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Big Weekend For The SteepleCats At Joe Wolfe

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NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — This has been a very good week for Joe Porricelli as he made the NECBL honor roll with his hot bat and terrific glove. Continuing his hitting streak, Porricelli went 3-4 with a double in the SteepleCats game against the Valley Blue Sox on Thursday.

Jackson Coutts is still leading the league in batting average, on base percentage and total hits, hitting .474 with a .500 OBP. Coutts is also third in OPS among the NECBL with a 1.158.

Chris Cepeda had a strong outing against Sanford shutting them out over seven innings and striking out five. Cepeda leads the team in innings pitched with 32.

The SteepleCats host the Sanford Mainers on Saturday July 7, at 6:30 PM. The SteepleCats hope to rack up another win against the Mainers having taken three out of four in the season series. The game is being sponsored by Carr Hardware and the Hoosic River Revival.

On Sunday the SteepleCats are home for a doubleheader against the Southern Division's New Bedford Bay Sox. First pitch for game one will be at 2:00 PM with the second game scheduled for 4:30. The games are sponsored by Apex Solar, Southwestern Vermont Medical Center, Northern Berkshire Orthopedics, and our local cancer support group, Pop Cares.


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MassDOT Warns of Toll-fee Smishing Scam

BOSTON — The Massachusetts Department of Transportation was alerted that a text message-based scam, also known as smishing, is fraudulently claiming to represent tolling agencies from across the country. The scammers are claiming to represent the tolling agency and requesting payment for unpaid tolls.

The targeted phone numbers seem to be chosen at random and are not uniquely associated with an account or usage of toll roads.

Customers who receive an unsolicited text, email, or similar message suggesting it is from EZDriveMA or another toll agency should not click on the link.

EZDriveMA customers can verify a valid text notification in several ways:

  • EZDriveMA will never request payment by text
  • All links associated with EZDriveMA will include www.EZDriveMA.com

The FBI says it has received more than 2,000 complaints related to toll smishing scams since early March and recommends individuals who receive fraudulent messages do the following:

1. File a complaint with the  Internet Crime Complaint Center at www.ic3.gov; be sure to include:

The phone number from where the text originated.
The website listed within the text

2. Check your account using the toll service's legitimate website.

3. Contact the toll service's customer service phone number.

4. Delete any smishing texts received.

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