Disability Pride Day Committee Hosting Legislative Breakfast

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Rep. Gailanne Cariddi, Sen. Benjamin Downing and Mayor Richard Alcombright are a few of the many participants at this year's Legislative Breakfast.

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Berkshire Disability Pride Day Committee will host its 13th annual Legislative Breakfast on Friday, April 12, at Itam Lodge. This event is a forum for individuals with disabilities and their families, as well as support organization staff members.

Check-in begins at 7:30 a.m., followed by introductory remarks at 7:45 a.m. and the legislative forum at 8 a.m. 
 
State Sen. Benjamin Downing, state Reps. Gailanne Cariddi,  William "Smitty" Pignatelli, Paul Mark and Tricia Farley-Bouvier, North Adams Mayor Richard Alcombright, Pittsfield Mayor Daniel L. Bianchi, and Janet LaBreck, commissioner of the Massachusetts Commission for the Blind, are scheduled to participate in this event.
 
The $9 price to attend includes a continental breakfast of fresh fruit, muffins, bagels, coffee, tea and juice.
 
For more information about the breakfast, call Christine Singer, executive director of United Cerebral Palsy of Berkshire County, at 413-442-1562, Ext. 22. To register, visit the website  for a registration form or stop by either UCP's office on 208 West St. or Berkshire County Arc at 395 South St. The registration deadline is Friday, April 5.

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South County Construction Operations

LEE, Mass. — The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is announcing crews will be conducting daytime and overnight hour guardrail repair, drainage work, bridge repair, and tree trimming operations at various locations and times on I-90 eastbound and westbound during the week of Monday, April 22.
 
Lane closures will be in place during the construction operations and traffic will be able to travel through the work zones.  The schedule for the work and lane closures will be as follows: 
 
Otis/Blandford 
  • Guardrail repair operations will be conducted nightly on I-90 westbound between mile marker 21.0 and mile marker 26.0 from Monday, April 22, through Thursday, April 25, from 7:00 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. the next morning. The work is expected to conclude by 5:30 a.m. on Friday, April 26. 
  • Drainage work will be conducted on I-90 eastbound between mile marker 21.0 to 26.0 from Monday, April 22, through Thursday, April 25, from 7:00 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. the next morning. The work is expected to conclude by 5:30 a.m. on Friday, April 26. 
Blandford
  • Bridge repair work will be conducted nightly on I-90 eastbound and westbound at mile marker 26.4 from Monday, April 22 through Thursday, April 25, from 7:00 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. the next morning. The work is expected to conclude by 5:30 a.m. on Friday, April 26.
Lee
  • Bridge repair work will be conducted daily on I-90 eastbound at mile marker 8.0 from Tuesday, April 23 through Thursday, April 25, from 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. 
Russell
  • Tree trimming work will be conducted on I-90 westbound between mile marker 33.0 to mile marker 36.0, from Monday, April 22 through Friday, April 26, from 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. each day. 
 
Appropriate signage, law enforcement details, and messaging will be in place to guide drivers through the work area. 
 
Drivers traveling through the affected areas should expect delays, reduce speed, and use caution.   
 
All scheduled work is weather dependent and subject to change without notice. 
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