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More Than 1,100 Complete Holiday 5KiBerkshires.com Sports,
12:54PM / Friday, July 04, 2025 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. – Pittsfield’s Abigail Geurds was the fastest female finisher in the 4th of July 5K on Friday morning. Geurds covered the 5-kilometer (3.1-mile) course in 17 minutes, 51 seconds to place 26th overall. The race saw 1,141 competitors finish the out-and-back course from Wahconah Street south to the intersection of South Street and West Housatonic and back to Wahconah Park. The top finisher overall was Steve Dowsett of Newburyport, who ran a time of 15:12 to finish three seconds ahead of runner-up Alex White of Dalton. Finishers at the event ranged in age from Pittsfield’s Eamon Doyle, 7, who ran a time of 26:34, to 0 Comments
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Fourth of July: The Declaration of Independence| 10:06AM / Friday, July 04, 2025 | |
 A reminder what today is really all about: The adoption of a (literally) revolutionary document that stated the grievances of the colonists against England and their resolve to pursue a course of self-determination — without the bindings of hereditary rule.
The Unanimous Declaration
of the Thirteen United States of America
When, in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the laws of nature and of nature's God entitle them, a decent 10 Comments
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Great Barrington Little Leaguers Down Dalton in Extra InningsBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires.com Sports
11:39PM / Thursday, July 03, 2025 | |
 ADAMS, Mass. – Brayden King scored from third on Ivey Weller’s ground ball to the left side in the bottom of the seventh Thursday to give the Great Barrington Little League All-Stars a dramatic, 4-3 win over Dalton-Hinsdale in the teams’ opening game of the Don Gleason District 1 Tournament. GB and Dalton combined for six runs in the last inning and a half to cap a game that featured strong pitching and big plays on defense from both teams. After Dalton-Hinsdale’s Tye Shove led off the game with a triple and scored one batter later on Parker Lussier’s single, no one could get a run across until the bottom of the sixth. That is when Great 8 Comments
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Berkshire Community Radio Alliance Receives Gift From Feigenbaum Foundation| 10:45AM / Thursday, July 03, 2025 | |
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Berkshire Community Radio Alliance (BCRA) broadcasting at 97.7FM as WBCR-lp has received a $20,000 grant from The Feigenbaum Foundation to support the renovation of their studio at 320 Main Street. The grant kicks off a 5-year project to enhance and upgrade the studio’s broadcast, recording, and training studio, which is currently being renovated as part of the extensive Mahaiwe Block renovation. The station is temporarily broadcasting from the 2nd floor of the Mahaiwe Building until construction is complete. "We are most grateful for the generosity of The Feigenbaum Foundation," said John Prusinski, BCRA Board President. 8 Comments
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Berkshire Green Drinks: How to Protect Your Farms, Gardens, and Food from Forever Chemicals| 08:28AM / Thursday, July 03, 2025 | |
 SHEFFIELD, Mass. — Laura Orlando, Senior Scientist at Just Zero and an Adjunct Professor of Environmental Health at the Boston University School of Public Health, will speak at the July Berkshire Green Drinks event on Wednesday, July 9. This free hybrid event will take place online via Zoom and in person at Big Elm Brewing's Sheffield Taproom, 65 Silver St, Sheffield, MA. The in-person social gathering will begin around 5:15 PM; the presentation and Zoom meeting will start at 6:00 PM. According to a press relsase: Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS or "Forever Chemicals") are a dangerous class of chemicals that seem to 8 Comments
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Car Crashes Through Taft Farms Plant DisplayBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
04:54PM / Wednesday, July 02, 2025 | |
An employee sets up caution tape at Taft Farms where a vehicle went through the plant display. GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Police are investigating an incident in which a vehicle plowed through an outside display at Taft Farms.
Shortly before 2 p.m. on Wednesday, police received the call of a crash at the farm. A car had driven through the outdoor plant section of the farm store on Park Street.
About an hour later, employees were cleaning up a car-sized hole in the cement divider, and that section of plants was gone, but the business was operating seemingly as normal. Those involved with the incident had left.
Police said the cause
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The Classical Beat: The 2025 Summer Music Festival Season Begins By Stephen Dankner, Special to iBerkshires
03:04PM / Wednesday, July 02, 2025 | |
The beginning of July generally marks the start of the long-awaited summer music festival season, though for Taconic Music, it began two weeks ago. How fortunate we music lovers are to be living in this corner of the world - the Berkshires - for what can only be described as 'Music Heaven?' With programs in Lenox and in South Worthington, MA, and in Manchester,VT, concertgoers will have a wide selection of music in a multiplicity of styles to enjoy in venues grand and intimate - cathedrals and chapels - from pop superstar James Taylor to Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms and Smetana, and also including modern master Stravinsky at Tanglewood, to Taconic Music's feast of chamber 8 Comments
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Pittsfield's Infield Offers Youth Sports CampsCommunity submission,
11:18AM / Tuesday, July 01, 2025 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. -- The Infield is offering a series of youth sports camps for children aged 4 to 12 starting next week at its Lyman Street facility. The first two sessions are a baseball camp for children 7 to 12. The camp runs from 9 a.m. to noon, July 7-9. From 9 to noon, July 21-23, The Infield will hold a softball camp for children 7 to 12. The cost for each three-day camp is $150. The Infield is holding an all-sports camp for kids 4 to 6 on Aug. 18 and 19 from 9 to 11 a.m. The camp will allow youngsters to explore baseball, soccer, basketball and more. The cost for the all-sports camp is $100. To register, visit The Infield's 8 Comments
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Holiday Hours: Independence Day| 10:55AM / Tuesday, July 01, 2025 | |
Above, the famous John Trumbull painting depicting the presentation of the Declaration to John Hancock. John Adams is standing on the right of the Committee of Five. Right, the Bill of Rights currently on display at Williams College. Independence Day will be celebrated Friday, July 4. It is a federal holiday marking the ratification of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. Representatives from 13 original colonies, of which Massachusetts was a leader, actually voted on July 2 at the Second Continental Congress to declare their independence from Great Britain. The Declaration formalizing the decision — and giving the reasons for doing so — was written by
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MassDOT Advisory: South County Overnight Construction on I-90| 10:54AM / Monday, June 30, 2025 | |
STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) announced overnight milling and paving operations, bridge work, and lane closures on I-90 westbound and eastbound in the towns of Stockbridge, West Stockbridge, and Becket. All work will take place during overnight hours and will be complete by 5:00 a.m. on Thursday, July 3, in anticipation of the July 4 holiday. Stockbridge/West Stockbridge: Milling and paving operations will be conducted on I-90 westbound from mile marker 4.0 to mile marker 0.0 nightly from Monday, June 30, through Wednesday, July 2, from 7:00 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. Stockbridge: The I-90 westbound exit 3 off-ramp will 0 Comments
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Post 68-1 Senior Legion Team Walks Off Win Against SheffieldiBerkshires.com Sports,
03:33PM / Sunday, June 29, 2025 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. – Dominic Marcella drew a bases-loaded walk in the bottom of the seventh Sunday to give the Pittsfield Post 68-1 American Legion Baseball team a 7-6 win over Sheffield Post 340. Ben Jacob started the winning rally with a single to right, and Gavin O’Donnell singled to left to put runners at the corners. Sheffield opted to intentionally walk Jack Abel (1-for-3, triple, three RBIs), bringing Marcella to the plate with a chance to end it. Post 68 rallied for six runs in the bottom of the fifth to erase a 5-0 deficit and take a one-run lead. Sheffield tied it in the top of the sixth when Christian Blanchard singled to drive in Parker 0 Comments
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Community Hero: Evan ButtsBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
05:39PM / Saturday, June 28, 2025 | |
 LEE, Mass. — Although only living in the Berkshires for a few years, Evan Butts has already ingrained himself into the community. A server at the Italian restaurant Amici in West Stockbridge, Butts aims to helping others in his spare time, specifically with his journey raising funds for the charity Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy. Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy is one of the largest organizations in the state dedicated to advocating for Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Duchenne is a progressive muscle disease and is the most common form of muscular dystrophy diagnosed in childhood, said Nicole Herring, development and community engagement vice 0 Comments
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