Pittsfield Meeting on Holmes Road, West Street Traffic Calming Projects

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The City of Pittsfield Department of Public Services will be hosting a public meeting on Thursday, July 6 at 6:00 p.m. 
 
This meeting will take place at the Berkshire Athenaeum located at 1 Wendell Avenue in the auditorium.
 
At this meeting, the Department of Public Services will share an overview of the proposed changes for traffic calming measures for both Holmes Road (between Elm Street and Williams Street) and West Street (between Valentine Road and Government Drive). 
 
Attendees will also have an opportunity to share their thoughts and provide input on both projects.
 
The meeting will be split into two parts. From 6 p.m. to 7 p.m., Holmes Road will be discussed and from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. West Street will be discussed. In addition, a second meeting for the changes to West Street will be held in mid-July. More information will be shared when those details are finalized.
 
For additional information on these meetings, please contact Tyler Shedd, City Engineer, at (413) 499-9417.
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Post 68 Juniors Survive, Advance at State Tournament

MIDDLEBOROUGH, Mass. – Derek Roy hit an RBI single with two out in the top of the eighth to give the Pittsfield Post 68 Juniors a one-run lead, and they held on for a 5-4 win over Sandwich to stay alive at the American Legion State Championship Tournament.
 
Connor Kirchner hit a one-out triple to start the game-winning rally.
 
Two batters later, Roy hit a 3-1 pitch to left center to drive in Kirchner and give Post 68 a 5-4 lead.
 
Colby Robb stranded a runner at first in the bottom of the eighth to secure the win and send Pittsfield into Monday’s 1 p.m. game in the losers’ bracket of the double-elimination tournament at Middleborough High School.
 
Post 68 jumped out to a 4-0 lead with four runs in the top of the first.
 
Matt Egan hit a two-run triple to drive in the game’s first two runs. Connor Devine hit a sacrifice fly, and Ethan O’Donnell reached on an error and eventually scored on a wild pitch to make it a four-run game.
 
Sandwich Post 188 clawed back with a run in the first, a run in the fourth and two in the sixth to tie it.
 
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