BHS Expands Gastroenterology Care, Adds Doctor

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Health Systems has announced the appointment of Dr. Jacques J. Reichling, a board-certified and fellowship-trained gastroenterologist, to the medical staff of Berkshire Medical Center and the physician staff of Gastroenterology Professional Services of BMC.

Dr. Reichling, an experienced practitioner with advanced clinical and procedural skills, is accepting new patients in need of gastroenterology care. He is partnered with Drs. Jeffrey St. John, Rangan Murali and Jason Bratcher at Gastroenterology Professional Services of BMC.

Reichling is highly skilled in diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopic procedures, including ERCP, polypectomy, EMR, stenting and Argon Beam treatment, as well as screening colonoscopy, esophageal manometry and pH studies. He last worked at Clinique Saint Therese, Luxembourg, as director of Gastroenterology Services.

He is board-certified in Internal Medicine and fellowship trained in Gastroenterology from Tufts Medical Center in Boston. He received his medical degree from Universite Louis Pasteur de Strasbourg, France. He completed his residency at Mt. Sinai Hospital, New York, NY.

Reichling is fluent in English, French, German and Luxembourgish. For an appointment with Dr. Reichling, ask your physician for a referral or call Gastroenterology Professional Services of BMC at 413-499-8590.


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Berkshire Democrats Host Candidate Forum Friday

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire County Democratic town committees and political action groups will sponsor a countywide Democratic candidates forum this Friday, April 10. 
 
The forum will be held at 7 p.m. in the Common Room at Zion Lutheran Church located at 74 First St.  
 
The event will feature elected state and federal officials, especially those running for seats in the 2026 election. Challengers for those seats will also address attendees.
 
Working in coalition with the Berkshire Democratic Brigades, Berkshire Indivisible, Greylock Together, Indivisible Berkshires, and the Rural Freedom Network, the Democratic town committees of Adams, Dalton, Great Barrington, Sheffield, and Stockbridge anticipate that this event will educate voters about candidates' positions on political issues.  
 
In addition, the forum will give voters the opportunity to network and to meet candidates and discuss legislation that will improve Berkshire County's economy, promote environmental justice, and reduce economic disparity in the region.
 
Candidates committed to attend include District Attorney Timothy Shugrue, 1st Mass congressional candidate Jeromie Whalen, U.S. Senate candidate Alex Rikleen, and 1st Berkshire representative candidate Andrew Fitch.  
 
Also speaking will be representatives from the campaigns for Edward Markey for U.S. Senate and for Maural Healey and Kim Driscoll for governor and lieutenant governor, respectively. 
 
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