2nd Street to Host CHP Mobile Health Unit

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PITTSFIELD, Mass — 2nd Street will host the Community Health Programs (CHP) Mobile Health unit on Wednesday, February 28 from 1-3 pm.

CHP's Mobile Health teams offer the same services as a primary care provider or typical urgent care clinic, making it an excellent alternative for people with transportation challenges.

Participants do not have to be a CHP patient to use this service. In most cases, the visit will be covered by the individual's insurance. For those who are uninsured or can't afford to pay, services will be provided free of charge. A sliding fee scale is also available for eligible patients.

The CHP Mobile Health program provides:

Same-day urgent care
COVID-19 and flu and vaccines/testing
Blood pressure checks
Treatment of minor sickness, infections and injuries
UTI & STI testing and birth control services
Wellness checks, including food security and nutrition assistance
Primary care referrals and health education
Family services & WIC

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Hancock Shaker Village Celebrations Round Stone Barn's 200th

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02:05PM / Friday, July 31, 2026

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — For two centuries, Hancock Shaker Village has been home to the only circular barn ever built by the Shakers, and on Sunday, the museum will be celebrating the landmark's bicentennial.

The museum is known for its work preserving and educating the public on the history of the Shakers through interactive exhibits, such as the beloved Baby Animals festival in April and May.

On Sunday from 10 to 5, museum admission is free with a range of activities including tours of the iconic Round Stone Barn, lectures on the shakers and the museum's other brick dwellings, a wind turbine demonstration, shaker music and dancing demonstrations, live performances, and so much more. More information on the event here.

According to the museum's website, the Round Stone Barn, built in 1826, is widely recognized as an architectural icon and agricultural wonder.

The Shakers operated a working dairy farm at Hancock until the 1950s and the barn was originally a stable for its 52 milk cows, the site said.

It has ground-level access on all three levels so, wagons could enter on the upper level to deposit hay into the central haymow on the main floor below, then the empty wagons would be driven around the circular barn floor and exit the same door it came in, eliminating the potentially dangerous activity of backing wagons out of a barn, the website said.

The cows stabled on the main floor faced inward toward the haymow for ease of feeding and manure was shoveled through trapdoors to the cellar, where it was stored until needed as fertilizer in the gardens, it said.

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