Joe Lavinio and Maureen Dean raise their hands when Southampton Playhouse artistic director Eric Kohn asked if anyone in the audience had worked for the former Southampton Cinema with Lavinio's wife Marie at the Southampton Playhouse on Saturday Patrons arrive at the Southampton Playhouse on Sunday night The audience awaits the start of a screening of a Betty Boop cartoon at the Southampton Playhouse Audience members gather in the lobby of the Southampton Playhouse Sunday evening as the Southampton Playhouse opened its doors this week You've read 4 of your 7 free articles this month Please log in or create an account to continue reading The new Southampton Playhouse's mission is to serve as a "premiere cultural destination" for the area Joe Lavinio remembers the glory days of the movies on Long Island As an usher and ticket-taker at the Southampton Theater starting in 1954 Elizabeth Taylor and Audrey Hepburn walk through the doors and sat through multiple showings of "Ben-Hur" and "The Ten Commandments." When the theater shut down during the COVID-19 pandemic So he was thrilled when the venue returned in mid-February as the Southampton Playhouse a not-for-profit with a stated mission to serve as a "premiere cultural destination" for the area Lavinio and his wife have taken in a showing of the 1932 classic "Scarface" and even watched the Oscars there as part of a free event that included a trivia contest "It felt wonderful," Lavinio said "We watch a lot of films on our TV at home remodeling or expanding — with possibly more screens to come The Southampton Playhouse joins the South Bay Cinemas in West Babylon which reopened last July after nearly a decade which reopened in November with new reclining seats and a menu that includes margaritas Huntington’s Cinema Arts Centre took over operations at the North Shore Towers Cinema in Floral Park And a group of investors is hoping to give an old Westhampton Beach theater a new lease on life in the coming months "With the pandemic and other things that have come up people are eager to have reasons to leave their home," said Maria A the executive director of the Southampton Playhouse and a former vice president at Film at Lincoln Center Streaming platforms and cable television may offer ease and convenience "It’s a way of going back into society for a shared experience." (The theater was purchased in 2022 by Aby Rosen and Charlie Rosen of RFR Holding By clicking Sign up, you agree to our privacy policy Mattituck Cinemas reopened in November after renovations The future of movies has looked anything but bright over the past few years many of Long Island’s smaller venues never recovered and the Franklin Square Cinemas both closed before the year’s end the Merrick Cinemas V and the Herricks Cinemas 4 reopened for a time run by spouses Anne and Henry Stampfel for three-plus decades struggled valiantly until finally closing its doors late last year Hicksville's Cinema de Lux Broadway went dark in January "It was devastating," Bruce Nash founder of the industry tracking firm The Numbers "The only way that the major theater chains survived was through forbearance on rent through their landlords it’s been tough to get moviegoers off the couch and now they really don’t," said Phil Solomon South Bay Cinemas in West Babylon reopened last year after being shuttered for nearly a decade The annual box office tallies would seem to bear that out Each year has generally improved over the last driven by tentpole movies like 2022’s "Top Gun: Maverick" and 2023’s twin juggernauts "Barbie" and "Oppenheimer." But each year has also seen some serious misfires Marvel stumbled in 2023 with "Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania" (an underperformer despite its $476 million in sales) and "The Marvels" (the first box-office flop of the MCU) "Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga" and "Joker: Folie à Deux," flounder at the box office The year-end haul for 2024 came in at $8.5 billion down 3.8% from 2023 and still far short of 2019’s $11 billion total "It was very tough for a couple of years as the market recovered and people started coming back to theaters," Nash said but he added: "We’re past that now." He noted that the major studios are wisely cutting back their output while smaller outfits such as Mubi (a distributor of the Oscar-winning "The Substance") are seeing room to grow the theater industry overall is benefiting from an ongoing shift to digital projection which saves on shipping costs (no more bulky cans of 35 mm film) and allows venues to be nimbler with their choices "I think this may be driving the story on Long Island," Nash said Sayville Theater owner Devin Fickling: "There’s nothing like going to a movie theater with your family." Credit: Newsday/Steve Pfost Among the region’s optimistic new theater operators is Devin Fickling whose family runs two property management companies that own retail units and apartments in the Sayville area Looking at the Hollywood pipeline at the time he predicted that upcoming titles such as "The Super Mario Bros Movie," "Barbie" and "Oppenheimer" would be moneymaking hits "And this prediction was luckily very true," Fickling said the four-screen venue now boasts several hundred thousand dollars’ worth of upgrades including new laser projectors and screens The theater’s staff creates their own preshow content rather than buying it from an outside vendor and maintains an active Instagram account that includes a mascot of sorts After learning how to operate the projectors and manage a crew of 20 — most of them teenagers — Fickling now claims success: Over Thanksgiving the one-two combination of "Wicked" and "Moana 2” set attendance records at the venue "There’s nothing like going to a movie theater with your family eating some popcorn and seeing it on the big screen together," Fickling said "We’re confident that our investments into the theater are going to pay off big-time." Also taking a gamble are four investors operating as Enthusiasm LLC who have purchased the old Hampton Arts I & II in hopes of turning it into an upscale cinema called the Sunset Theater "We are at the tail-end of construction," Inge Debyser (The venue’s tentative opening date has since been pushed to April from February.) The plan is to screen a mix of first-run movies and repertory programming One auditorium has a 14-foot-wide stage that could lend itself to live events such as music or comedy and there’s an upstairs space — previously used for storing film canisters — that will be transformed into a bar Debyser noted that she and her co-investors are all parents a motivating factor for opening the theater they are really spending way too many hours on their cellphones," she said "I think there’s a real need for a place where people meet and connect That’s what the movie industry is about." co-director of Cinema Arts Centre in Huntington has expanded his brand to Queens: "So far the response has been very positive." Credit: Debbie Egan-Chin Also bullish on the movies is Dylan Skolnick who said his expansion into the North Shore Towers is the first of its kind for his 52-year-old venue The North Shore is only a single-screen cinema with 377 seats housed inside a residential high-rise and with no exterior marquee but he added that it’s a good way to serve a western portion of Long Island "We’ve had a lot of people who’ve been saying and it was too far to go,’ ” Skolnick said Since taking over the North Shore in mid-January Skolnick has been programming popular first-run titles such as "Conclave," "A Real Pain" and "A Complete Unknown," but also such classics as "North by Northwest," "Singin’ in the Rain" and "Citizen Kane," which were all accompanied by guest speakers The theater currently operates Thursdays through Sundays but Skolnick hopes to add more days if ticket sales keep improving "We’re working now to start spreading the word outside the building So hopefully people will start coming from Lake Success the response has been very positive." Movies may not ever dominate American culture the way they did when Lavinio But experts say things might be looking up Nash predicts a roughly $9.2 billion gross for 2025 the consulting firm PwC said global cinema revenue in 2026 is "poised to surpass" the pre-pandemic level of 2019 "It’s now a much more fragmented market which makes it harder to track what’s going on," Nash said of the theatrical industry "But if you know your audience and you can find the right films for them then you can make a pretty good business case for it And I think that’s where the market is evolving." The Newsday app makes it easier to access content without having to log in Unlimited Digital AccessOnly 25¢for 6 months A Pittsfield city worker washes salt off his truck in the city yard on Monday. By the first week of January Pittsfield had spent more than half of its $900,000 budget for winter snow removal.  Plow trucks are parked near the salt barn in the Pittsfield City Yard. “Our inability to rely on weather forecasting makes it very difficult from the get go,” said Ricardo Morales of the city's ability to plan for snow removal.  Harsh winds blow snow across North Main Street in Lanesborough last week The Arctic blast intensified by fierce winds is losing its grip though it will remain cold with only occasional light snow showers in sight blows snow on Thursday. Edward “Bud” Hall Jr. Dalton’s Department of Public Works superintendent said he’s feeling confident about his budget right now Jeff Burch shovels snow outside Dalton Town Hall on Thursday said this winter has been "a lot of little snowstorms." is concerned about his winter snow and ice budget Factors that affect budgets for winter snow and ice removal in communities across the Berkshires this winter include small storms that freeze roads and eat up salt supplies.  PITTSFIELD — While the storms this winter haven't produced towering snowbanks they have taken a chunk out of municipal snow and ice removal budgets.  Pittsfield had plowed through more than half of its $900,000 budget for winter snow removal smaller towns are also keeping an eye on their budgets how they use overtime and finding the best And this balancing act is being guided by the finicky science of weather predictions during a winter so far filled with smaller “Our inability to rely on weather forecasting makes it very difficult from the get go,” said Ricardo Morales Pittsfield’s commissioner of public services and utilities “The best thing we can do is kind of prepare for the worst and that sometimes results in undue overtime costs.” Unique among Berkshire County communities, Pittsfield uses both contractors and in-house labor to plow roads there’s been a shortage of contract plow drivers which has also had an impact both on the budget and on cleanup time after storms $550,000 of the city's $900,000 winter budget has been spent our deficit was somewhere around $700,000,” he said “I was able to lower that to about $400,000 by reducing how much I was spending in other areas of the Department of Public Works and then that difference came from other departments in the city.” Pittsfield thus far has about 25 inches of snow this season with the heaviest storm in early December bringing about 7 inches of snow “Battling ice throughout the city is going to eat up material — liquid magnesium chloride pretreated rock salt with magnesium chloride,” he said Great Barrington this year for the first time is using a brine that the workers prepare in the highway garage and add rock salt that has been mixed with beet juice Great Barrington is using rock salt that’s been treated with molasses which allows the rock salt’s working temperature to drop below zero The enhancements and pretreatments are cutting the amount of rock salt the city pours onto its 75 miles of paved roads — from 18 tons per storm to somewhere between 4 1/2 and 7 1/2 tons They also reduce the temperature that rock salt melts snow and ice to as low as negative 25 degrees Great Barrington’s superintendent of public works and it's also great for the environment,” Aberdale said Great Barrington’s varied topography — ranging in altitude from 600 feet to 1,600 feet above sea level — means that the same storm can present differently downtown than in upper elevations “So we could have snow up on Monument Valley Road and rain down here in town,” he said “So we have to be prepared to tackle all different aspects of the weather.” Great Barrington logged 14 to 15 inches of snow this December as opposed to 5 inches last year “Our overtime is still fine," Aberdale said We have spent a little bit more this year than we did last year."” didn’t have time for an interview on Friday because he was heading out to remove downed trees from Thursday’s storm Highway Superintendent Todd Krutiak characterized the season in this way: “A lot of little snowstorms said early storms have used up $64,000 out of Windsor’s $81,000 salt and sand budget and depleted much of the town’s $25,645 in winter overtime “You can’t use Chapter 90 or nothing,” he said If Windsor goes over budget for winter expenses Denno will first look to other places within his budget to transfer money Denno will approach voters at the annual town meeting to fill in the deficit said the town is about one-third the way through the winter snow removal budget of $257,000 “I think we’re about where we would want to be,” he said the timing of a storm can have repercussions on overtime — and morale “Sometimes you're lucky and the storms come in during the work day Sometimes we get lucky and they cycle in and they're during normal business hours And other times it's constant weekends or nights.” “I would guess from the past couple of years that we’ll probably end up getting one good snowstorm at the end of March,” he said “We’ll see what happens between now and then.” Jane Kaufman is Community Voices Editor at The Berkshire Eagle. She can be reached at jkaufman@berkshireeagle.com or 413-496-6125 Be on the lookout for these snowplows named by Berkshire students this winter Berkshire communities are getting creative in order to ensure they have enough rock salt to meet the demand Environmental Protection Agency has conditionally approved General Electric’s revised transportation plan for the Rest of River cleanup As the federal Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program faces uncertainty Berkshire residents share their stories of how the program has kept their heat on and their families afloat during difficult times the Berkshire Carousel will open to the public In the library room of Reid Middle School Friday night Lake Onota Village residents moved another step towards purchasing their community An anonymous Dalton resident has underwritten the cost of a “No Kings” billboard that will be going up on Monday at Berkshire Crossing in Pittsfield and a Cumberland Farms truck carrying 12,000 gallons of gasoline had 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Enter your phone number above to have directions sent via text Chase Halsey slides into second base safely Michael Lavinio gets the ball back in to the pitcher Teddy Fulweiler behind the plate for Southampton Chase Halsey gets some airtime as he gets to first base Michael Lavinio gets a high-five from coach Chris Souhrada Edwin Piña Bonilla gets ready to field a ground ball Newport County real estate transactions: June 29Newport Daily NewsEach week The Newport Daily News presents property transactions Information is provided by The Warren Group and is public record More: Newport County real estate transactions: June 22 More: Newport County real estate transactions: June 15 More: Newport estate built by an heiress in 1914 placed on market for $15 million Seller: Isobel B Hall Lavinio R & Stefano E More: From luxury to starter home, hot real estate market leads to sellers' paradise in Newport Seller: W Stephen Lirakis & Bernadette Lirakis Buyer: Caleb Bush-Brown & Emily Bush-Brown More: 'A huge oops': Nearly 70% of Tiverton property owners received incorrect revaluation Seller: 970 North Main RT & John Scaduto Tr Luke Bartasi was one of the key hitters for Southampton on Saturday Members of the Southampton Little League 10U All-Stars watch as their team took on North Shore Little League this past Saturday The Southampton Little League 10-and-under All-Stars picked up a big 10-9 victory over perennial powerhouse North Shore Little League American All-Stars in the opening game of the District 36 Tournament on Saturday in Rocky Point Kai Kent and Luke Bartasi was backed by the nice defensive play of Liam Dell Kent and Nathan Counihan-Bishop helped Southampton score 10 runs Southampton followed the victory up with an 11-1 loss in East Hampton on Monday with Southampton having hosted North Shore National All-Stars on Wednesday with a game scheduled against Eastport-South Manor in Manorville this Friday and a game against Riverhead at SYS Tuesday The top two teams from pool play will advance to a playoff that will determine the district champion The tournaments eventually lead to the Little League World Series in Williamsport Landry Trantola and Read Wilutis comprise this year’s 10U team with Scott Armusewicz and Marc Bartasi assisting as coaches but information on its first two games was not provided The Southampton Little League 12U All-Stars stand on the first base line during the Star-Spangled Banner prior to their game against East End Little League on Wednesday Cole Senior slides safely into home plate for a Southampton run Southampton's Thomas Lavinio fields a ground ball and steps on first for an out Sam Telvi on the mound for Southampton in its game against East End Little League on June 30 Southampton's Colin Delalio rounds third base and scores Colin Delalio at the plate for Southampton Southampton's Will Dupree makes contact with a pitch Advancing to the playoffs of the District 36 Tournament which ultimately leads to the Little League World Series in Williamsport doesn’t seem to be in the cards for either of Southampton’s Little League All-Stars The 10-and-under team has put up quite the fight in its pool play going into its fifth and final game Tuesday against Riverhead with a 2-2 record the 10U All-Stars were not officially eliminated from advancing but they would have had to have beaten Riverhead by an exorbitant number of runs to improve the team’s run differential to advance Southampton’s 14-2 victory over Eastport-South Manor in Manorville on Friday evening which was cut short after five innings due to the 12-run mercy rule was its best game of the tournament so far “The kids are having fun,” manager Ken Sisco said “There have definitely been some good moments Probably every kid on the team has had a hit in the tournament This year’s 10U team includes Tre Armusewicz Sisco is joined on the coaching staff with Scott Armusewicz and Marc Bartasi Southampton’s 12-and-under All-Stars were winless in three games going into its final game this past Tuesday against East Hampton lost 15-5 to North Shore American on June 28 and lost 16-6 to East End on June 30 Sam Telvi and Kyle and Wesley Warner made up this year’s 12U team John Venturella managed the team and was assisted by Charlie Schuster and Jamie Navan Jake Cook raises the Suffolk County Class C Championship plaque on November 6 Southampton senior Christian Duggal starts the race at the head of the pack The Southampton boys cross country team won the Suffolk County Class C Championship at Sunken Meadow State Park in Kings Park on November 6 Southampton senior Christian Duggal comes in as the Class C county champion Southampton senior Christian Duggal turning a corner at the Division IV Championships with Pierson senior Edmar Gonzalez-Nateras Southampton senior Lili Telvi qualified for the state championships last week Southampton's Lili Telvi with teammate Hayden Gilmartin not too far behind her Southampton Minors All-Star Michael Lavinio celebrates scoring a run Luke Bartasi and Thomas Lavinio round the bases for the Southampton Major All-Stars Southampton Minors All-Stars Chase Halsey on the mound Southampton Major All-Star Augie Schuster lays down a tag Thomas Lavinio on the mound for the Southampton Majors All-Stars Read Wilutis at the plate for the Southampton Minors All-Stars Avery Greene in the circle for Southampton Southampton Majors All-Star Nathan Counihan Bishop gets set to throw to first base Natalie Glanz and Avery Greene getting game ready 11- and 12-year-old Majors All-Stars needed to defeat East Hampton’s All-Stars at Pantigo Field on Sunday in order to move on to the playoffs of the District 36 Tournament but East Hampton wound up taking the game in a close 1-0 battle It was a tough end to what was a rather successful tournament for the Majors All-Stars East Hampton finished with an identical record but advanced to the playoffs based on head-to-head record Hampton Bays and Sag Harbor and lost to East End and East Hampton and were managed by John Venturella who was assisted by Scott Armusewicz and Charlie Schuster 9- and 10-year-old Minors All-Stars baseball team 11- and 12-year-old Majors All-Stars softball team The Minors baseball team had lost all four of its games so far having played its final game on Wednesday against North Shore National at Downs Family Park in Southampton The Minors All-Stars included Cole Collins The team was managed by Rob Wilutis and he was assisted by Chris Souhrada and Ken Sisco Southampton softball All-Stars had a rough go of it in its two games but played a much better game against Sag Harbor in game two The fact that the league even entered a softball team this year bodes well for numbers in the school program which didn’t field a varsity team this past spring for the first time in recent memory Andrew Sansone managed the team with assistant coaches Jim O’Leary and Dina Kontokosta Southampton junior Christian Duggal finished fifth in Division IV Southampton senior Jeorgie Gavalas finished fourth in Division IV Southampton junior Tanner Marro finished ninth in Division IV Christian Duggal and Jeorgiana Gavalas led the Southampton boys and girls cross country teams at the Division Championships at Sunken Meadow State Park in Kings Park on October 24 The Southampton boys placed second in League VII behind Shoreham-Wading River and qualified to compete in the Division IV Championship race finished fifth in the division in 17:57.30 junior Jacob Warden finished right behind him at 19:34.90 and sophomore Liam Lavinio finished 21st in 20:41.70 Even though the Southampton girls did not compete in the girls Division IV Championship race last week Gavalas was able to participate due to her times from throughout the season The senior finished fourth in the division in 21:13.30 Her teammates ran in the team qualifier race Sophomore Riley Moredock crossed the finish line in 27:49 Marro and Gavalas earned All-Division honors for their efforts The Mariners will be at the Section XI Championships Marist Circle is Marist College's Student Newspaper since 1941  BREAKING: For COVID-19 Updates at Marist College >> Follow-up on cases of mold discovered in on-campus housing A few weeks after the Circle first reported on multiple students finding mold in their on-campus residences nearly all of them are grateful to have had their issues resolved “It still hasn’t come back,” said Chris Pagnotta ’22 “Maintenance did come after the article and checked our vents.”  Tori Mariano ’24 and Mackenzie O’Rourke ’24 said they had not seen a resurfacing of mold in their Upper West housing said Housekeeping finally came to address the issue in early October.  and they were looking in the vents and stuck them in the dishwasher and cleaned them with detergent,” said Degen He mentioned that the dishwasher was not cleaned after Housekeeping washed their vents in it Although they have not seen anything resurface they expressed their frustration with how difficult it was to resolve the situation The lack of communication within the departments and how no one has reached out to ensure it is gone leads to their grievances.  “It’s kind of crazy how it took over a month and the number one thing is they just don’t communicate,” said Degen “They have no communication with one another.”  president of the Student Government Association (SGA) Residential Directors (RD) and the Director of Physical Plant have been attending weekly meetings to increase their communication Physical Plant oversees all departments on campus “Their recommendation in this meeting was to follow the directions on bleach and have the students spray it themselves especially in upperclassmen housing,” said Jandrisevits Butwell explained that hot showers and open windows with the air conditioning on could cause problems like these Jandrisevits said that Butwell highly emphasized emailing complaints rather than calling He said to have students email Maintenance and CC Housing detailing their situation and location and it will be addressed based on importance If an individual’s complaint is not responded to quickly enough students should reach out to their RD and have them advocate on their behalf Butwell to investigate if the current processes can be improved,” said Tsundu regarding the process for reporting and resolving issues on campus.  Bridgette Goss ’23 unfortunately never received a new shower curtain and had to purchase her own to replace it Goss said that two men from Maintenance came to her building and checked everyone’s room They also attempted to fix the ventilation problem in her shower room “We asked Maintenance if we could get a new shower curtain,” said Goss it will fix the problems.’ And they didn’t really fix the vent so we’re still having the problem.” Now mold has formed on the third-floor shower curtain Her housemates said they plan on buying another new one what appears to be mold is still present on the Marist College campus Though the cases are more minimal compared to weeks ago said they found mold at the beginning of September and have since seen it resurface.  and it grew back two and a half weeks later,” said Lavinio’s housemate “So last week Maintenance came back to clean again and this time they took the vent caps off and soaked them in bleach in a bucket but they haven’t gone into the ducts at all.” There are still spots on their ceilings that she believes resemble mold.  “The RD also told me that Housekeeping is trained in removing mold,” said Lavinio’s housemate “They have certifications and we can ask them for their certifications in mold removal.” Lavinio said the mold is in four vents on the main floor and all the vents on the third floor of their house Lavinio’s housemate has been exceptionally sick The doctor told her there could be a possibility that the illness and mold are linked ‘Sorry everyone who works for Housing is on lunch we’ll call you back.’ They said they were going to call back 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Now saying the system that handles marriage licenses kept them in the dark Latest Hillsborough County News from ABC Action News Report a typo More More About 35,000 people are expected to attend the group's district conventions at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst's Mullins Center three-day events are scheduled to spread the faith's message Witnesses from congregations throughout New England and Eastern New York are set to go door-to-door to deliver invitations and run through Sunday every weekend until Aug It is free to attend and there will be no collections taken The “Let God’s Kingdom Come!” conventions focus on preparing for the heavenly government that Jehovah’s Witnesses pray will soon rule the Earth But two elders from local congregations were clear that there will be no fire-and-brimstone preaching "It's a very positive message. ... The community will not hear that they're condemned," said Peter Lavinio, an elder from Holyoke that's where blessings will be showered here on Earth." The Jehovah's Witness teachings will be presented in a variety of ways three dramas will be performed to show how they believe the Bible's ancient precepts can be applied to the modern world Lavinio said the Mullins Center was chosen because Amherst “is a good location” and the arena can accommodate the 5,000 to 7,000 people expected each weekend “We really appreciate the cooperation and the whole environment” of the Mullins Center David Ryan, a Northampton elder said the conventions always please local business owners “We utilize hundreds and hundreds of hotel rooms every weekend,” said Ryan local Witnesses have volunteered to let out-of-towners stay with them if they can’t find a room the conventions will have a positive financial impact on Amherst and the surrounding communities "It doesn't have as much of an impact in Amherst as we'd like it to have," said Tony Maroulis, executive director of the Amherst Area Chamber of Commerce "There's certainly an up-tick." 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Hines has been involved in a variety of clubs and school organizations.  She is a member of the National Honor Society and girls varsity basketball team.  Hines will be attending the Miami University in Oxford Ohio as a double major in Political Science the student who received the Superintendent’s Award also will speak to the graduating class and community on Sunday.  This year Emily Mazzeo will be the class speaker.  She has been involved in National Honor Society and Class Council a lead organizer for the NHS peer tutoring program and a member of the swim team.  She will be attending Marist College in the fall studying Biology with a concentration in Health Sciences Pittsfield High School recognizes students who have achieved the top ten cumulative grade point averages in the senior class   The PHS 2020 Top Ten are Madeline Coco Academic departments also give awards to honor the most outstanding students in their respective disciplines.  The following are this year’s outstanding students: Sofia Bock (World Languages and the Edward J Mary Hines, president of the Pittsfield High School Class of 2020, will speak at the graduation of the PHS Virtual Graduation ceremony on PCTV Sunday, June 7th at 1:00 pm. It is PHS tradition that the class president addresses the senior class.\nRead More Pittsfield boys tennis seniors Liam Fitzgibbons Starting the week of May 11 and running through mid-June MassLive will celebrate the spring sports seniors at all 59 Western Massachusetts high schools As part of the MassLive Senior Days project coaches and athletic directors were invited to share photos Please send any missing senior lists to sports@masslive.com Each weekday, readers will see a pair of schools recognized on our website and social media channels - @MassLiveHS on both Twitter and Instagram photos and videos using #MassLiveSeniorDays Pittsfield girls track & field seniors Coach Stephanie Ambrose: Thank you to our seniors for all of their contributions and hard work these past years there are plenty of memories from previous seasons that we will cherish I hope that you make the best of each day to come and go confidently into your next adventure Coach Shane Sullivan: These four seniors have been a joy to coach and exemplify the best qualities of student athletes They have been vocal leaders on the team since they arrived and have worked to improve their skills each year While it was disappointing that we didn’t get to enjoy this final season I am confident that they will continue to thrive and succeed in their future endeavors Seniors: Alison Henderson and Marie Butler Coach Jennifer Gaudette: These two players have worked so hard both on and off the court They are dedicated to their sport and their academics Coach Emily and I are so proud of both of them and we know that they will be successful in whatever path they chose in life Thank you for being true Generals and for being an asset to our team and our future seniors will have big shoes to fill Coach Greg Marchbanks: These three seniors are the heart of our program.They have demonstrated dedication All of these characteristics have driven these girls to be successful on the field in the classroom and now into college where I know without a doubt that they will be successful and our program will take what they have provided through their leadership to continue to be successful an opportunity to honor those players whose final high school season ended before it could start because of the coronavirus pandemic The members of the 2012 All-Eagle girls soccer team include Beauchemin was the third-leading goal-scorer in the county with 13 and had the second-most assists with seven She moved from a midfield playmaking role to the striker position and flourished The coach's take: Not only was she the leading goal-scorer coming from midfield she had that beautiful ability to put the ball at any player's feet keep dribbling or slot the ball to one of her players The junior was the agitator up front for the Generals She finished with six goals and five assists acting as a key cog in Pittsfield's run to the Western Mass Her aggressiveness put constant pressure on opposing fullbacks The All-Eagle MVP had eight goals and six assists She can score from any offensive position and had a knack for scoring at the right times That included a game-winner against Greylock and an equalizer against Auburn The coach's take: She has great field vision and has done a great job this year of distributing and setting up her teammates for goals the twin sister of fellow All-Eagle selection Nicole starting at the center midfield position for the second straight year Pittsfield coach Waluszko said Alfonsi does "the dirty work" in the middle This shut-down defender anchored a strong Pittsfield defense that finished with 11 shutouts She never came off the field and was able to move forward from her stopper position scoring four times and assisting on three others The coach's take: She always marks your best offensive threat She prevents a lot of shots from getting through She did a great job moving up into the offense Combined with fellow All-Eagle selection Morgan Matthews Driscoll made sure not much got by the Pittsfield defense The junior had a standout game against Minnechaug in the Western Mass helping keep the game scoreless until the final minutes She also did a good job of improving on head balls this year The coach's take: She's our force in the back including the lone goal in a tie with North champion Pittsfield The coach's take: She is an outstanding all-around player She is two-footed and has great service from anywhere She loves the team and the sport and it really comes out on game days Besnard has started for the Mounties since she was an eighth grader and been a standout keeper for at least the last two years Save for a 6-0 postseason loss to Belchertown where she made 28 saves She's played approximately 90 consecutive games in goal for Greylock The coach's take: She improved every year and has been the best goaltender in Berkshire County the past two years athleticism and knowledge of the game makes her an outstanding player Orpin transitioned from defender to striker in 2012 and flourished She finished with seven goals and six assists to lead the Mounties in scoring She also notched the game-winner against Hoosac Valley that clinched the South division title The coach's take: Her speed and skill made it very hard for opposing teams to defend her She was particularly adept at taking the ball to the endline and serving it into the box Marshall moved from an outside midfield position to the center this year without skipping a beat Her intelligence in the middle of the field allowed her to adapt and help run the offense especially when star forward Jen Delasco went down with injury The coach's take: She knew as the season progressed what was needed of her without me having to say it She brought all of that to this team and this season pocketing 15 goals in 15 games before going down with a broken collarbone Even as defenses applied most of their pressure on Delasco The coach's take: She can shoot the ball almost as hard as I can with both feet She can absolutely crush the ball from both sides of the body It's sort of an inner desire to compete that allows her to not get bogged down by pressure After she was forced into a forward position by an injury to Delasco she also showed she has some technical attacking ability to go with that speed The coach's take: She is the fastest player on the field in almost every game Every now and then you'd see a player catch her and you'd shake your head that's not supposed to happen.' If she got the edge on somebody Zinchuk has long been the strength of the Lenox defense The senior had an ability to read plays and be there before they developed into dangerous moments The coach's take: If there's one thing about Hayden that's above and beyond her ability to read what's about to happen That's one of those innate athlete qualities Nguyen went over the 100-goal plateau this season The senior proved difficult to mark for almost any defender she faced Hornets coach Mike Dowling said she worked as much on helping out the younger kids on the team as she did on her impressive foot skills The coach's take: She could've acted like [a star] but she made everyone better Lavinio was the key cog in the middle of the field for the Warriors Most of the offensive pressure Wahconah produced was thanks to the senior She finished with four goals and two assists The coach's take: She really anchored the middle of the field for us than you can see the ball moving back up the field against us Every time she wasn't in the game we had a problem The junior will be a captain for the Warriors next year and is a strong She got the hustle award for the team this year and always found a way to peel the ball from an attacking player The coach's take: She gets underneath offensive players and drives them off the ball Part of that comes from her prep in the offseason Quality local journalism needs your support Access this story and all of our stories with 24/7 unlimited access Subscribe now for 99¢ Subscriber Sign In | Return Home or search for whatever you were looking for… Guidance and resources to help you take big steps and manage big changes An annual look at the state of education in Berkshire County A weekend festival to help celebrate the Holidays Helping people understand the basics of disposal and sustainable options A special section on renovating your home for winter Embrace warmer weather with the Berkshire Eagle's guide to backyard improvement Langlois of Worcester and Loisann Langlois of Leicester announce the engagement of their son Langlois is a graduate of Leicester High School Framingham State College and is pursuing a master’s degree in business administration at Worcester Polytechnic Institute He is a software engineer at Fidelity Investments the daughter of Kathy Lavinio of Dalton and Jim Reardon of Pittsfield is a graduate of Framingham State College and is pursuing a master’s degree in business administration from Bentley College She is employed by the treasury department at Millipore Corp. 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