image description — Members of the Greylock Thunder and Valley Storm 14U travel softball teams join together for a photo after Sunday's title game.

Greylock Thunder Falls in Final of Summer Storm Tournament

By Stephen DravisiBerkshires.com Sports
05:55PM / Sunday, July 13, 2025Print Story | Email Story

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. – One rough game in the field does not erase the 5-0 weekend that came before.

And it certainly won’t wipe out the 18-4 summer that preceded it.

But it was a major factor in costing the Greylock Thunder 14U travel softball team the title game of its home tournament.

The Thunder committed six errors in a four-inning, 14-0 loss to Greenfield’s Valley Storm Hurricanes in the finale of the second annual Summer Storm tourney.

Valley Storm pounded out 11 hits, including five extra base hits, and it got a four-inning no-hitter from pitcher and tournament MVP Olivia Lemay.

But it was the defensive miscues, including three in the second inning, when the visitors scored three times to take a 4-0 lead, that set the tone.

“The early miscues, they just got us down,” Thunder coach Mike Ameen said. “We started out slow, and good teams take advantage of that. That was it.

“They’re a good team, well coached, and we just tanked it, defensively, really. Once they get down, it snowballs from there.”

Valley Storm rolled into the championship game on a high after beating the Dutchess (N.Y.) Debs, 8-4, in an eight-inning thriller that saw Valley score six runs in extra innings.

And the No. 2 seed in the tournament bracket got all the offense Lemay needed in the top of the first.

Mia Shaw led off with a double, moved up on Carson Farrell’s sacrifice bunt and scored on a ground ball off the bat of Sami LaFlesh.

Thunder pitcher Avery Lane (two strikeouts) ended the half inning with a line drive out to Gianna Witek at short.

But Lemay set down the Thunder in order to get her team back to the plate, and the Storm started putting up crooked numbers: three in the second, four in the third and six in the fourth.

Bella Bramucci went 3-for-3 with a pair of RBIs, and Lemay was 2-for-3 with a double in the win.

The 14 runs scored by the Storm was one more than the 13 Greylock allowed in its first five games this weekend: four pool play games and a 13-1 win over Elite Fastpitch of Greene County, N.Y., on Sunday afternoon.

“We’re having a great summer,” Ameen said. “We’re 18-5 now for the summer. We played in four tournaments, and we finished third twice, first and second. So I’ll take that. Throw out this game, and we’ll move on with our lives.

The Thunder continues its season next weekend in Dalton for the CRA Tournament.

“Then we’re going to Rhode Island, and we’re going to New York and then we’re done,” Ameen said. “So we’ve got three more tournaments. We’ve played four already. … I tell them all the time, we’re 18-5, so that’s 23 games. I only played 22 games in the high school season, right? And we’ve got another three tournaments to go. So we’ve already played a full high school season in three or four weeks.

“That’s a lot of softball, a lot of heat. But they’re great kids.”

Photos from this game here.

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NAHA Board Accepts Director's Resignation, Unlocks Tenants Association Office

By Jack GuerinoiBerkshires Staff
03:33PM / Friday, October 16, 2026

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The North Adams Housing Authority Board of Commissioners officially accepted the resignation of Executive Director Jennifer Hohn and restored access to the Tenants Association office.

The board held a special meeting Thursday to vote to accept Hohn's resignation and determined that there are currently no plans to replace her.

"We didn't make any final determinations in terms of the executive session so we will schedule another meeting at another time," Chairwoman Leigh Uqdah said after returning from more than an hour session. "Day-to-day operations will continue to be managed as normal by staff."

Per their bylaws, board member Marie Harpin will continue to handle finances, and Uqdah will manage contracts.

Hohn stepped down on Oct. 8 after 24 years leading the agency. Her resignation followed rising tension between her and the NAHA Tenants Association, culminating in the scheduling of a formal grievance hearing between both parties.

The boiling point was the locking of the association's office this summer. Tenants alleged the lockout was retaliation for posting a video on social media depicting improperly functioning door alarms. Hohn claimed the office was locked for tenant safety and to stop the spread of misinformation.

Tenants Association President Corey Fortin asked if Hohn's security access had been removed. Uqdah confirmed her credentials were revoked the day she resigned, meaning she can no longer monitor security cameras remotely.

Jennifer Barbeau, a former city councilor who was liaison to the Housing Authority, asked when the board met to discuss Hohn's severance package. Uqdah stated that Hohn did not have one.

The board also accepted the resignation of Commissioner Richard Lavigne, though they will vote officially on the matter at their next meeting.

The open portion of the meeting was brief, with nearly an hour and a half spent in executive session. Before entering executive session, the board opened the floor to tenants.

"The tenants requested an opportunity to talk to the board," said Uqdah. "It has been quite a while, but we have decided to honor that."

Fortin, who posted the original video to social media, was the first to speak. He was clear in his request: unlock the office door.

"Let's cut straight to the chase tonight. The former resigned Director Jennifer Hohn ordered the office locked," he alleged. "She is gone. The lockout is a direct violation, and the board has a duty to end that tonight."

He cited federal and state laws that mandate the tenants association be provided with office space, including computer and network access.

"We are here with a direct administrative demand. We demand that the board vote tonight to unlock the doors," he said. "Do not let a resigned director's illegal action remain the board's ongoing liability. Open our door tonight, and let us get back to work."

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