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BEAT Staying Connected Initiative Coordinator Mikael Cejtin, left, and Executive Director Jane Winn show off their locally-made stewardship awards, presented by Patricia Cramer, director of the Wildlife Connectivity Institute.

BEAT Receives International Stewardship Award

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Environmental Action Team received a stewardship award for its work protecting and re-connecting wildlife habitats in the Berkshire Wildlife Linkage area. 
 
The award was presented June at the International Conference on Ecology and Transportation.
 
The local environmental organization's habitat effort is part of a larger Staying Connected Initiative: a partnership of many conservation organizations that work together to maintain landscape connectivity across the Northern Appalachians in the Acadian Region of the United States and Canada.  

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Rip City 14U Team Wins N.Y. Tournament

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CORTLAND, N.Y. -- Ryker Williams went 3-for-3 with four runs batted in Sunday to lead the Rip City 14-and-under travel baseball team to a 17-3 win over the DP Canes in the championship game of the Perfect Game tournament on Sunday.
 
Rip City went 1-1 in pool play on Saturday before winning the tournament semi-final, 9-0, over the Northeast Pride Prestige on Sunday behind a combined two-hitter from pitchers Andrew Scalise and Lador Lawson.
 
Roman Raifstanger went 2-for-3 with a triple and a double against Northeast.
 
"In the championship, our guys came out on fire and put up a quick nine runs in the top of the 1st and never looked back," Rip City coach Rick Paris said. "It was a great team effort. The hustle and effort was absolutely fun to watch. These boys are growing by leaps and bounds from where the were at in the summer."
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