Dalton Select Board May Forgive Back Taxes for 463 High St.

A revised demolition quote of $52,975 is more than the land assessment of $46,400, so the waiving of the back taxes is the town's attempt to encourage the receiver not to back out.

Mass Destruction Softball 16Us Tie New Jersey Squad

Audrina Maloney went 2-for-2 with three RBIs Monday as the Mass Destruction tied the New Jersey Sparks, 7-7, in the opener of the USSSA Eastern Championship.

SteepleCats Rally Past Martha's Vineyard for Home Win

Jack Sefrino struck out four hitters, and SteepleCats Monday rallied for three runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to earn a 4-2 win over Martha's Vineyard in New England Collegiate Baseball League action.

Congressman Neal Tours Damage From Torrential July Rains

U.S. Rep. Richie Neal arrived in North County late Monday afternoon to survey the damage in the city and neighboring Clarksburg. Both towns will be seeking funding through the Federal Emergency Management Agency if the four westernmost counties can be declared disaster areas.

Sarkis Leads Team to Giorgi League Win

Hunter Sarkis scored 28 points and grabbed nine rebounds Sunday to lead Central Radio to an 81-54 win over RicksKicks in the John Giorgi Summer Basketball League B Division.

Egan, Pittsfield 15-Year-Olds Dominate Westfield, Advance in Regional

The win sends Pittsfield to the regional semi-finals on Tuesday, where it will play Maine State Champion Capital Area of Augusta at 1 p.m. A win in the semis means a trip to the New England Championship game at 4 p.m.

Pittsfield Affordable Housing Trust Plans Further Outreach

Last week, the panel recapped testimony it heard from residents and planned to conduct another community meeting.

Pittsfield Man Arrested After Tyler Street Home Invasion

The ensuing investigation revealed that a man had broken into the home and threatened a resident with a large knife.

'Moby-Dick' Read-a-Thon Starts Aug. 3

Readings will run from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Monday, and 1 to 5 on Sunday until the novel's more than 200,000 words are read aloud.

Berkshire County Historical Society Hosts Pittsfield Native in Conversation with Poet

Cost is $10 for BCHS Members, $15 for non-members.

Berkshire United Way Announces Award Recipients, Honors Supporters

Berkshire United Way awarded just more than $1 million in grants to 28 organizations, including five new first-time grant recipients.

Pittsfield Man Held on Home Invasion Charge

A city man is being charged in a home invasion that occurred Sunday night in the 400 block of Tyler Street.

Pittsfield's Robitaille Places Second at National Championship

Taconic High School graduate Andrew Robitaille Saturday placed second in the under-18 boys diviison of the U.S. Bowling Congress Junior Gold Championships.

High Lawn Farm Marks 100 Years With 5k Benefit Race

Berkshire Bounty is a food rescue organization dedicated to collecting, purchasing, and delivering nutritious food to emergency food distribution programs countywide.

SVHC Weekly Health Update: July 21

Clark Art Hosts Outdoor Performance

"Together" is created in dialogue with both Elizabeth Atterbury's exhibition "Oracle Bones" and the Clark's natural setting. The performance begins at 6:30 pm on the Clark's Fernández Terrace.

South County Paving, Bridge, Guardrail, and Drainage Operations

The scheduled work will require some lane and shoulder closures.

3 Certified Mayoral Candidates in Pittsfield

John Krol has joined the list of certified mayoral candidates and will go up against Peter Marchetti and Karen Kalinowsky in a preliminary election on Sept. 19. The two top vote-getters will move on to the general election on Nov. 7.

Mount Greylock School Committee Sends Track, Field Project to Bid

The panel could have bids in hand to approve as soon as its September meeting, and shovels could go in the ground at the middle-high school campus as early as this fall, Carolyn Greene told her colleagues.

Big Third Inning Keys Win for Pittsfield Babe Ruth 15s

Quentin Christopher and Jay Codey combined on a five-hitter Sunday to lead the Pittsfield Babe Ruth 15-year-old All-Stars to a 7-3 win over Norwalk, Conn., in the New England Regionals at Wahconah Park.

Pittsfield Babe Ruth 13s Reach New England Semi-Finals

The Pittsfield Babe Ruth 13-year-old All-Stars Sunday beat Stamford, Conn., 10-5, to win their pool and clinch a spot in the New England Regional semi-finals.

Pittsfield Babe Ruth 14s Edged in Regional Final

Trumbull erased an early one-run deficit for a 3-1 win in the title game at North Providence High School, claiming a berth in next month's Babe Ruth World Series and denying this cohort of Pittsfield players a second straight trip to the national championship tourney.

Veteran Spotlight: Marine Staff Sgt. Dennis Pregent

He grew up in North Adams and quit high school at 17 years of age in the middle of his senior year and enlisted in the Marines. He did his basic training at Parris Island and remembered the intensity of boot camp.

Irish Dance School Performed in Ballina, Ireland

During the six-day trip, the school's dance and music students performed numerous times on Heritage Day in the Ballina Salmon Festival.

Valley Blue Sox Walk Off Against SteepleCats

Mason Wolf hit an RBI single in the bottom of the ninth to complete an 8-7 comeback win for the Valley Blue Sox over the North Adams SteepleCats in New England Collegiate Baseball League action on Saturday night.