PITTSFIELD, Mass. — State Sen. Paul Mark and state Sen. Robyn Kennedy of Worcester, chair for the Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities, recently spent time visiting Berkshire County Arc's programs. Mark is also a member of the joint committee.
During their visit, they spent time discussing short- and long-term plans for human services in Massachusetts.
BCArc offers a broad range of community-based services to individuals with developmental disabilities, brain injuries and autism.
In the photo above, from left: Pam Kight, director of employment and community-based day services; Cybele Kilby, vice president of day & employment services; state Sen. Paul Mark; state Sen. Robyn Kennedy; President & CEO Maryann Hyatt; Erin Manson, Department of Developmental Services residential services director; CFO Blanca Durant; Jessica Russo, director of family support & advocacy; and Scott Barschdorf, director of brain injury services.
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Springfield Man Arraigned for 'Senseless' Murder in Pittsfield
By Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff
PITTSFIELD, Mass.— District Attorney Timothy Shugrue said Friday's fatal stabbing was a senseless act of violence.
On Monday, Springfield man Zyrus Jaynes, 24, was arraigned for murder in Central Berkshire District Court for allegedly stabbing 36-year-old Pittsfield man Jesse Gray to death after a disagreement on Hall Place.
Families of the victim and defendant were present at the arraignment. Jaynes is being held without the right to bail because he is being presented to a grand jury, and will be back in court on July 1.
"This was seconds. That fast, that quick. Just over someone pulling into a driveway with a car," Shugrue said.
"…This is an incredible tragedy, over this? For what? It's just very, very sad."
According to the Pittsfield Police Department's reports, just before 10 p.m. on May 29, officers were dispatched to the area of 10 Hall Place for a reported stabbing. Upon arrival, they found Gray with a stab wound to the left side near his armpit and began rendering aid until fire and EMS arrived.
Gray was transported to Berkshire Medical Center and passed away less than an hour after.
"I think he was shocked that he was stabbed," Shugrue said.
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