Burega Leads Post 68 Seniors Past East Springfield

By Leland BarnesiBerkshires.com Sports
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PITTSFIELD , Mass. — Pittsfield Post 68 defeated East Springfield Post 420 with a complete game shutout from Matthew Burega at Buddy Pellerin Field on Friday.
 
Burega threw the full 7 innings in the 5-0 win.
 
Burega finished with two strikeouts while allowing four walks and two hits.
 
“It was electric out there,” Burega said.
 
East Springfield used three pitchers, including a great performance by Hamilton Wray, who struck out the side in the fifth.
 
In the first inning, Post 68 had all the momentum, scori,ng two runs off two singles and three walks.
 
Camden Zerbato scored the first run of the game.
 
In the first two innings, Burega sent Post 420 down 1-2-3.
 
Offensively, Roshan Warriar went 3-for-3 with a walk. He also recorded two of Post 68’s runs.
 
Jack Abel recorded Post 68’s majority of bases, reaching and scoring on 3 plate appearances.
 
Post 68 Matthew Kinzer recorded a hit as well as throwing out two runners at second.
 
Nathan Pok recorded one of the only hits for Post 420.
 
Following the win, Post 68 (4-1) will now go on the road for a few games, starting Saturday at Monson.
 
Post 420 (0-3-2) is at Westfield on Monday.
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Pittsfield Affordable Housing Initiatives Shine Light, Hope

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff

Housing Secretary Edward Augustus cuts the ribbon at The First on Thursday with housing officials and Mayor Peter Marchetti, state Sen. Paul Mark and state Rep. Tricia Farley-Bouvier.
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The holidays are here and several community members are celebrating it with the opening of two affordable housing initiatives. 
 
"This is a day to celebrate," Hearthway CEO Eileen Peltier said during the ribbon-cutting on Thursday. 
 
The celebration was for nearly 40 supportive permanent housing units; nine at "The First" located within the Zion Lutheran Church, and 28 on West Housatonic Street. A ceremony was held in the new Housing Resource Center on First Street, which was funded by the American Rescue Plan Act. 
 
The apartments will be leased out by Hearthway, with ServiceNet as a partner. 
 
Prior to the ribbon-cutting, public officials and community resource personnel were able to tour the two new permanent supported housing projects — West Housatonic Apartments and The First Street Apartments and Housing Resource Center
 
The First Street location has nine studio apartments that are about 300 square feet and has a large community center. The West Housatonic Street location will have 28 studio units that range between 300 to 350 square feet. All units can be adapted to be ADA accessible. 
 
The West Housatonic location is still under construction with the hope to have it completed by the middle of January, said Chris Wilett, Hearthway development associate.
 
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