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The 10-and-under group of the Adams-Cheshire-Savoy softball group gets ready for its first action of the season.
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Players in the ACS' coach pitch division get ready to start the year.

ACS Softball League Takes First Swings of Season

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CHESHIRE, Mass. -- Adams-Cheshire-Savoy Girls Softball kicked off its 2021 season on May 8 with a day full of games and some special first pitches.
 
The day started off with the first ever official softball game at the field complex in Cheshire.  ACS, in conjunction with the town of Cheshire, had been working through the fall and spring to rehabilitate a space at the field to host practices and games for the league’s players.  
 
On hand to mark the inaugural event was Cheshire Select Board Chair Michelle Francesconi, who tossed the ceremonial first pitch setting the season underway.
 
Prior to the final contest of the day at Reid Field in Adams, newly elected Adams Select board member Howard Rosenberg was on hand to fulfil his “first official order of business” by throwing out a first pitch of his own.
 
Rosenberg then spent some time greeting players and families along with taking in some great softball action.
 
“This is a great day for the players, families, and communities who work together to provide this memorable experience for the children," ACS President Lou Moser.
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Adams' Cook Street Bridge Slated for Replacement

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
ADAMS, Mass. — The deteriorating Cook Street Bridge is slated for improvements, with the state favoring a superstructure replacement that would address the bridge's structural needs while minimizing impacts to the surrounding area.
 
The Cook Street Bridge primarily serves local traffic, spanning the South Branch of the Hoosic River and providing connections between the Ashuwillticook Rail Trail, Albert Street and Crotteau Street. It has a 12-ton weight limit.
 
The estimated cost at this point is $6.1 million.
 
The single-span bridge, originally constructed in 1957, has developed several structural deficiencies in recent years, including deteriorating steel beams with section loss and rusting, said Kasey Burke, project manager for the consulting engineering firm TEC. 
 
Additionally, there are holes in the underside of the deck that have exposed rebar, which is restricting travel across the bridge, she said. 
 
Deterioration of the bridge deck beneath the pavement is also resulting in several potholes on the road surface, which presents an ongoing maintenance issue for the town, Burke said. 
 
The planned replacement will have 10-foot striped travel lanes in each direction and be the same length of the current bridge, without adding any extra supports.
 
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