MFBF Names Sunderland Cat Barn Cat of the Year| 12:07PM / Monday, October 18, 2021 | |
 MARLBOROUGH, Mass. — The Farm Bureau Federation named Thomas Farm & Dairy's Sophie-Jane as Barn Cat of the year. “Sophie-Jane exhibited the qualities of an excellent barn cat," said MFBF Promotion and Education Chair Meg Gennings. “Not only does she keep rodents and birds out of the barn at Thomas Farm and Dairy but she also is extremely affectionate and an excellent napper. Those qualities are what make barn cats popular." Sophie-Jane was adopted through Dakin Humane Society's barn cat program, which pairs cats who are either too feisty or too shy to live in traditional homes with working barns. These cats are spayed or neutered, 0 Comments
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Berkshire County Senior Golf Awards ScholarshipCommunity submission,
08:58AM / Thursday, October 14, 2021 | |
 DALTON, Mass. -- Pairs of golfers in four divisions took home honors at Wednesday's Berkshire County Fall Senior Golf event at Wahconah Country Club. Paul Briggs and Ron Carver won the Blue Gross Division with a score of 67. The Blue Net Division went to Dennis Boldyga and Robert Smith with a 59. In the Green Division, the gross title went to Bill Gates and Paul Traversa. Jim Crews and Roger Prevy won the Green Net with a 58. The Senior Golf program contiued Wednesday to recognize and award scholarships to junior golf players throughout the area. On Wednesday, a $500 scholarship was presented to Wahconah Regional High School golfer Nicholas 0 Comments
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Just for Kicks Soccer Tourney Draws 48 Teams in DaltonCommunity submission,
09:27PM / Sunday, October 10, 2021 | |
 DALTON, Mass. -- The Williamstown Soccer Club earned three titles at this weekend's 24th annual Just for Kicks Soccer Tournament. The two-day tourney contested on fields at Wahconah Regional High School and Nessacus Middle School attracted 48 teams from throughout Western Massachusetts. Williamstown's under-12 girls, the Flash, won their title game, 4-2, over the Pittsfield Soccer Club Tigers. Williamstown also picked up a pair of boys titles. The Williamstown U12 Vipers beat Gateway, 2-0, in the title game. The Williamstown U14 squad beat Berkshire Hills, 4-2, to claim the crown. Host Dalton earned championships in two age groups. In the 0 Comments
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Invasive Spotted Lanternfly Found in Worcester County| 04:03PM / Tuesday, September 28, 2021 | |
 FITCHBURG, Mass. — The Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR) announced Tuesday that a small population of the invasive spotted lanternfly has been found in the City of Fitchburg, close to where a lanternfly nymph was reported earlier this summer. Agricultural inspectors are in the middle of performing surveys in the area, but currently the infestation is limited to a single cluster of three trees. While MDAR has not been able to determine the origin of the infestation, spotted lanternflies have been known to travel out of infested states on cars, trucks, and trains, during shipments of produce, sheds, and gazebos, trees and shrubs for landscaping, and 0 Comments
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Six Squads Win Titles at Monument Cup| 01:39PM / Monday, September 20, 2021 | |
 GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. -- Hundreds of youth soccer players were at Monument Mountain Regional High School on Sunday for the annual Monument Cup 3-on-3 tournament. Championships were decided in six different age groups after a day of round-robin play followed by finals on the varsity field. In the 14-and-under girls division, the Williamstown Rush Hour defeated the Berkshire Hills Hot Shots in the title match. For the U14 boys, the New Marlborough Blue Lightning beat the Berkshire Hills Black Panthers for the crown. Dalton's U12 girls won a title by defeating the Williamstown Coyotes in the final. In the U12 boys, the Berkshire Hills All Starz beat the Great 0 Comments
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Senior Golf Series Kicks Off at Berkshire HillsCommunity submission,
09:54AM / Thursday, September 09, 2021 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. -- The 49th annual Berkshire County Fall Senior Golf series begins on Wednesday, Sept.22, and features stops at five courses around the county. The series, a fund-raiser for the Berkshire County Junior Golf program, is open to players aged 50 and over. Each event will feature two divisions formed by combining the ages of the players. Play will be from the white tees (or equivalent) with gross and net prizes in each division. The first event will be at 12:30 p.m. on Sept. 22 at Berkshire Hills Country Club. The following four Wednesdays are: Sept. 29, Greenock Country Club; Oct. 6, Wyndhurst Golf Club; Oct. 13, Wahconah Country Club; and Oct. 20, 0 Comments
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Marc Parrott Memorial Hockey Game| 01:03PM / Wednesday, September 08, 2021 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — A memorial hockey game in honor of Pittsfield native Marc Parrott will be held at the Boys and Girls Club ice rink on Nov. 26, at 4 p.m. Parrott passed away on Aug. 10, leaving a legacy as a devoted husband and father, and a standout baseball and hockey player. Player registration is open to anyone who played or competed with Parrott throughout his life. The registration fee of $150 will pay for a commemorative jersey for each player, socks and a post-game reception at the Berkshire Hills Country Club. Registration will close on Oct. 1 or when 26 players have registered. To register, please contact John Hinkell at 0 Comments
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Bird Club to Hold Golf Fund-Raiser on Sept. 10Community submission,
01:25PM / Monday, August 30, 2021 | |
 LANESBOROUGH, Mass. – The Hoffmann Bird Club of Western Massachusetts will hold its Eighth Annual “Hoffmann Hackers Golf Classic” on Friday, Sept. 10 at Donnybrook Country Club. The event, which also could be known as "The Longest Bird" will have a shotgun start at 4 p.m. The nine-hole tournament is a fundraiser for the ornithological society. The rain date is Friday, Sept. 17. The entry fee of $45 per person includes placement on a team, nine holes of golf with carts included and an all-you-can-eat barbeque/cook-out following the event. The format will be a “Captain and Crew” or “Best Ball”, but it comes with a 0 Comments
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Berkshire Thunder Rallies Late to Earn BABL 35-Year-Old TitleBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires.com Sports
05:49PM / Sunday, August 29, 2021 | |
 ADAMS, Mass. -- The Berkshire Thunder Sunday afternoon was down three runs and down to its last three outs. It was also down two of the starters it began the day with. It was reeling after allowing three unearned runs to lose the lead in the bottom of the fifth. And it was playing an opponent that went 14-0 in the Berkshire Adult Baseball League regular season and carried a 17-1 record into Game 3 of their best-of-three championship series. But the Thunder found a way. Paul McBride and Corey Lemuth delivered two RBIs apiece in the seventh, and Jake Barbarotta went the distance on the mound to lead Berkshire to a 6-5 win over the Adams Aces and a BABL 35-year-old 0 Comments
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Great Barrington Pitchers Dominate in BABL Title Series OpenerBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires.com Sports
01:28PM / Saturday, August 28, 2021 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. -- Chance O’Neill went 3-for-4 with an RBI, and the Great Barrington Millers defeated BBA, 8-1, in the first game of their best-of-three Berkshire Adult Baseball League Championship series on Saturday morning on Pellerin Field at Clapp Park. Brooks Belter and Nick Arre combined to strike out 12 over seven innings, and Great Barrington scored four times in the top of the seventh to break open a close game. The Millers can clinch the BABL 20-year-old Division title on Sunday at 10 a.m. with a win in Great Barrington. If BBA evens the series, the rubber match will be played a 1 p.m. Saturday’s game started as a pitchers’ duel between 0 Comments
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