Monthly Chamber Nite Themed “Christmas in July”

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. -  The Berkshire Chamber of Commerce will host Chamber Nite @ the Crowne Plaza Pittsfield~Berkshires, located at 1 West Street in Pittsfield, on Wednesday, July 15, 2009. Networking will take place from 5:00 – 7:00 PM.

Attendees are invited to join the Berkshire Chamber for their popular monthly after-hours event and experience a “Christmas in July” themed evening. The Crowne Plaza staff will show off their recently opened One West Restaurant & Lounge with themed hors d'oeuvres and appetizers. Additionally, the Crowne will offer special discounts to anyone booking a holiday party in their restaurant, the Top of the Crowne, the ballroom, Underground Pub, or other space. A cash bar will also be available. 

For a chance to win the door prize, attendees are encouraged to bring business cards.

The Berkshire Chamber offers monthly networking opportunities as a free benefit to members. Chamber Nite events are open exclusively to Berkshire Chamber members and their employees. To register, please call (413) 499-4000, extension 26, e-mail choyt@berkshirechamber.com, or register online at www.berkshirechamber.com.
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Pittsfield Council Says 'Yes' to Soccer at Crane Park

By Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff

The pitch will have the logos of the city and the US. and Massachusetts soccer associations. 

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The city is gladly accepting a "mini-pitch" from the U.S. Soccer Foundation to bring games back to Crane Park. 

Fueling excitement around the World Cup, U.S. Soccer has been working with the Massachusetts Youth Soccer League to make these facilities available to 20 communities — one of which will be at the park at the intersection of Benedict Road and Springside Avenue. 

The City Council accepted the gift on Tuesday during its regular meeting. 

A mini pitch is a compact, modular field typically used for soccer, and it can also accommodate inline skates. It has a galvanized steel border with built-in goals and a rubber plastic surface that is clicked together; installed on the existing inline hockey court. 

Ward 2 Councilor Cameron Cunningham said he has gone door to door speaking with nearby residents, and they are "really excited" about the upgrade. He also sees it as a great addition. 

"They say that nobody really uses the court a ton now, and they are excited to see kids back on there playing," he said. 

Decades ago, the Crane Park facility was a wading pool. It closed in 1980, and before the turn of the century, it was filled in and marked for hockey. 

Parks, Open Space, and Natural Resources Manager James McGrath explained that the wooden border around the rink is showing its age, has been vandalized and tagged, and the facility is seeing a "real decline" in use. 

"This would seem to be an appropriate spot for us to remove the board system that's in place and install the mini pitch system through this grant," he said. 

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