July 25, 2021 | 06:25AM
A 2020 report issued by State Auditor Suzanne Bump revealed that the commonwealth s payments in lieu of taxes (PILOT) program for state-owned lands (SOL) is underfunded and negatively affects smaller rural communities in Western Mass compared to larger, wealthier communities in the eastern part of. click for more
July 24, 2021 | 04:48PM
The Pittsfield Little League American Division 12-year-old All-Stars Saturday beat Longmeadow for a sectional title. click for more
July 23, 2021 | 04:00PM
The Police Advisory and Review Board will be reviewing its ordinance language to make changes that support its mission as about half its members will be gone by February. click for more
Jackson Boehm, the last of six reserves for Pittsfield to crack the lineup, hit a leadoff single in the top of the sixth to ignite a six-run rally that gave Pittsfield a 9-5 win over Longmeadow in the Section 1 tournament. No. 3 hitter Aiden Arsenault and cleanup man Cooper Reed delivered back-to-back two-run doubles in the middle of the game-winning rally, but it all started with Boehm, the third player to hit in the No. 8 spot in the lineup. It was nice to see Jackson come off the bench, take a nice simple swing, make contact, basehit up the middle, and, yeah, that got it started, Pittsfield manager B.J. Jefferson said.