Mass Cultural Council Awards Milne Public Library a Creative Experiences Grant

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WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The David and Joyce Milne Public Library was awarded a grant from the Massachusetts Cultural Council to host a Cultural Showcase this Spring.
 
Creative Experiences "offers grants to organizations (including schools) to fund festivals, projects, residencies, and other cultural activities" (Mass Cultural Council). With the awarded funds of $5,000 and support from the Friends of the David and Joyce Milne Public Library, the Cultural Showcase will celebrate the cultural backgrounds represented in Williamstown and across Berkshire County. The goal is to create a welcoming space for connection and learning through food, art, language, music, storytelling, and cultural traditions.
 
The Cultural Showcase is scheduled for Saturday, May 30, 2026, 11:00 a.m. through 3:00 p.m. at the Milne Public Library located at 1095 Main Street, Williamstown, MA 01267. The showcase will feature more than 20 Berkshire organizations where attendees are encouraged to "Explore the world in a day" through food, music, dance, crafts, and more.
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Rumbolt Law Wins Cal Ripken Minors Title

By Stephen DravisiBerkshires.com Sports
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. -- Asher Garbatini Sunday went 2-for-2 with a double at the plate and threw two shutout innings on the mound to lead Rumbolt Law to a 6-3 win over North Adams Police Department in the championship game of the Berkshire County Cal Ripken minors division tournament.
 
NAPD rallied from deficits of 2-0 and 3-2 before Rumbolt rallied for three runs in bottom of the fourth inning to put the game out of reach.
 
Andre Carasone made the three-run lead stand up, pitching out of a second-and-third jam in the fifth and leaving the bases loaded in the sixth to secure the win.
 
Offensively, every player on Rumbolt reached base and six of its 12 players scored a run.
 
Rumbolt coach John Carasone said his team grew tremendously over the last half year.
 
"We had a really bad fall ball season," he said. "This team could not win. And then we came back here in the spring, and we couldn't lose.
 
"Andre [Carasone] and Asher [Garbatini] worked their tails off in the off-season, in particular. They came back to pitch really well."
 
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