Pittsfield Babe Ruth 14s' Run Ends at New England Regional

iBerkshires.com Sports11:55AM / Tuesday, July 22, 2025Print Story | Email Story

NORTH PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Dax Russell threw 6 and a third innings Friday to lead the Plymouth Babe Ruth All-Stars to a 6-4 win over Pittsfield in the semi-finals of the New England Regional Championships.

Russell helped his cause by doubling and driving in a pair of runs for the Eastern Massachusetts champs, who took a 6-2 lead after two innings and held off Pittsfield late.

In the sixth, Bryce Hoff led off with a triple and came home on Jace Coco's RBI single to make it 6-3.

In the top of the seventh, Kydd Kearns led off with a single, and Austin Decker moved him to second with a single. With two out, Kevin Smith singled to left to drive in Kearns.

But Plymouth reliever Cole Campbell got the final out with a strikeout to leave runners at first and second.

Smith went 3-for-4 with a double and a pair of RBIs to lead Pittsfield.

He also struck out 10 in 4 and a third innings of scoreless relief on the mound.

Pittsfield, the Western Massachusetts Champion, finishes with a record of 3-2 at the regional tournament.

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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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