Burega Leads Post 68 Seniors Past East Springfield

By Leland BarnesiBerkshires.com Sports
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PITTSFIELD , Mass. — Pittsfield Post 68 defeated East Springfield Post 420 with a complete game shutout from Matthew Burega at Buddy Pellerin Field on Friday.
 
Burega threw the full 7 innings in the 5-0 win.
 
Burega finished with two strikeouts while allowing four walks and two hits.
 
“It was electric out there,” Burega said.
 
East Springfield used three pitchers, including a great performance by Hamilton Wray, who struck out the side in the fifth.
 
In the first inning, Post 68 had all the momentum, scori,ng two runs off two singles and three walks.
 
Camden Zerbato scored the first run of the game.
 
In the first two innings, Burega sent Post 420 down 1-2-3.
 
Offensively, Roshan Warriar went 3-for-3 with a walk. He also recorded two of Post 68’s runs.
 
Jack Abel recorded Post 68’s majority of bases, reaching and scoring on 3 plate appearances.
 
Post 68 Matthew Kinzer recorded a hit as well as throwing out two runners at second.
 
Nathan Pok recorded one of the only hits for Post 420.
 
Following the win, Post 68 (4-1) will now go on the road for a few games, starting Saturday at Monson.
 
Post 420 (0-3-2) is at Westfield on Monday.
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CBRSD Makes Cuts to Lower Town Assessments

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
DALTON, Mass. — School officials say reductions in the Central Berkshire Regional School District's budget will be felt, but remain optimistic that it will not prevent them from being "the best regional district in the state."
 
Throughout the budgeting season, officials said they strived to keep the seven member towns informed amid contractual increases outside their control and concerns with a state aid funding formula described as "remarkably wrong."
 
The initial budget was about a 9 percent increase, but with "strategic reductions" the district was able to cut that down to 2.99 percent, bringing the total budget to $37,740,005. 
 
"This was no small feat," said Paul Farella, district's Finance Committee chair.
 
In earlier budget drafts, towns voiced concerns over significantly higher assessments, which ranged from approximately 7 to 15 percent, compared to prior years, when it was about 2 to 7 percent. 
 
With the revised budget, projected net town assessments are: 
  • Becket for $2,859,205, an increase of 5.49 percent
  • Cummington for $670,246, an increase of 5.11 percent 
  • Dalton for $10,106,445, an increase of 5.86 percent
  • Hinsdale for $3,277,495, an increase of 10.54 percent 
  • Peru for $1,083,751, an increase of 6.11 percent 
  • Washington for $826,774, an increase of 6.64 percent
  • Windsor for $995,438, an increase of 9.37 percent
"[The cuts] will be felt, but we believe that it is what is necessary for the time being to not overburden our towns while still being able to provide a quality education to our community," Farella said. 
 
Delivering high-quality education while responsibly managing public funds in a district, which like many rural areas, faces financial constraints is a duty Superintendent Michael Henault said he takes very seriously.
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