the 30-year-old Northern Berkshire Community Television, is funded by cable television companies through franchise fees, member fees, grants and contributions.

 

Spectrum is the only cable provider in the region and while residents can shift to satellite providers or streaming, Northern Berkshire Community Television is not available on those alternatives and they may not be easy for some to navigate. For instance, the Spectrum app is available on smart televisions but it doesn't include PEG, the public, educational and governmental channels provided by NBCTC.