Greylock Thunder 14U Goes to 3-0 at Greenfield Tourney

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GREENFIELD, Mass. – Avery Lane threw a 1-hitter in the circle and went 2-for-3 with a triple at the plate Saturday in leading the Greylock Thunder 14U travel softball team to a 10-0 win over the Prime Softball Blue of North Reading at the Mid-Summer Storm tournament.
 
Lane struck out four in the four-inning win as the Thunder improved to 3-0 in the tournament.
 
Ava Jagiello and Kendall Moran each had two hits in a nine-hit attack for Greylock in its second win of the day.
 
The Thunder started Saturday with a 5-3 win over Vermont’s 8zero2.
 
Moran went the distance in the circle in that six-inning win, striking out six and allowing no earned runs.
 
Kyleigh Cooper was 2-for-2 with a triple at the plate.
 
Lane and Sydney Payson each doubled.
 
The Thunder moves on to bracket play on Sunday.
 
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Adams Finalizing FY27 Budget Amid Staffing Uncertainty

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
ADAMS, Mass. — Officials continue to finalize fiscal year 2027's budget ahead of the annual town meeting, navigating numerous unknowns stemming from staff vacancies.
 
During a joint Finance Committee and Select Board meeting on Thursday, a budget of $21,458,601 was presented. 
 
More than half of the budget, not including schools, is for personnel, amounting to $8,721,572, while the remaining $4,075,600.19 is for operational costs.  
 
Education accounts for more than a third of the budget, making up 38.16 percent of the total spending plan at $8,018,218 — a 4.27 percent, or $328,341, increase from FY26.
 
Of that, the Hoosac Valley Regional School District's assessments is $6,814,144 and McCann Technical School is $1,204,074. 
 
The budget can be broken out into several categories, with Finance and Technology, and Public Safety being the second-and-third largest. 
 
Finance and Technology accounts for 15.78 percent of the total budget, allocating to $3,205,469, an increase of 9.32 percent or $273,186. While Public Safety makes up 12.11 percent, amounting to $2,494,514, an increase of 5.23 percent or $124,034. 
 
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