Westfield Holds Off Pittsfield Babe Ruth 13s for Western Mass Title

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WESTFIELD, Mass. – The Westfield 13-year-old Babe Ruth All-Stars Tuesday rallied for four runs in the bottom of the sixth to break open a close game and take a 9-3 win from Pittsfield in the title game of the Western Massachusetts Championship.
 
Collin Taylor and Jackson Barnes each went 2-for-3 at the plate to lead a seven-hit attack for Westfield.
 
Isaac Acevedo went 2-for-3 with a double to lead Pittsfield, which fought back to tie the game after falling behind, 2-0, and scored a run in the top of the fi fth to cut into a 5-2 deficit.
 
Both Pittsfield and Westfield move on to the New England Regional Championship, scheduled for July 25-29 at Wahconah Park.
 
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Dalton Finance Makes Reserve Fund Transfers

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
DALTON, Mass. — The Finance Committee made two reserve fund transfers last Wednesday night. 
 
The reserve fund balance is currently $60,000. This is the first reserve fund transfer the town has made this fiscal year, committee clerk Karen Schmidt said. 
 
A transfer to the vocational education tuition account for $16,000 was approved. The original appropriation was $605,020 and the present balance is $4,527. 
 
It had been previously demonstrated that setting the budget for this account can be challenging due to the uncertainty about how many students will choose to attend vocational education programs.
 
The vocational education account was reduced by $90,000 during a September special town meeting; however, a spot opened up at a vocational program, so a student decided to transfer after the start of the second quarter. 
 
A transfer for the employee fringe benefits account was approved for $10,000. The original appropriation was $64,180. 
 
The present balance is $4,412.77 and is not sufficient to cover the vacation payouts and sick buy backs of the six employees who left this year. 
 
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