 iBerkshires Monthly Business Review JulyiBerkshires has been busy writing about local businesses. Our new monthly section Berkshire Built highlights local businesses that are producing their own goods.  Berkshire Adult Soccer League Grows Through Competition, CommunityThe league features a 12-game regular season, with each team playing every opponent once at home and once away before advancing to the postseason.  Clarksburg Looking to AG's Receivership Program to Help With Distressed PropertiesThe town is looking to move two properties into receivership to get them cleaned up and back on the tax rolls. Vermonters Pull Away Late Against SteepleCatsAlex Bennevetto went 4-for-4 with a double Monday to lead the Vermont Mountaineers to a 8-2 win over the SteepleCats in NECBL action.  Holden Ends Pittsfield's Run in 10-Year-Old SectionalPittsfield, which earned a berth in the winner-take-all final game with a walkoff win at Holden on Sunday, battled back from a 6-1 deficit to lead midway through the third only to see Holden scratch out a run in the fifth to tie it and generate the game-winner one inning later.  Letter: Thanks to Pete's Garage in SheffieldYou have very nice people living in the Shires. Nobody in Connecticut would do that.  Taunton, Mass., Knocks Out Pittsfield at RegionalEastern Massachusetts Champion Taunton strung together three two-out hits to score two runs in fifth, breaking open a one-run game and sending it on to a 4-1 win over Pittsfield at the 16-year-old Babe Ruth New England Championship on Monday morning. Pittsfield Lake Commission Meets for First TimeThe Lake Management Commission organized its leadership and discussed some foundational topics on Thursday, such as water quality and safety. Pittsfield, Lee Offer Summer Meals for Local ChildrenThe Pittsfield and Lee public schools are feeding children at meal sites in both communities this summer. Paranormal Tour of Country Club of PittsfieldThere is far more than meets the eye of the picturesque setting of the Country Club of Pittsfield. This Saturday, July 25, visitors can explore the club's mysterious past and experience its supernatural side. Becket Washington Gets Funds to Boost EnrollmentAs a low-enrollment school, Becket Washington Elementary School faces challenges in providing the same level of services and support available at larger schools. However, funding from a supplemental budget bill is expected to help bridge that gap.  Federal Funding Cuts Put Stress on Local NonprofitsOn Wednesday, the Nonprofit Center of the Berkshires hosted a regional meeting on the impacts of federal funding cuts with the Massachusetts Council of Nonprofits and sector employees at the Norman Rockwell Museum. Danbury, Conn., Tops SteepleCatsThe Danbury Westerners Sunday scored seven runs in the top of the fifth inning and went on to an 8-6 win over the North Adams SteepleCats at Joe Wolfe Field.  Thunder 10U Squad Claims Dalton CRA TitleNyla Cooper struck out eight in three innings in the circle Sunday evening to lead the Greylock Thunder 10-and-under travel softball team to a 16-0 win over ACS Swat in the title game of the CRA Invitational.  Pittsfield Posts Two-Hit Shutout at Babe Ruth RegionalJack Wendling went 5 and a third innings on the mound, and the Pittsfield Babe Ruth 16-year-old All-Stars posted a combined two-hitter Sunday in beating Connecticut State Champion Bethel, 12-0, at the New England Regional. Berkshire Force Travel Softball Team Falls at Conn. TournamentThe Connecticut Titans Sunday morning dealt the Berkshire Force 12-and-under travel softball team a 9-7 loss in an elimination game at the End of Summer Challenge at the Fast Pitch Nation complex.  Pittsfield Little Leaguers Force Monday Title GameJayden Klinger scored on a wild pitch with one out in the bottom of the sixth inning Saturday to give the Pittsfield Little League 10-year-old All-Stars a 3-2 win over Holden and a home game Monday evening for the Section 1 Championship.  Adams Theater Bringing Local Stories to LifeTheater owner Yina Moore is collaborating for the second year with Life Jacket Theatre Company, which empowers underserved individuals in telling their stories through live theatrical performance.  Adams Marks 250 Years of the Declaration With History, Hope and Look Toward the FutureOn Saturday, hundreds of people gathered at the Greylock Glen Outdoor Center, nestled at the base of Mount Greylock, the tallest mountain in all of southern New England. The clouds rolled over and rain came pouring down but that did not dampen the voices of the people. |
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