🌱 How Dalton’s Moneymakers battled to another Berkshire title series appearance

Hello Dalton! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How Dalton's Moneymakers battled to another Berkshire title series appearance
• How a onetime Dalton teen came to lead Cheshire's 100-year-old parish

Also on today's calendar: The Tommy Filiault Band and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: An afternoon shower in spots, with a high of 74 and low of 50 degrees.
• Friday: Partly sunny and nice, temps: high: 78, low: 53.
• Saturday: Pleasant with sunny spells, with a high of 73 and low of 62 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Tunnel City Freight goes back-to-back to win second straight Berkshire Adult Baseball League crown (berkshireeagle.com) — Dalton's Moneymakers fell 11-3 to Tunnel City Freight, finishing their Berkshire Adult Baseball League season as runners-up for the third straight year. Dalton still upset the second-seeded Pontoosuc Lake Monsters, and local players can now look ahead to the Berkshire Adult Baseball Fall League, with games scheduled at Dalton Legion and Clapp Park from mid-September through October.
   

• At 100, St. Mary of the Assumption in Cheshire is 'family,' its pastor says (berkshireeagle.com) — A local priest who moved to Dalton in high school now leads St. Mary of the Assumption in nearby Cheshire, which is celebrating 100 years as an independent parish. The church hosts community programs like a food pantry and regional religious education, drawing families from Cheshire, Adams, and the wider area while maintaining close ties to Dalton-area Catholics.
   

📸 Around Dalton

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Dalton

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday August 22
• Sounds of Santana →
  The Stationery Factory, 63 Flansburg Ave, Dalton
  8:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday August 28
• Freshman Dance →
  Wahconah Regional High School Dalton, MA 01226
  5:00 pm
• The Tommy Filiault Band →
  The Stationery Factory, 63 Flansburg Ave, Dalton
  8:00 pm
Thursday September 3
• Misty Blues: PortaVia Dalton →
  portaVia, 645 Main St, Dalton
  7:00 pm
Saturday September 5
• Faster Things - Allman Brothers Tribute →
  The Stationery Factory, 63 Flansburg Ave, Dalton
  7:30 pm
• Faster Things Band - Allman Brothers Experience →
  The Stationery Factory, 63 Flansburg Ave, Dalton
  7:30 pm
Wednesday September 9
• Weekly Wednesday Writing Group →
  Dalton Free Public Library, 462 Main St #1, Dalton
  6:30 pm
Thursday September 10
• Misty Blues: PortaVia Dalton →
  portaVia, 645 Main St, Dalton
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 20
• Story Time: With a Junior Librarian
  Lenox Library 18 Main Street, Lenox, MA 01240
  10:30 am
• Junior Librarian Event: Poetry Group
  Lenox Library 18 Main Street, Lenox, MA 01240
  4:00 pm
• 6th Annual Cider Maker's Celebration with Berkshire Cider Project – August 20 →
  Hancock Shaker Village, 1843 W Housatonic St, Pittsfield
  6:00 pm
Friday August 21
• Junior Librarian Event: Write Your Own Newspaper
  Lenox Library , 18 MAIN ST, LENOX, MA, 01240-2310, United States
  1:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Cumberland Farms posted a job opening for Store Manager in Dalton. Apply here.
• Guardian Angel Senior Services posted a job opening for Caregivers Flexible Schedule in Dalton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Dalton here.

🗞 Nearby News

Hinsdale

• Governor reacts to mental health crisis response in hilltowns (news10.com)

Lanesborough

• Lanesborough town administrator Gina Dario to become Adams community development director (berkshireeagle.com)
• Jeromie Whalen deserves our vote on Sept. 1 (theberkshireedge.com)
• 10 Dirt-Cheap Day Trips In The Berkshires, Massachusetts That Are Worth Every Penny This Summer (takingthekids.com)

Pittsfield

• Pittsfield Public Schools Awarded Civics Teaching and Learning Grants (iberkshires.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Pepper makes them sneeze (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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