News & Notes: City Clerk Stepping Down; Santa on Parade
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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — City Clerk Jody Phillips will be stepping down from her office on Jan. 1.
This week's edition of the Pittsfield Gazette reports that Phillips decided to accept a position with General Dynamics. Phillips told the Gazette that it was a difficult decision to make but the opportunity happened at just the right time.
Phillips was elected as city clerk in 1998 and voted to a lifetime tenure by city residents in 2005. In the meantime, Mayor James Ruberto is expected to name an interim city clerk and the position will be on the 2009 municipal election ballot.
Santa Parade Tomorrow
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — If you're in the mood for parade, be in downtown Pittsfield tomorrow morning at 10 for the annual Santa Parade to kick off the annual Santa Fund.
Organizers say they have firetrucks, bands including the Excelsior Drum and Bugle Corps from New York, and other marching units. The parade will travel from Edwin Street behind the Crowne Plaza, to Park Square then proceed up North Street to Maplewood Avenue, where they will disband behind St. Joseph's School.
Included in the parade will be a Christmas Stocking Brigade to collect money for the Santa Fund, which has a goal this year of $45,000.
