25th Annual Berkshire Quilt Festival at BCC

02:31PM / Thursday, September 20, 2007Print Story | Email Story

Quilts, wall quilts, and other quilted items will combine to form the 25th annual show of the Berkshire Quilt Festival set for Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 6 and 7, at Berkshire Community College. Open each day from 10 to 5, the festival will be held in the college's Susan B. Anthony Center on the main campus in Pittsfield. Admission is $6 per adult and $2 per child (11 and under). Sponsored by the Alumni and Friends of BCC, the festival raises funds for scholarships, a textbook voucher program, and an alumni grant program. This yearâ€™s raffle quilt, "Anniversary Waltz," is a two block quilt featuring the 54-40 or Fight and Snowball blocks. It was originally published as Tennessee Waltz by Judith Martin by That Patchwork Place. The quilt was machine pieced by Berkshire Quilt Festival committee members, machine quilted by Kate Mitchell and coordinated by Debra Rogers-Gillig. Measuring approximately 84 inches by 100 inches, it contains fabrics from raffle quilts from the previous 24 years. According to coordinator Helen Kimpel, the festival has something for everyone, from beginner to lifelong quilter. The quilt block contest â€œPutting on the Glitzâ€ will reveal the exciting and creative imaginations of the contestants who were up to this yearâ€™s challenge. In addition to displays, the festival will include quilt gallery talks and stories about the quilts and their creators at 11am and 2pm on Saturday, and 2pm Sunday. Sixteen vendors will be present in the Collegeâ€™s cafeteria offering gifts, fabrics, quilting supplies and new pattern ideas. In addition to Kimple, Mitchell and Rogers-Gillig, other festival committee members include Terry Bissaillon, Jeanne Chivers, Nancy Gardner, Margaret Hintz, Chris Hover, Betty King, Chris King, Kathy McGrath, Karen Pratt, and Peg Shepardson. Information: Helen Kimpel, 413-443-4397

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Pittsfield Man Facing Charges in Hit-and-Run

Staff Reports 07:57PM / Tuesday, December 30, 2025

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — A city man is facing charges in Vermont related to a hit-and-run crash that seriously injured a pedestrian.

The Bennington (Vt.) Banner reports that Nelsin Martin, 21, is facing a felony charge in the May 8 incident. He could face up to 15 years behind bars if found guilty.

The crash occurred on Route 7 near the intersection with Route 346 at about 6:38 a.m. A witness and video from a Pownal school bus indicated that two vehicles were driving south down the highway nearly side by side at an excessive speed. The witness said they appeared to be racing, according to the Banner. A third vehicle was mentioned by it was not clear if it was involved.

The pedestrian, 37-year-old Adrienne Formel of Pownal, was struck by the vehicle in the far right lane, which was either trying to pass in the breakdown lane or was "bumped" by another vehicle, according to witnesses.

The victim was taken to Albany (N.Y.) Medical Center with life-threatening injuries, including a broken arm, and had to have her right leg amputated.

Vermont State Police identified two vehicles, a white Chevrolet Silverado and a white Volkswagen sedan, which both fled the scene south into Massachusetts and were last seen on North Hoosac Road in Williamstown. By the end of the day, they had identified both the vehicles and the drivers.

Martin is expected to be arraigned next week.

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