SteepleCats Blanked in Final Home Game

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NORTH ADAMS, Mass. -- Mike Jensen and Jack Niedringhaus Monday combined on a one-hitter to lead the Valley Blue Sox to a 10-0 win over the North Adams SteepleCats in the Cats' home finale.
 
Aedan Forde had the lone hit for North Adams.
 
Nick Balcom took the loss on the mound despite allowing no earned runs in five innings of work.
 
He left with a 2-0 deficit after five innings after giving up two of the five unearned runs generated by the Blue Sox.
 
North Adams (13-30) finishes the season at Danbury, Conn., on Tuesday.
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North Adams Council OKs Union Wage Hikes

By Tammy DanielsiBerkshires Staff
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The City Council passed an updated fiscal 2025 classification and compensation plan with no debate at a special meeting on Monday. 
 
The updated plan covers recent agreements with the firefighters, police and Department of public Works' unions and is retroactive to July 1. 
 
The firefighters and police are getting about a 3 percent raise. 
 
An entry-level firefighter will have a minimum starting wage of $46,574, up from $45,218, and Step 1 will start at $48,085.
 
A patrol officer at Step 1 will get $47,272, up from $45,031. Second shift will get an 8 percent differential ($48,633 at Step 1) and third a 9 percent differential ($49,083 at Step 1).
 
DPW workers will see a $2 an hour raise across the board, or about 12 percent. An entry level laborer will start at $17.30 an hour, up from $15.30.
 
Mayor Jennifer Macksey had proposed a 2 percent cost-of-living raise for nonunion employees back in May. 
 
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