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News & Notes: 3rd Thursday Goes GreenBy Larry Kratka - June 19, 2008
Berkshire News Network
Green Is the Word for Third Thursday
PITTSFIELD — The city is celebrating its second 3rd Thursday of the season tonight from 5 to 8 on North Street with the theme of "Let's Go Green."
The fun on North Street runs from Carr Hardware on the north end to the Colonial theater to the south. The city's main stage will be in front of the Berkshire Museum this month, featuring the popular Berkshire Bateria. A total of 47 businesses are taking part in this month's Third Thursday.
There will be free hula hoop lessons in front of St. Joseph's Church and free yoga classes at Park Square. The Center for Ecological Technology will have a booth at Persip Park featuring cars from the Junior Solar Sprint, a solar harvester and more. The Friends of the Hebert Arboretum offer plants for sale and the PeaceJam group from Pittsfield High School will be selling Fair Trade coffee.
The Berkshire Morris dancers will be doing traditional English folk dance throughout downtown.
Food will be for sale at all restaurants downtown plus outside vendors and a farmer's market on North Street next to St. Joseph's Church. Once 8, rolls around, the fun continues with jazz and rock performances at various downtown restaurants. There also will be free trolley rides from 5 to 8.
Food Banks Pinched by Transportation Costs
PITTSFIELD — The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts is feeling the effects of the rising cost of food. On Wednesday, Food Bank spokeswoman Robin Claremont told the Berkshire News Network that many new faces are showing up at food pantries asking for donations and the numbers are bound to increase ... especially this coming winter.
The rising cost of food is the direct result of the rising cost of fuel used by truckers to ship the food to market. The Food Bank is a network of 400 food pantries in the four Western Massachusetts counties. Claremont urged those who could afford it to donate additional food to local pantries.
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