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Hundreds of Runners Flock to Adams for Steel Rail Races

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ADAMS, Mass. – Albany, N.Y.’s, Michael DeGeorge was the top marathoner at Sunday’s Steel Rail Races.
 
DeGeorge covered the 26.2-mile course along the Ashuwilticook Trail in 2 hours, 45.19 seconds, edging Boston’s Tor Olsson by less than a second.
 
The top Berkshire County finisher in the marathon was John DeWolf of Pittsfield, who placed fourth.
 
The first woman across the finish line at the Adams Visitors Center was New York’s Brianna Goldstein in 3:08.09.
 
The event, organized by the Berkshire Running Center with principal sponsorship from MountainOne Bank, featured five races, including a half-marathon, 8-kilometer race and two kids’ events, the Mo’s Mile and Mo’s Mini Half Mile.
 
Proceeds from the races go to benefit the trail.
 

Marathon

1. Michael DeGeorge, Albany, 2:45.19; 2. Tor Olsson, Boston, 2:45.42; 3. Jack Delehanty, Worcester, 2:46.52; 4. John DeWolf, Pittsfield, 2:54.21; 5. Garrett Ramsey, Pittsfield, 2:55.26; 6. Alex White, Dalton, 2:56.55; 7. Zach Prentice, Roslindale, 2:57.20; 8. Connor Read, Bright, 2:58.28; 9. Ian Curtis, Cambridge, 2:59.52; 10. Malcolm Courchesne, East Kingston, N.H., 3:01.55.
 

Half Marathon

1. Drew Schroeder, Ghent, N.Y., 1:16.09; 2. Ross Tremblay, Higham, 1;24.57; 3. Tom Holtz, Newton, 1:26.04; 4. Matthew Howard, Williamstown, 1:26.14; 5. Mark Poitras, Marshfield, 1:28.00; 6. Lewis McCullouch, Arlington, 1:28.51; 7. Nicholas Weretelnik, New Hartford, Conn., 1:31.36; 8. Jackie Varney, Williamstown, 1:32.07; 9. Teagan Far, Lenox Dale, 1:32.48; 10. Aaron Beatty, Becket, 1:33.23.
 

8-Kilometer

1. Cam Abderhalden, Lenox, 31:50; 2. Dan Brooks, Pittsfield, 31:55; 3. Luke Irwin, Williamstown, 32.03; 4. Ian Nesbitt, Clarksburg, 33:53; 5. Steven Lamontagne, Adams, 34:41; 6. Curtis Landry, Pittsfield, 37:07; 7. Cory Mercier, Pittsfield, 37:30; 8. Esther Dono DeQuiusk, Pittsfield, 37:37; 9. Kelly Baker, Pittsfield, 39:45; 10. Padraic Eldridge, Pittsfield, 39:50.
 

Mo's Mile

1. Luke Passetto, Pittsfield, 6:29.55; 2. Everett Sondrini, Dalton, 7:29.67; 3. Harper Phelps, Lanesborough, 7:42.15; 4. Eva Esposito, Pittsfield, 7:53.65; 5. Ruby House, West Stockbridge, 8:11.30; 6. Ford Wallace, Lanesborough, 8:22.79; 7. Jace Esposito, Pittsfield, 8:25.27; 8. JJ Hastings, Pittsfield, 8:47.31; 9. Franklin Krol, Peru, 9:24.11; 10. Marigold McCormick-Goodhart, Pittsfield, 9:57.58.
 

Mo's Mini Half Mile

1. Nolan Touponce, Pittsfield, 4:09.43; 2. Tatum Price, Pittsfield, 4:14.69; 3. Kennedy Phelps, Lanesborough, 4:15.15; 4. Acadia Lacey, Lenox, 4:40.54; 5. Sloane Kenney, Pittsfield, 4:45.78; 6. Hudson Calderone, Great Barrington, 4:56.75; 7. Emmett Yunkins, 5:03.24; 8. Heidi Elser, Cheshire, 5:11.02; 9. Maeve Hopkins, Pittsfield, 5:13.82; 10. Logan Ferry, Pittsfield, 5:17.81.
 
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Cheshire Seeks Options West Mountain Runoff

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
CHESHIRE, Mass. — The recent increase in rain has exacerbated an ongoing issue of flooding in the neighbors of West Mountain and Curren Roads. 
 
A few months back, a resident of West Mountain Road, Michael Lemanski, adjacent to Curren Road, complained about the runoff from Curren coming down the hill and into his yard. 
 
Over the years, the area's drainage system has changed. Initially, runoff would flow into the woods through a pipe on the right side of Curren Road, which then connected to a pipe on the left side, channeling water across the road and into the woods, said Corey McGrath, Department of Public Works director.
 
Then a garage was built and a pool was put in, so this system changed to a "strict 90" and ran it along the edge of the road, underneath the driveway, another 60 feet, then daylighted the runoff into a privately owned field.
 
"It's never worked. It's always been a problem. It overflows. It's not big enough. It goes down the driveway, and it cuts across his lawn, and washes out everything," McGrath said during the Select Board meeting on Tuesday. 
 
Now, McGrath is proposing installing a storm basin on the right side of Curren Road, pipe it farther down the road on the town's right of way, totally surpassing Lemanski's property, directing the water across the road, and then daylight it into that field. 
 
"Now, I don't know if we're removing one headache and getting another one, dumping it into that property," he said. 
 
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