2023 Winter Parking Ban Announcements

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For many communities in Berkshire County, seasonal parking bans come into effect in November.
 
Parking bans are put into place to keep streets clear for plowing and emergency vehicle access during snow events.
 
This list will be updated as more municipalities announce their parking bans.  
 
Adams: The Winter Overnight Parking Restriction will be Dec. 1, 2023, to March 31, 2024, from 12:00 AM - 7:00 AM.  Vehicles should not be parked on any Town roadway during this time.
 
Town owned Parking Lot permits are available at the Kearns Lane Lot and Renfrew Lot for a fee of $75.  If you are interested, please click here.
 
Lenox: The all-night parking ban in Lenox will take effect on Nov 1. Any vehicle(s) parked on any town streets in Lenox, Lenox Dale, or New Lenox between 1 a.m. and 6 a.m. will be ticketed.  In case of snowfall, the vehicles will be towed at the owner’s expense
 
North Adams: The winter parking ban takes effect on 11/01/23. The North Adams Police Department will be starting to issue warnings from now until then so residents can prepare for the upcoming winter. Parking on sidewalks is also prohibited.
 
Dalton:  The Dalton Police Department is reminding the citizens of Dalton about the Winter Parking Ban, which will be effective Nov.15, 2023, through April 15, 2024. There will be no parking allowed on the streets between these dates and between the hours of 1 a.m. and 6 a.m.
 
Great Barrington: The town's winter overnight parking ban will begin Nov. 15 and remain in effect until March 31, between the hours of 1:00  a.m. and 6 a.m. During this time no vehicles may park on town streets. 
 
Violators will be ticketed and any vehicles that block town snow plows will be towed at the owner’s expense. 
 
Overnight parking is permitted in many parking lots in the downtown area including the Town Hall lot, the top of Railroad Street lot, the Castle Street lot, Mason Library and Housatonic Community Center.
 
West Stockbridge: Winter Parking Ban effective Nov. 15 through April 1, 2024.
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Belchertown Stops Pittsfield Post 68

By Stephen DravisiBerkshires.com Sports
PITTSFIELD, Mass. – Belchertown Post 239’s Cooper Beckwith set the tone when he crushed the game’s first pitch to left-center field for a double.
 
The visitors went on to pound out 14 more hits in a 9-1 win over Pittsfield Post 68 in American Legion Baseball action at Buddy Pellerin Field on Monday night.
 
Beckwith went 3-for-4 with an RBI and scored twice, and Chase Earle went five innings on the mound without allowing an earned run as Post 239 improved to 15-0 this summer and completed a regular-season sweep of Post 68 (12-4).
 
“He’s a good pitcher,” Post 68 coach Rick Amuso said. “Good velo[city], kept the ball down. We didn’t respond.”
 
Pittsfield did manage to scratch out a run in the bottom of the fourth inning, when it already trailed, 7-0.
 
Nick Brindle reached on an error to start the inning. He moved up on a single by Jack Reed (2-for-2) and scored on a single to left by Cam Zerbato.
 
That was half the hits allowed by Earle, who struck out three before giving the ball to Alex West, who gave up a leadoff walk in the sixth and retired the next six batters he faced.
 
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