Berkshire Humane Society will hold its 14th annual meeting

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The Berkshire Humane Society will hold its 14th annual meeting on June 28th at 6pm. The meeting will take place at the Humane Society, which is located at 214 Barker Road in Pittsfield. All members are welcome to attend. The three most recently appointed Directors coming up for election for two-year terms are Cynthia Bartlett of Richmond, Andrew Meisberger of Pittsfield and Karen Leopardi of Stockbridge. Cindy Bartlett has been a Berkshire Humane Society member since 1995. She lives in Richmond with her husband Ron and her two children Justin and Micaela. Cindy is currently the summer program director for the Society. She has also been involved with fundraising and event planning for BHS. Cindy has been helping her husband Ron and his family operate Bartlettâ€™s Orchards for over 23 years. She is a ski instructor at Bousquet in Pittsfield where she holds a level two certificate. Cindy also enjoys horseback riding. Andrew Meisberger lives with his wife and two daughters on Crofut Street in Pittsfield. He owns Different Drummerâ€™s Kitchen, a kitchenware retail store with locations in Lenox, Northampton and Albany. Andrew served in various positions for Pennsylvania Governor Bob Casey before being appointed Comptroller for the Port of Philadelphia. Mr. Meisberger returned to the Berkshireâ€™s in 1997 and purchased Different Drummerâ€™s Kitchen from his father Ray. Karen Leopardi is an executive with the Boston Symphony Orchestra since 1981, joining the orchestraâ€™s administration shortly after graduating from the New England Conservatory of Music where she holds degrees in Performance and Music Education. She has worked closely with the former BSO Music Director Seiji Ozawa as his assistant for 15 years and currently works in that position for Boston Pops Laureate Conductor John Williams. In the fall, she will assume the roll of Manager of Faculty and Guest Artists with the Tanglewood Music Center. She is married to Boston Symphony Musician Gregg Henegar. The couple resides in Newton when not in the Berkshireâ€™s. The Berkshire Humane Society is an open admission shelter providing refuge for homeless animals in Berkshire County, as well as offering free educational programs for local school children, operating a pet food bank for those in economic need, and finding safe haven for the pets of battered and abused women who find refuge at the Elizabeth Freeman Center. The BHS is open Tuesday through Saturday, from 10 am - 4 pm, Thursday evenings from 5 pm - 8 pm and Sunday afternoons from 1 pm - 4 pm. For more information about Berkshire Humane Society or information about the annual meeting, please call shelter manager John Perreault at 413 447-7878 ext.33

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Neal's Office Among Those Targeted by Suspicious Mailings

Staff Reports12:28PM / Wednesday, October 21, 2026

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — U.S. Rep. Richard Neal was among congressmen apparently targeted by someone mailing suspicious envelopes.

According to a report in The Berkshire Eagle, an envelope containing a powdery substance was discovered by postal inspectors before reaching Neal's Pittsfield office in the Silvio O. Conte Federal Building.

Nearly 40 members of Congress have received envelopes containing white powder, according to The Guardian. More than 100 letters are thought to be in the U.S. mail system and the FBI, Capitol Police and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service were investigating the mailings that have also been sent to elections officials in various states.

The mailings have been sent to both Republican and Democrat officeholders and several congressional district offices had to be evacuated in the last week or so after envelopes were opened in them.

Earlier today, my Bronx district office received an envelope delivered by mail that contained a suspicious substance. Local law enforcement responded swiftly and, after investigating, determined the substance to be non-hazardous.
— Rep. Ritchie Torres (@repritchie.bsky.social) October 16, 2026 at 3:10 PM

The Guardian reported that the FBI is warning officials to look for envelopes processed through a north Texas center and that carry a postmark or stamp stating "Thinking of You."

The Eagle states that Neal's office was alerted on Saturday that it might be getting a suspicious package; inspectors seized the envelope at the Fenn Street post office on Monday.

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