Westside Legends to hold Open House Oct. 1

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Westside Legends is celebrating the first of multiple phases to their Buy Back our Neighborhood program, which is the re-development of the Pittsfield’s Westside neighborhoods.

The celebration will be an open house that will be from 1 to 4 p.m. on. Saturday, Oct. 1st, at our first development, which is 28-30 Daniels Ave. The open house will go into how the development was cultivated from a rundown duplex to a
vibrant living space that will contain two modern condominiums.

Each condominium contains two bedrooms, one bathroom and storage space. There is also room for future expansion on the property. The initial investors, builders and prospective owners all have Westside interests.

Partnering organizations include: Greylock Federal Credit Union, The Crane Foundation, Central Berkshire Habitat for Humanity, Guardian Life, Gray to Green (Berkshire Regional Planning Commission), Berkshire Taconic, Aaron’s, RSI Signs, Berkshire Environment Action Team (BEAT) and Milltown Capital.

For more information, contact Tony Jackson at horacetee@aol.com or Marvin Purry at purrdawg32@aol.com.

Westside Legends, Inc. is a 501(c)3 non-profit dedicated to improving the quality of life of others on a community/city/county level through such vehicles as education, local events, and fundraising.


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Gulf Road in Dalton and Lanesborough Re-Opens

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — After being closed for more than two years, Gulf Road reopened on Wednesday for the season.
 
For the last week, the town Highway Department has been clearing up fallen trees and graded the stretch of road on both its side and Dalton's side on Wednesday, Lanesborough Department of Public Works Director Charlie Durfee said. 
 
The seasonal dirt road closed because of flooding caused by what was initially thought to be from a beaver dam that was located on the Pittsfield stretch. 
 
It was initially assessed that the beavers were blocking the culvert, but this may have been incorrect, Shedd said.
 
"The logs were clean-cut on each end, which suggested they were cut by a chainsaw," Shedd said 
 
The road often serves as a shortcut between Lanesborough and Dalton by drivers to avoid retail-related traffic at Allendale Plaza and Berkshire Crossing in Pittsfield. It runs about 1.7 miles from Route 8 near the Connector Road in Lanesborough, through Pittsfield and around the Boulders Reserve and comes out in Dalton, where it turns into High Street. 
 
A pool of water overtook the roadway last year, causing surface damage. The flowing water eroded the gravel road, creating rills and gullies that cut into the roadway, Pittsfield City Engineer Tyler Shedd said. 
 
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