Polling Stations in Berkshire County

Polls are open in Massachusetts from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. for state & federal elections, including primaries; municipal election times vary.

Where to vote:

Adams: Memorial Building, Valley Street
Becket: Town Hall, Main Street
Cheshire: Cheshire Community House, 191 Church St. 
Clarksburg: Community Center, Cross Road
Dalton: Senior Center, 40 Field St. Ext.
Egremont: Fire station, Egremont Plain Road
Florida: Town Office, 379 Mohawk Trail
Great Barrington:

Hancock: Hancock School, Route 43
Hinsdale: Town Hall, South Street
Lanesborough: Town Hall, 83 North Main St.
Lee: Crossway Village, 21 Crossway
Lenox: Town Hall, Walker Street
Monterey: Fire Hall, Main Road
Mount Washington: Town Hall, East Street
New Ashford: Town Hall, Mallory Road
New Marlborough: Town Hall, Mill River Southfield Road
Otis: Town Hall, North Main Street
Peru: Community Center, East Main Road

• All five wards: St. Elizabeth's Parish Center

Pittsfield (Polls open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. for municipal elections)

• Ward 1, Precinct A: Reid Middle School, 950 North St.
• Ward 1, Precinct B: Reid Middle School, 950 North St.
• Ward 2, Precinct A: Morningside Community School, 100 Burbank St.
• Ward 2, Precinct B: Somerset Fire Station, Somerset Ave.
• Ward 3, Precinct A: Providence Court, 379 East St.
• Ward 3, Precinct B: Egremont Elementary School, 84 Egremont Ave.
• Ward 4, Precinct A: Herberg Middle School, 501 Pomeroy Ave.
• Ward 4, Precinct B: Williams School, 50 Bushey Road
• Ward 5, Precinct A: Berkshire Athenaeum, 1 Wendell Ave.
• Ward 5, Precinct B: Berkshire Athenaeum, 1 Wendell Ave.
• Ward 6, Precinct A: Columbia Arms Housing, 65 Columbus Ave.
• Ward 6, Precinct B: Conte Community School, 200 W. Union St.
• Ward 7, Precinct A: Fire Station, 54 Peck's Road
• Ward 7, Precinct B: Capeless Elementary School, 86 Brooks Ave.

In Vermont, polling hours vary by town:

Pownal: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Pownal Center Fire Station off Route 7
Readsboro: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Readsboro Central School
Stamford: 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., Stamford School, Main Road

Updated: March 4 2024

New Camp Is Safe Place for Children Suffering Loss to Addiction

By Breanna SteeleiBerkshires Staff
06:26AM / Saturday, December 27, 2025

Last year's Happy Campers courtesy of Max Tabakin.

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — A new camp is offering a safe place for children who have lost a parent or guardian to addiction. 

 

Director Gayle Saks founded the nonprofit "Camp Happy Place" last year. The first camp was held in June with 14 children.

 

Saks is a licensed drug and alcohol counselor who works at the Brien Center. One of her final projects when studying was how to involve youth, and a camp came to mind. Camp had been her "happy place" growing up, and it became her dream to open her own.

 

"I keep a bucket list in my wallet, and it's right on here on this list, and I cross off things that I've accomplished," she said. "But it is the one thing on here that I knew I had to do."

 

The overnight co-ed camp is held at a summer camp in Winsted, Conn., where Saks spent her summers as a child. It is four nights and five days and completely free. Transportation is included as are many of the items needed for camping. The camp takes up to 30 children.

 

"I really don't think there's any place that exists specifically for this population. I think it's important to know, we've said this, but that it is not a therapeutic camp," Saks said.

 

She said the focus is on fun for the children, though they are able to talk to any of the volunteer and trained staff. The staff all have experience in social work, addiction and counseling, and working with children.