MCLA Green Living series to address the community's carbon footprint

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NORTH ADAMS – The Berkshire Environmental Resource Center (BERC) at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) will continue its series of 14 “Green Living” seminars on Thursday, March 13, at 5:30 p.m. with “Successes and Challenges in Reducing our Carbon Footprint at Home, at Work, and in the Community,” in Murdock Hall room 218. The series, “Achieving Energy Sustainability for the 21st Century: Choices and Challenges,” is free and open to the public.

Nancy Nylen, associate director at the Center for Ecological Technology (CET), will lead the presentation. Nylen has been with CET since 1982, developing and providing training workshops and community service projects. She works with the Town of Adams to implement a sustainable development strategy that integrates environmental and economic concerns. Nylen has a master’s in Education, with a concentration in Environmental Studies from the University of Washington.

The Green Living series aims to inform students and the community about strategies for meeting our growing demand for energy and to encourage debate around several energy options, including those involving water, wind, hydrogen and nuclear power.

The series will continue on Thursdays through April 24 in Murdock Hall conference room 218 at MCLA. For more information, go to www.mcla.edu or contact Elena Traister, (413)662-5303.
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Keene SwampBats Down North Adams

By Ben McDonoughFor iBerkshires.com Sports
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. -- The SteepleCats battled back from an early deficit and pulled within one run midway through Saturday night’s contest, but a late offensive push by the Keene Swamp Bats resulted in an 8-4 defeat in New England Collegiate Baseball League action at Joe Wolfe Field.
 
Keene struck first in the opening inning. Jackson Smith led off with a single and later scored on an RBI double by Jackson Marshall. Eli Stephens followed with an RBI single to put the Swamp Bats ahead 2-0.
 
The SteepleCats answered in the second inning. After Matthew Colella lined a double into the gap, Parker Camelo delivered an RBI single to score Colella and cut the deficit to one.
 
North Adams’ defense kept the game close over the next two innings. A great catch at third base robbed Michael O’Brien of extra bases in the second, while center field and left field each came up with impressive grabs during a scoreless third inning.
 
The Swamp Bats added to their lead in the fourth. Consecutive singles put runners on second and third before an error allowed both to score, extending the advantage to 4-1.
 
The SteepleCats quickly responded in the bottom half of the inning. Nelphie Lopez opened the frame with a double before Sean Stephenson singled to put runners at the corners. Sebastian Rose followed with an RBI single, and after Stephenson aggressively advanced around the bases, Colella drove in another run with a groundout to trim the deficit to 4-3.
 
Richie Kerstetter provided a strong inning out of the bullpen in the fifth, retiring three of the four hitters he faced after issuing a leadoff walk. Steven Sams entered in the sixth and struck out one, though Nico Senese led off the inning with a solo home run that pushed Keene’s lead to 5-3.
 
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