NAPL: 'Hope in History' with Storyteller & Scholar Desiree Taylor

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NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Join North Adams storyteller and scholar Desiree Taylor to celebrate through story the pursuit of happiness that African Americans have taken on in an often hostile wider culture. 
 
The talk will be held Saturday, Feb. 21, at 11 a.m., at the North Adams Public Library.
 
This presentation explores the resources and hopes that people from all backgrounds and walks of life can glean inspiration from.
 
The talk will be held in the front parlor and is open to the public. It is being funded by the Friends of the North Adams Public Library.
 
For more information, contact reference librarian Lisa Harding at 413-662-3133, Ext. 13, or lharding@northadams-ma.gov.
 

 

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Sanford Salvages Split with SteepleCats

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SANFORD, Maine -- Troy Carpenter went 2-for-4 with a pair of doubles and three runs batted in Sunday night to lead the Sanford Mainers to an 11-3 win over the North Adams SteepleCats and a split of their New England Collegiate Baseball League double-header.
 
Sanford jumped on top early with four runs in the bottom of the first inning and led, 11-0, after three. North Adams scored all three of its runs in the top of the seventh.
 
Sean Stephenson had a pair of hits and an RBI for the SteepleCats. Three North Adams pitchers -- Liam Riordan, Trey Power and Parker Guthrie -- combined for 3 and two-thirds innings of scoreless relief.
 
North Adams (1-7) is back at Joe Wolfe Field on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. against Newport, R.I.
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