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Grim details emerge in Greenfield homicide investigation
GREENFIELD — In the Chapman Street apartment where Taaniel Herberger-Brown used to live, police found a partially dismembered body on Monday afternoon. Hours later, Herberger-Brown, 42, was arrested at Albany International Airport in New York, where he said he was catching a flight to visit his mother and to various foreign destinations. The Albany County Sheriff’s Office detained him.
Business Monday ETC: April 29, 2024
Greenfield’s mayor’s office has published a new quarterly newsletter, “What’s Going on Greenfield?!” It summarizes major city updates over prior months. The first edition spotlights recent news developments with board and commission meeting access, Police Department updates and a grant award from the Massachusetts Office on Disability. It also provides a snapshot of various community events, such as the 102nd Winter Carnival and recent business openings.
Bishop Powers Drury Past Comp
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. – Brooke Bishop went 3-for-3 with a home run on Monday to lead the Drury softball team to an 11-2 win over Chicopee Comp. Bishop also tripled and drove in five runs in a 13-hit attack for the Blue Devils. Ariana Rivard went 3-for-4 with a...
Hornets Bounce Back to Beat Ludlow
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. – Ryleigh Rathbun went 3-for-3 with a double, and the McCann Tech softball team Monday avenged Friday’s one-run loss at Ludlow, beating the Lions, 11-10. Rathbun drove in three runs in a nine-hit attack for the Hornets. Khloe Vanuni went 3-for-4 with a double and...
Clutch homers and big performances on the mound: Cast your vote for the Hometeam Baseball Player of the Week
There were plenty of great performances on the diamond last week, and Rich Garven found some of the best for readers to vote on to decide the Hometeam Baseball Player of the Week. Congratulations to Bay Path's Jake Delvalle for taking the top spot in last week's poll with 686 votes (28.8 percent)...
Wahconah Uses 14-Run Inning to Pull Away from Mount Greylock
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. – Kenadi Arnhold drove in six runs, and the Wahconah softball team Sunday scored 30 runs for the second time in four days, beating Mount Greylock 30-10. It was Wahconah’s third straight game scoring in double digits and its fourth straight win overall to improve to 7-4. Coach Dustin Belcher was happy to see his team finish the game strong, retiring six of the last seven Mounties to come to the plate and turning a 4-6-3 double play in the bottom of the fifth.
Hoosac Valley Girls Win Three Dual Meets
DALTON, Mass. – With a sweep of the throwing events, the Hoosac Valley girls track and field team earned three dual meet wins on Monday at Wahconah Regional High School. The meet included a record-setting performance from one Monument Mountain athlete and a four-win day from another. It also...
MCLA in Talks With Anonymous Donor for Art Museum, Art Lab
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts may be in line for up to a $10 million donation that will include a campus art museum. President Jamie Birge told the board of trustees on Thursday that the college has been in discussions for the last couple years with a donor who wishes at this point to remain anonymous.
Drury Wins Fourth Straight
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. – Jake Gladu went 3-for-4 with a triple, and Connor Hinkell was lights out on the mound Monday as the Drury baseball team beat Mount Greylock, 10-0, in six innings at Joe Wolfe Field. Gladu's triple came in the bottom of the sixth to drive in...
North Adams city council will consider rezoning property adjacent to Tourists resort next month
The company behind the Tourists resort on Route 2 wants to extend a city business zone to cover a residential home it purchased adjacent to the hotel at 935 State Street. City council President Bryan Sapienza read out a communication from Planning Board Chair Brian Miksic:. “Please be advised that...
Lee Girls, Boys Top Mount Greylock
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. – The Lee girls and boys tennis teams Monday earned wins over Mount Greylock on the Williams College courts. The girls match was decided by the narrowest of margins, with the Wildcats’ Shae Kelly and Sophia Putin each earning a three-set win in singles play to give Lee at 3-2 victory.
Adams Community Bank Holds Annual Meeting, Announce Growth
ADAMS, Mass. — The annual meeting of the Community Bancorp of the Berkshires, MHC, the parent company of Adams Community Bank, was held on April 10, 2024, at Charles H. McCann Technical School in North Adams. The meeting included reviewing the 2023 financial statements for the Bank, electing directors...
Cost, Access to NBCTC High Among Concerns North Berkshire Residents
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Public access channels should be supported and made more available to the public — and not be subject to a charge. More than three dozen community members in-person and online attended the public hearing Wednesday on public access and service from Spectrum/Charter Communications. The session at City Hall was held for residents in Adams, Cheshire, Clarksburg and North Adams to express their concerns to Spectrum ahead of another 10-year contract that starts in October.
Frontier Pitcher Stymies Monument Mountain
SOUTH DEERFIELD, Mass. – Owen Babb scattered three hits in a complete-game effort on the mound Monday to lead the Frontier baseball team to a 4-0 win over Monument Mountain. Tyler Cusson doubled and drove in a pair of runs for the Redhawks, breaking the seal on a scoreless game in the bottom of the fourth.
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