Pittsfield Little Leaguers Stay Alive in Sectional

iBerkshires.com Sports09:37PM / Wednesday, July 16, 2025Print Story | Email Story

PITTSFIELD, Mass. – Three Pittsfield Little League 12-year-old All-Star pitchers combined to strike out 12 and allow no earned runs on Wednesday as Pittsfield stayed alive in the Section 1 tournament with a 11-1 win over Leominster at Deming Park.

Pittsfield survived the elimination bracket game in the double-elimination tournament and earned a return trip on Thursday to Holden, which fell to Westfield in the winners bracket on Wednesday.

Mateo Herrera got the start on the mound on Wednesday and struck out seven while allowing two hits and no runs in 3 and a third innings.

He then gave the ball to Bradley Charow for an inning and a third. Ryder Froio went to the hill in the bottom of the fifth for an out and pitched around a one-out double for a scoreless sixth.

Froio also stayed hot at the plate, going 2-for-2 with a double in a 12-hit Pittsfield attack.

Herrera also doubled, going 1-for-3 with a pair of RBIs.

Edaniel Hebert and Charow each had a pair of hits.

Pittsfield on Thursday will be looking to avenge a 4-3 loss at Holden in the state sectional opener on Tuesday.

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Dalton Special Town Meeting Rejects Land Buy for Police Station

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
09:29PM / Monday, October 19, 2026

Voters hold up cards to be counted on a vote to cast secret ballots on purchase of land question. Voters rejected the land purchase but authorized buying electronic devices for future voting.

DALTON, Mass. — A special town meeting on Monday night authorized 11 of 12 warrant articles, only nixing a contentious proposal to buy land for a police station.

After nearly an hour of discussion, 113 voters rejected by secret ballot the purchase of land on West Housatonic Street for $69,700.

Article 2 needed two-thirds to pass, and failed 65-48, about 10 votes short.

A motion was made by Robert Collins for the article to be voted on by secret ballot to ensure ballot privacy, which was approved by 72-19.

Town officials have been debating options for a new police station for more than year, focusing on several parcels that could host a new building and, more recently, the possibility of a combined fire and police station. These included the West Housatonic site, another on Main street and the vacant Dalton High lot next to the Senior Center.

Resident Adelard Nadeau Jr., who previously served on the Fire District's Prudential Committee, argued that the town is spending money that it does not have.

He advocated for the lot by the Senior Center which he believed to be cheaper and shovel ready.

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