'Dine & Donate' Events Support Berkshire Humane Society

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Two local eateries will participating in the next round of Berkshire Humane Society's Restaurant Challenge.

Patrick's Pub and Panera Bread will be hosting "Dine & Donate" evenings to support BHS by contributing 20 percent from the bill of each contributing diner to help the homeless animals of Berkshire County.   

Tell your server at Patrick's Pub that you're there to support BHS on Monday, June 8, from 4:30 to 10:30 p.m. Bring in a flier available from BHS (or download it here) to Panera on Thursday, June 11, from 4 to 9 p.m.


The Restaurant Challenge is a new addition to the society's annual Woofstock celebration. Throughout the month of June, several restaurants will be participating in Dine & Donate benefits. Flavours' Tavern at the A will  be holding a cocktail party with appetizers, music and dancing from 7:30 to midnight on Friday, June 19. Tickets are $20 and available at BHS, Flavours and Tavern on the A.

The 20th annual Woofstock will takes place Sunday, June 28, at the Common on First Street. Registration forms for the 1.5-mile walk can be picked up at the shelter, Purradise and Catwalk in Great Barrington, and at local veterinarians and pet supply stores, or downloaded from the website.

Each person who raises $500 in pledges will be invited to lunch with Steve Caporizzo, Woofstock's honorary chairman.


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Pittsfield Woman Dies After Being Rescued From Structure Fire

By Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The woman who was rescued when her home caught fire on Monday has died. 
 
The Berkshire District Attorney's Office confirmed on Tuesday that Susan Steenstrup, 67, died after she was pulled from the blaze at 1 Marlboro Drive. The cause of death has not been confirmed.
 
Steenstrup was found on the second-floor by firefighters who responded to the blaze at about 6:45 p.m. She was taken by County Ambulance to Berkshire Medical Center. 
 
The two-story, 1930s home is coned off and shows signs of the emergency response such as a broken front window where crews entered to rescue Steenstrup. The fire was reported to have spread from the kitchen and a cause has not yet been determined.
 
Steenstrup was the only occupant at the time. The home had been in her family since at least the 1960s. 
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