Local Musicians Debut 'Southwest Passage' at Stationery FactoryOtis resident and musician Pete Adams and singer-songwriter/guitarist Bobby Sweet of Becket, will be celebrating the release of their new album "Southwest Passage" at the Stationery Factory on Aug. 9. McCann Tech Hockey Holding Golf Fund-RaiserThe McCann Tech hockey team will hold a benefit golf tournament on Saturday, Aug. 22, at Forest Park Country Club. Berkshire Ajax Soccer Club Sets TryoutsThe Berkshire Ajax Soccer Club will hold tryouts for the 2027 spring season on Sunday, Aug. 9, and Sunday, Aug. 16, at Williams College's Farley-Lamb. Williamstown Fin Comm Mulls Use of $2M WindfallThe Finance Committee last week discussed how the town should use the $2 million it is in line to receive from the sale of the former town garage site. BRPC Receives Grant for Alternative Mental Health Response InitiativeThe FY27 state budget includes $250,000 to establish a task force for an alternative mental health response in the hilltowns, such as Hinsdale, and beyond. Dalton Bridge Eyed for $2.5M ReconstructionThe town's lowest-rated bridge is slated for an approximately $2.5 million reconstruction project. St. Stan's Participating in National Nutrition ProgramSt. Stanislaus Kostka School is participating in the National School Lunch Program and the School Breakfast Program. iBerkshires Monthly Business Review JulyiBerkshires has been busy writing about local businesses. Our new monthly section Berkshire Built highlights local businesses that are producing their own goods. Berkshire Adult Soccer League Grows Through Competition, CommunityThe league features a 12-game regular season, with each team playing every opponent once at home and once away before advancing to the postseason. Clarksburg Looking to AG's Receivership Program to Help With Distressed PropertiesThe town is looking to move two properties into receivership to get them cleaned up and back on the tax rolls. Vermonters Pull Away Late Against SteepleCatsAlex Bennevetto went 4-for-4 with a double Monday to lead the Vermont Mountaineers to a 8-2 win over the SteepleCats in NECBL action. Holden Ends Pittsfield's Run in 10-Year-Old SectionalPittsfield, which earned a berth in the winner-take-all final game with a walkoff win at Holden on Sunday, battled back from a 6-1 deficit to lead midway through the third only to see Holden scratch out a run in the fifth to tie it and generate the game-winner one inning later. Letter: Thanks to Pete's Garage in SheffieldYou have very nice people living in the Shires. Nobody in Connecticut would do that. Taunton, Mass., Knocks Out Pittsfield at RegionalEastern Massachusetts Champion Taunton strung together three two-out hits to score two runs in fifth, breaking open a one-run game and sending it on to a 4-1 win over Pittsfield at the 16-year-old Babe Ruth New England Championship on Monday morning. Pittsfield Lake Commission Meets for First TimeThe Lake Management Commission organized its leadership and discussed some foundational topics on Thursday, such as water quality and safety. Pittsfield, Lee Offer Summer Meals for Local ChildrenThe Pittsfield and Lee public schools are feeding children at meal sites in both communities this summer. Paranormal Tour of Country Club of PittsfieldThere is far more than meets the eye of the picturesque setting of the Country Club of Pittsfield. This Saturday, July 25, visitors can explore the club's mysterious past and experience its supernatural side. Becket Washington Gets Funds to Boost EnrollmentAs a low-enrollment school, Becket Washington Elementary School faces challenges in providing the same level of services and support available at larger schools. However, funding from a supplemental budget bill is expected to help bridge that gap. Federal Funding Cuts Put Stress on Local NonprofitsOn Wednesday, the Nonprofit Center of the Berkshires hosted a regional meeting on the impacts of federal funding cuts with the Massachusetts Council of Nonprofits and sector employees at the Norman Rockwell Museum. Danbury, Conn., Tops SteepleCatsThe Danbury Westerners Sunday scored seven runs in the top of the fifth inning and went on to an 8-6 win over the North Adams SteepleCats at Joe Wolfe Field. Thunder 10U Squad Claims Dalton CRA TitleNyla Cooper struck out eight in three innings in the circle Sunday evening to lead the Greylock Thunder 10-and-under travel softball team to a 16-0 win over ACS Swat in the title game of the CRA Invitational. |
|||
|










