Koperniak Clutch for AAA Memphis

iBerkshires.com Sports11:38AM / Wednesday, July 08, 2026Print Story | Email Story

LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. – Matt Koperniak was key to a pair of extra inning wins in the last few days for St. Louis AAA affiliate Memphis.

On Tuesday, the Redbirds began a six-game road trip at the Gwinnett Stripers with an 11-6 extra-inning victory.

Left fielder Koperniak gave Memphis a brief one-run lead with a two-run shot in the top of the ninth inning. The left-handed Hoosac Valley Regional High School graduate later delivered a two-run tack-on single in the five-run top of the 10th inning.

Koperniak aided the Redbirds to a third straight extra-inning victory one game following his walk-off single on Sunday afternoon.

Koperniak is hitting .251 with three home runs, five doubles and 33 RBIs this summer with Memphis, which is 6-7 in the second half of the season after winning the first half, giving the Redbirds the right to host the International League Championship Series in September.

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Adams Sets Special Town Meeting

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
04:37PM / Thursday, August 27, 2026

ADAMS, Mass. — Prior to the annual town meeting in June, there were several unknowns when the budget was being developed. Now that those uncertainties have been resolved, the town will hold a special town meeting to update the budget.

The special town meeting will be held at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 30, in the Memorial Building gymnasium.

The Select Board will sign the warrant on Wednesday, Sept. 2, at 5 p.m., the required 14 days before the special town meeting.

In the last year, Adams has had a high turnover in employees because of retirements and staff leaving to pursue other opportunities. This resulted in several vacancies during budget season.

Town Administrator Nicholas Caccamo conservatively budgeted those positions at previous rates, maintaining each staff member's prior step or grade, as if the roles were filled full time, essentially building a "level-funded service budget."

The special town meeting will take place before the tax rate is set, allowing the town sufficient time to prepare the tax bills for mailing in early November, with payments due in late November, he told the Select Board last Wednesday.

"During the FY27 budget discussions, we started that process with a number of vacancies and a number of questions with some of our appropriations, particularly around salaries and health insurance. We've since nearly filled all those vacancies," Caccamo said.

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