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Westfield's Apryl Sabadosa wins the women's title.
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Eric Ashe defends his Steel Rail Half Marathon title on Sunday.
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Ashe, Sabadosa Win Steel Rail Titles

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Westfield's Apryl Sabadosa wins the women's title.
ADAMS, Mass. — Eric Ashe won his third straight Steel Rail Half Marathon on Sunday morning, finishing the 13.1-mile course in 1 hour, 9 minutes, 43 seconds.
 
Ashe edged Warwick, R.I.'s, Jake Sienko by just four seconds for the title.
 
The top woman in the field was Westfield's Apryl Sabadosa, who finished in 1:21:31, just fewer than four minutes ahead of second-place Abby Mahoney of Holyoke.
 
Seven hundred people finished the 4-year-old half-marathon, which utilizes the Ashuwillticook Rail Trail and benefits the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation, which manages the trail. In the event's first three years, it raised about $25,000 to give to the DCR.
 
The Pittsfield-based Berkshire Running Center organizes the race.
 
Finishers Sunday ranged in age from 11-year-old T.J. Weeden of Hopkinton, who finished in 2:20:02, to 74-year-old Don Grant of Northampton(2:36:46) and Ann Renne of Pittsfield (3:21:00).
 

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Greylock Glen Outdoor Center 90% Complete

By Tammy DanielsiBerkshires Staff
ADAMS, Mass. — The Greylock Glen Outdoor Center is about 90 percent finished with an anticipated completion date in August. 
 
Matthew Sturz of owner's project manager Colliers International updated the Selectmen on the project's progress via Zoom on Wednesday. 
 
"We'll work with the town to determine exactly the logistics of that," he said in response to questions about the opening. "I think that there's certainly interest in getting the facility open as soon as it can open. But we do need to conclude the construction activities ... it's not federally advisable to have construction activity going on with the public."
 
The completion will depend on getting a certificate of occupancy for the 10,000-square foot facility.
 
The  $8.3 million project is running eight months behind the expected schedule, Sturz said, largely because of permitting with the state Department of Environmental Protection that required an extensive environmental review of endangered species, working with National Grid to determine how solar will be integrated into the project, and the need for a water system for both potable water and fire suppression. 
 
"Transformers and all manner of electrical switchgear is being significantly impacted by supply chain issues throughout the construction industry," said Sturz. "So coordinating those items up front took a little bit longer than anticipated."
 
A 350,000-gallon water tank is being constructed on the grounds to provide water with completion expected by July or August. 
 
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