Wigglesworth Leads Pittsfield to 2-0 Mark in Section 1 Tourney

By Leland BarnesiBerkshires.com Sports
09:26PM / Friday, July 19, 2024Print Story | Email Story

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — A combined no-hitter from Weston Wigglesworth and Mateo Fox led Pittsfield over Westfield by a final score of 9-0, in the Little League Section 1 Tournament on Friday.

Pittsfield stayed in the winner's bracket of the double-elimination tournament and will host the survivor of the loser’s bracket on Sunday afternoon for the sectional title and a berth in the state final four.

Wigglesworth continues his summer of destruction, cashing in 35 pitches with five strikeouts, as well as batting 1-for-3 with yet another home run.

Pittsfield’s offense carried over from its Thursday win over Athol, recording runs in every inning until the very end.

Westfield struggled defensively and offensively against Pittsfield, committing multiple throwing errors and not being able to make much contact against Pittsfield’s pitching.

“Weston went out there and did what he does best, this team builds a lot off of him,” Pittsfield coach Ty Perrault said.

“We bat him first for the single reason of him getting more at bats each game to drive in runs and get on base. Plus his pitching really puts him all together as our overall well rounded player. He will be pitching against whoever we face on Sunday, and they will be practicing tomorrow morning lightly to prepare.”

While Pittsfield showed no sign of slowing down today, some issues occurred late in the game following an infield fly rule being called.

Pittsfield coaches and players had very delayed reactions resulting in a double play for Westfield, following the miscommunication from Pittsfield.

Perault is very excited for the team going forward but is also extremely nervous about the future games.

“These final games are always hard to play, and while I believe in our team, it’s never easy to play key games in stressful situations,” he said.

“We have Weston who is doing his thing to keep us in the game while our front and end of our order is supplying support on the bases to keep us within the games.”

Pittsfield defeating Westfield sets up Westfield for an elimination game on Saturday afternoon as they look to keep their season alive in a losers bracket matchup.

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Pittsfield ARPA Funds Have Year-End Expiration Date

By Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff
05:20AM / Thursday, January 15, 2026

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — American Rescue Fund Act monies must be spent by the end of the year, and Pittsfield is already close.

In 2021, the city was awarded a historic amount of money — $40,602,779 — in federal remediation funds for the COVID-19 pandemic. Through the end of September 2025, more than $37 million had been expended, and 90 percent of the 84 awarded projects were complete.

Special Project Manager Gina Armstrong updated the City Council on the ARPA funds during its first meeting of the new term on Tuesday.

As of September 2025, the $4.7 million allocated for public health and COVID-19 response has been fully expended. Additionally, $22.7 million of the $24.9 million allocated for negative economic impacts has been expended, and nearly all of the infrastructure funds, more than $5.8 million, have been expended.

Less than $3 million of the $3.7 million allocated for revenue replacement has been spent, along with about $873,00 of the $1.1 million allocated for administration.

Armstrong noted that in the last quarter, "Quite a bit more has been done in the areas of the housing projects." In 2022, then-Mayor Linda Tyer allocated $8.6 million in ARPA funds for affordable housing initiatives, and the community is eager for those additional units to come online.

Nine supportive units at the Zion Lutheran Church on First Street received more than $1.5 million in ARPA funds, the 7,700-square-foot housing resource center in the basement received more than $4.6 million, and the Westside Legends' home construction project saw more than $361,000 for two single-family homes on South Church Street and Daniels Avenue.

"This is just about complete, and I believe that people who are currently homeless or at risk of homelessness will be able to take these apartments in the very near future," Armstrong said, noting the supportive units and resource center that had a ribbon-cutting in late 2025.