Higgins Leads Housatonic Over Greylock in CYC Boys Hoop Tourney

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. -- Ty HIggins hit four 3-pointers and scored 27 points Sunday to lead the Housatonic boys travel basketball team to a 49-37 win over Greylock in the championship game of the CYC Tournament.
 
“Housy really put it to us early with their full court press, and we fell behind, 9-0, in the first couple minutes,” Greylock coach Rick Paris said. “Then by the end of one, we were down ,16-4. We made a few runs in the second, but Housy then was able to extend the lead in the third.
 
“Higgins had a great game, and obviously we couldn't stop him.”
 
Oscar Low scored nine points, and Derek Paris and Oliver Kocsis added eight apiece for Greylock.
 
Low scored 19 for Greylock in Sunday’s 67-42 win over host CYC in the semi-finals. Derek Paris scored 14, Malcom Waynick added 11, and Colin Doyle scored 10 in the win.
 
“Our kids were all over the boards all game long,” Rick Paris said. “Oscar Low had  an outstanding game. He was all over the place, grabbing boards, going to the hoop. Which in turn got him to the foul line many times where he converted eight of his last nine free throws.”
 
CYC was led by Diego Cortez with 11, and Nick Harrington with six.
 
The Greylock boys went 3-0 in pool play, beating North Adams, CYD and St. Francis.
 
Low and Paris scored 11 and 10, respectively, in a 50-25 win over North Adams, which got nine from Anthony Pettengill.
 
Paris led the way with 23 points in a 48-30 win over CYC in pool play. Harrington had eight and James Connors scored seven  in that game for the hosts.
 
Greylock started the tourney with a 45-7 win over St. Francis in which Thomas Martin was the high scorer with eight.
 
“Our kids played hard all weekend and never let up even when they were down,” Rick Paris said. “I’m just very proud of how our boys. They really put their heart and souls into every game. I can't ask for anything more than that.”
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MassDOT Project Will Affect Traffic Near BMC

By Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Prepare for traffic impacts around Berkshire Medical Center through May for a state Department of Transportation project to improve situations and intersections on North Street and First Street.

Because of this, traffic will be reduced to one lane of travel on First Street (U.S. Route 7) and North Street between Burbank Street and Abbott Street from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday through at least May 6.

BMC and Medical Arts Complex parking areas remain open and detours may be in place at certain times. The city will provide additional updates on changes to traffic patterns in the area as construction progresses.

The project has been a few years in the making, with a public hearing dating back to 2021. It aims to increase safety for all modes of transportation and improve intersection operation.

It consists of intersection widening and signalization improvements at First and Tyler streets, the conversion of North Street between Tyler and Stoddard Avenue to serve one-way southbound traffic only, intersection improvements at Charles Street and North Street, intersection improvements at Springside Avenue and North Street, and the construction of a roundabout at the intersection of First Street, North Street, Stoddard Avenue, and the Berkshire Medical Center entrance.

Work also includes the construction of 5-foot bike lanes and 5-foot sidewalks with ADA-compliant curb ramps.  

Last year, the City Council approved multiple orders for the state project: five orders of takings for intersection and signal improvements at First Street and North Street. 

The total amount identified for permanent and temporary takings is $397,200, with $200,000 allocated by the council and the additional monies coming from carryover Chapter 90 funding. The state Transportation Improvement Plan is paying for the project and the city is responsible for 20 percent of the design cost and rights-of-way takings.

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