Cages Baseball Club Offers Youth Camps

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NORTH ADAMS, Mass. -- The Cages at the Mill collegiate baseball team will hold four summer baseball camps in Williamstown and Bennington, Vt., this summer.
 
The morning camps are open to players ages 6 to 13 and will be taught by members of the Cages' under-22 collegiate team.
 
The fundamentals of the game will be covered, including throwing, hitting, fielding and bunting. Age groups will be split up during the camp for certain activities.
 
The dates are: July 3, 5 and 7 at the Bennington Little League Complex; July 17, 19 and 21 at the Williamstown Youth Center; July 31, Aug. 2 and 4 at the Bennington Little League Complex; and Aug. 14, 16 and 18 at the Williamstown Youth Center.
 
Players should bring their own glove, bat and cleats for the 9 a.m. to noon camp.
 
The cost is $100 per player.
 
For information, call the Cages at 413-884-3656 or email cagesatthemill@yahoo.com.
 
The Cages Baseball Club, which features a number of former Berkshire County high school stars, has a 32-game schedule that opens May 27 in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont and includes a trip to Ottawa, Ontario.
 
Locally, the team has seven dates scheduled at its home field, Mount Greylock Regional School in Williamstown, plus a June 4 date against the North Adams SteepleCats of the New England Collegiate Baseball League at Joe Wolfe Field in North Adams.
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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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