SteepleCats Can't Hold on Late in Road Loss

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KEENE, N.H. -- Michael O'Brien went 3-for-4 with a home run, a triple and four RBIs Wednesday to lead the Keene Swamp Bats to a 7-1 win over North Adams in the New England Collegiate Baseball League.
 
Marshall Lipsey was 3-for-4 with a double and drove in a pair of runs, and four Keene pitchers combined to scatter three hits.
 
One of those hits was from North Adams' Gabriel Natividad, who hit a solo home run in the second inning to give the SteepleCats at 1-0 lead.
 
North Adams led until the bototm of the sixth, when Keene scored four times.
 
North Adams (1-3) travels to Hartford, Vt., to face Upper Valley on Thursday.
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North Adams OKs Property Sale, Vac Truck Buy

By Tammy Daniels iBerkshires Staff
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The City Council on Tuesday sold off a dilapidated property and approved borrowing of more than $600,000 for a new vacuum truck. 
 
The property at 135 East Quincy St. was acquired for back taxes through Land Court. Mayor Jennifer Macksey said the city had a buyer at $30,000. 
 
"Folks, I was shocked that we even got a buyer," she said. "When we took it, I was afraid we were really going to own it. The back of it is like missing it's in deplorable condition."
 
However, there were four or five interested buyers with the $30,000 cash bid being the best, the mayor said. The delinquent taxes on the property are $80,000.
 
"We are taking a loss on it, but again we're hopeful that they will flip it, so to say, and get it back on the tax rolls," said Macksey. "So technically, I don't have to ask you for permission, because it is a foreclosed property, but as I said before, I'd like to inform you of the good work that [Treasurer/Tax Collector] Jessica {Lincourt} is doing, and that we are moving these tax title properties through foreclosure, which we hate doing ...
 
"But this house has been vacant for a very long time, and we have a lot of complaints from the neighbors out there about this."
 
In answer to questions, Lincourt said 44 properties are currently in Land Court. 
 
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