Westfield 16s Down Southern Berkshire in Babe Ruth Tournament

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GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. – Joshua Elmer went 4-for-4 with a pair of doubles and four runs batted in Thursday to lead the Westfield 16-year-old Babe Ruth All-Stars to a 13-0 win over the Southern Berkshire Knights in the Western Massachusetts Tournament on Thursday night.

Mason Bailey had the lone hit for Southern Berkshire, which used three pitchers in the loss.

Dom Newton, Caeden Thayer and Cam Simmons combined to allow just five earned runs as Westfield took advantage of four Southern Berkshire errors.

Southern Berkshire ends the three-team round-robin with a record of 0-2.

Pittsfield (1-0) travels to Westfield (1-0) on Friday night to determine who will host the regional championship game on Sunday.

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Great Barrington Unveils 9/11 Memorial Featuring World Trade Center Steel

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
12:58PM / Saturday, September 12, 2026

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — A piece of history will now stand in front of the Great Barrington Fire Department, serving as a lasting reminder of the courage, sacrifice, and heroism of those who rushed in, stepped forward, and answered the call on Sept. 11, 2001.

Hundreds of community members gathered outside the Fire Department for the unveiling of a 9/11 memorial featuring a steel I-beam salvaged from the wreckage of the World Trade Center.

The monument marks the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks, and its effect reached far and wide beyond New York, said Deputy Fire Chief James Mead.

"There are moments in our lives that become markers of time. Moments when we remember not only what happened, but where we were, who was beside us, and how the world somehow felt different afterwards," Town Manager Liz Hartsgrove said.

"For those of us who experienced September 11, 2001 — it is one of those moments for us to share."

The acquisition of the beam was a multi-year effort initiated by the late Andy Moro, former commander of American Legion Post 298 in Housatonic, and was carried on by the Legion's second vice commander, John Morris.

Morris said he was able to obtain the warped steel I-beam through connections he made during his time as a New York City firefighter.

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