Berkshire County Kids Place Readies for Annual Gala

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Martino Glass, above, and Craig and Patti Cusson, left, are being honored at the Berkshire County Kids Place gala on Friday, Oct. 13.

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire County Kids Place will be honoring Martino Glass Company as well as Craig and Patti Cusson on Friday, Oct. 13, at their annual gala fundraising event at the Country Club of Pittsfield.

Martino Glass Company has been a long-time supporter of Berkshire County Kids Place through offering financial support of events, providing assistance with facility needs, and giving of their time when needed. Martino Glass will be recognized for this support with the Community Leader Award.

Berkshire County Kids' Place also is honoring community members Craig and Patti Cusson with the 2017 Sheri L. Quinn Volunteer Service Award. The Cussons have given their time for many years to several local organizations and foundations and host an annual dinner at Dottie's Coffee Lounge for the past five years in support of Berkshire County Kids Place. They have raised more than $10,000 in that time to support local victims of abuse.

The Berkshire County Kids Place is a nationally accredited Children's Advocacy Center that provides intervention, prevention and treatment services for victims of child abuse and family violence in Berkshire County. This year's gala theme is Evening in the Enchanted Forest and the event will include a sit down dinner, revenue enhancers, a silent auction and a testimonial by a parent whose child has received services from the organization.

Individual seats are $90 and a table of eight can be purchased for $630.  For more information on the Evening in the Enchanted Forest Gala, call 413-499-2800, ext. 114, or visit the website.

 


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Lee: 3 Miles of Route 20 Being Repaved Next Year

By Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff

LEE, Mass. — Beginning next year, the state will repave three miles of Route 20 and reinforce two bridges, one over the Massachusetts Turnpike. 

Last week, the state Department of Transportation held a virtual design public hearing for the project. In addition to milling and resurfacing of the route, bridge structures L-05-024 (over Greenwater Brook) and L-05-052 (over I-90) will see maintenance repairs. 

"We just wanted to thank MassDOT for doing this project. We're very supportive of having the road redone and appreciate the work on it," Town Administrator Christopher Brittain said. 

"The town of Lee is looking forward to having the road repaved." 

Construction will begin in the spring of 2027.  

Traffic will be maintained with short-term flagging operations, and steel plates will conceal deck patching over Greenwater Brook. There will be staged construction on the bridge over the highway, with a single alternating travel lane controlled by a temporary signal. 

The project is estimated to cost $6.8 million, 90 percent from the federal government and 10 percent from the state; it is in the FY26 Statewide Transportation Improvement Program. 

The hearing included public information on activities and rights-of-way needs for tree trimming, new utility poles, grading, drainage swales, and a driveway apron along the project corridor, items identified during the late design phases. 

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