New Primary Care Physician Joins Fairview Internal Medicine

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Kimberly P. May, MD
GREAT BARRINGTON - Berkshire Health Systems announces the appointment of Kimberly P. May, MD, a physician board certified in both Internal Medicine and Rheumatology, to the staff of Fairview Internal Medicine, serving patients throughout Southern Berkshire. Dr. May is accepting new patients in need of Primary Care and Rheumatology care and joins Edward Weiner, MD, at Fairview Internal Medicine, 116 West Avenue, Great Barrington.

Dr. May is the first of two new adult primary care physicians joining Fairview Internal Medicine, with the second new physician scheduled to arrive in August. In addition to adult primary care, her clinical interests include osteoporosis, rheumatoid arthritis and fibromyalgia.

"I am so excited to have a dedicated arthritis specialist join me in serving patients throughout South Berkshire," said Dr. Weiner. "Dr. May is a delightful person and practitioner and I know her new patients will be equally impressed with her."

Dr May joins Fairview Internal Medicine after retirement from the US Air Force, where she held the rank of Colonel. Her last assignment was Deputy Commander, 79th Medical Group, Andrews Air Force Base. She has also served as the Chief of Staff at the US Air Force Academy Hospital and Chief Consultant for Internal Medicine Services for the US Air Force Surgeon General, and as an internist and rheumatologist at many other facilities.

Dr. May was born and raised in Ohio, and received her undergraduate degree from Case Western Reserve University and her medical degree from Wright State University. She completed Internal Medicine residency training at Wright-Patterson Medical Center, Ohio, and Rheumatology fellowship training at Fitzsimons Army Medical Center in Denver, Colorado. She also holds a master's degree from the National War College, and is completing a Masters in Business Administration at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. She is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, and has taught there for more than 10 years.

For more information or to make an appointment with Dr. May or one of her colleagues, contact Fairview Internal Medicine at 413-528-8643.
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Former Harry's Supermarket Under Construction for Restaurant

By Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Construction is underway to transform the former Harry's Supermarket into a restaurant

Late last month, the Conservation Commission greenlit some tree pruning on the property. New windows and a new door can be seen in the front of the building. 

"It's a substantial renovation that's currently underway here," Brent White of White Engineering said, speaking on behalf of the applicant and owner, Huajie Zhu. 

A fire gutted the longtime Wahconah Street supermarket in 2023, and the following year, Zhu purchased the property for $460,000 two years ago to build a restaurant with hibachi in the existing footprint of the more than 100-year-old building. 

White explained that the project has been ongoing for over a year, and the Community Development Board granted the property a waiver to reduce the minimum required number of parking spaces so that additional spaces aren't needed.  

He noted that, looking at the site plan, there is very little room to do so. A mirror will be installed near the sharp turn on Bel Air Avenue to alleviate traffic concerns. 

Pruning will be done on trees in the southeast corner of the existing paved parking lot, as a number of branches are hanging over. The new owners also intend to patch, sealcoat, and re-stripe the parking lot. 

A fire tore through the building less than an hour after the supermarket closed for the day three years ago. An automatic sprinkler system is required for the new use. 

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