image description — The Lanesborough Tigers went undefeated in Berkshire County this fall on their way to a berth in the world championships in Ohio.

Lanesborough Youth Football Team Thanks Community

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The Lanesborough Tigers visit the Pro Football Hall of Fame and Museum in Canton, Ohio.

LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — It is the season of giving, and the players and families of the Lanesborough Senior Tigers football team are feeling grateful.

Last week, the members of the youth football team gave it their all at the World Football Championships in Canton, Ohio.

The trip included, among other things, a chance for the team to visit the Pro Football Hall of Fame and Museum, host of the tournament.

The 2019 Berkshire County Champions and Northeast Regional Champions were helped in their trip by hundreds of donors — named and anonymous — who contributed to the team either directly or through its Gofundme page.

This week, the "Lanesborough Senior Tigers Family" sent a letter of thanks to all those who lent a hand:

"The Lanesborough Senior Tigers football family (players, coaches & parents) would like to extend our sincere gratitude and appreciation to all the local businesses, foundations, town associations, and individuals who so generously donated and supported our football team’s amazing journeys to both the Regional Tournament in Sparta, N.J., and the World Youth Football Championship Tournament in Canton, Ohio this fall.

"The generosity and support we received from the community during this holiday season was overwhelming. The team had an amazing experience and created life-long memories, including the chance to play some incredibly talented teams and the opportunity to visit the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

"The Tigers played hard and represented Berkshire County as best we could, but without your community support, we wouldn’t have had these opportunities. So again, thank you and best wishes from the Tiger Football Family. Happy Holidays to all!"

Top photo: Front Row, from left: Jake Newberry, Johnathan Mejias, Eddy Ferris, Madysen Pelkey, Owen Taylor. Second row: Coach Dale Newberry, Eli Shaw, Desmond Cobb, Jeffrey Johnson, Isaiah Shaw, James Daoust. Third row: Coach Jeff Johnson, Aiden Macpherson, Elias Robinson, Nick Bellora, Alex McDermott, Coach Marc Bellora, Coach Christian Daoust. Back row: Head coach Jason Pause, Damon Pause, Mitch Waynick, Dominic Carnevale, Jackson Powell, Judge Martin, Kaden Bouchard, Coach Jabari Powell, Coach Justin Carnevale. Not pictured, Liam Berryman.

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Lanesborough Chooses New Town Administrator

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
09:19PM / Tuesday, October 06, 2026

LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — The Select Board has named longtime Easthampton official John Mason as the new town administrator after interviewing him and one other candidate on Tuesday.

About 45 applications were received. Eleven were brought before the seven-member selection committee. From that pool, the committee brought forward two candidates to the Select Board: Mason, Easthampton's director of Parks And Recreation, and Allison Schmitt, executive director for Entrepreneurship for All (EforAll).

During the Select Board meeting on Tuesday, the board voted, 4-1, to offer the post to Mason, following a meeting that lasted more than two hours.

Prior to the interviews, the board bid farewell to outgoing Town Administrator Gina Dario, who is taking a position as Adams' new Community Development Director. Her last day is Friday, but she will be a resource to Lanesborough to ensure a smooth transition.

Mason brings about 20 years of experience in municipal government, including the last 17 years as director of Parks And Recreation in Easthampton, where his responsibilities included grant writing, managing state and federal grants, overseeing budgets, and managing projects.

Prior to that, he served as executive director of a Boys & Girls Club near Boston, where he developed his grant-writing experience. He credits that role with helping him grow.

"We were trying to run an operation on good feelings and no money. It's tough to operate that way. So it was very challenging, and I had to learn how to grant write and to do it well," he said.

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