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The Financial Aid Offices of Williams College and Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts are pleased to announce two opportunities for families to receive help in completing the 2006-2007 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and/or the College Scholarship Service (CSS) Financial Aid Profile. Representatives from both colleges will be available for individual help in completing both the online and paper versions of these applications. The first opportunity will take place on Wednesday, January 18, 2006 from 6:30 pm until 8:30 pm in Computer Lab 7, Mark Hopkins Hall, on the campus of Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts. The second opportunity will be held in conjunction with the Massachusetts College Goal Sunday program at the Adult Learning Center on Sunday, January 29, 2006 from 2:00 pm until 4:00 pm. The Adult Learning Center is located at 10 Lyman Street in Pittsfield. Participants for both sections should bring their 2005 W-2 forms or end-of-year pay stubs and their 2004 federal income tax returns.
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Former Harry's Supermarket Under Construction for Restaurant

By Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Construction is underway to transform the former Harry's Supermarket into a restaurant

Late last month, the Conservation Commission greenlit some tree pruning on the property. New windows and a new door can be seen in the front of the building. 

"It's a substantial renovation that's currently underway here," Brent White of White Engineering said, speaking on behalf of the applicant and owner, Huajie Zhu. 

A fire gutted the longtime Wahconah Street supermarket in 2023, and the following year, Zhu purchased the property for $460,000 two years ago to build a restaurant with hibachi in the existing footprint of the more than 100-year-old building. 

White explained that the project has been ongoing for over a year, and the Community Development Board granted the property a waiver to reduce the minimum required number of parking spaces so that additional spaces aren't needed.  

He noted that, looking at the site plan, there is very little room to do so. A mirror will be installed near the sharp turn on Bel Air Avenue to alleviate traffic concerns. 

Pruning will be done on trees in the southeast corner of the existing paved parking lot, as a number of branches are hanging over. The new owners also intend to patch, sealcoat, and re-stripe the parking lot. 

A fire tore through the building less than an hour after the supermarket closed for the day three years ago. An automatic sprinkler system is required for the new use. 

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