Northern Berkshire Youth Baseball to Hold Sign-Ups

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NORTH ADAMS, Mass. -- Northern Berkshire Independent Youth Baseball, playing games in North Adams, will hold sign-ups for its 2019 season for minor and major division for players interested in youth baseball starting this month.
 
The league is for players aged 6 through 12. The cutoff date is May 1 2019. A birth certificate must be presented at signups.
 
The league is open to all youth in Berkshire County. The fee is $50 per player and $30 per sibling. The sign-ups will take place at the Armory in North Adams on the following dates: Jan. 23 from 5 to 7 p.m.; Jan. 26 from 9 a.m. to noon; Feb. 6 from 5 to 7; and Feb. 9 from 10 to noon.
 
For more more information, contact Steve Phaneuf 413-822-7790.
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North Adams Council Gives Initial OK to Zoning Change

By Tammy DanielsiBerkshires Staff
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The City Council wrapped up business in about 30 minutes on Tuesday, moving several ordinance changes forward. 
 
A zoning change that would add a residential property to the commercial zone on State Road was adopted to a second reading but met with some pushback. The Planning Board recommended the change.
 
The vote was 5-2, with two other councilors abstaining, indicating there may be difficulty reaching a supermajority vote of six for final passage.
 
Centerville Sticks LLC (Tourists resort) had requested the extension of the Business 2 zone to cover 935 State Road. Centerville had purchased the large single-family home adjacent the resort in 2022. 
 
Ben Svenson, principal of Centerville, had told a joint meeting of the Planning Board and City Council earlier this month that it was a matter of space and safety. 
 
The resort had been growing and an office building across Route 2 was filled up. 
 
"We've had this wonderful opportunity to grow our development company. That's meant we have more office jobs and we filled that building up," he said. "This is really about safety. Getting people across Route 2 is somewhat perilous."
 
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