Brien Center's Crisis Team Director to Speak at NAMI Event

10:08AM / Friday, October 23, 2009Print Story | Email Story

PITTSFIELD, Mass. - The National Alliance on Mental Illness of Berkshire County Chapter announces that the speaker for November's public education program will be Chris Haley, LICSW.

As Division Director of Acute Outpatient Services at The Brien Center for Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services in Berkshire County, Ms. Haley oversees the crisis team, adult crisis stabilization unit, DMH Transition Bed Program, and Urgent Care.

The presentation will explain the changes related to the Emergency Services Program in Berkshire County that went into effect on June 30. The Brien Center Crisis team provides mobile assessment in the community to adults and children using wraparound and recovery based interventions and models of care.

The event is free and anyone is welcome to attend, especially those who are relatives, friends, or caregivers of someone living with a mental illness. A question and answer session along with refreshments will follow the power point presentation. The meeting will be held on Wednesday, November 4 from 6:30 p.m. to 8 pm at the Brien Center Conference Room, first floor, 333 East St. in Pittsfield which is located in the DMH Building directly across from Pittsfield High School.

For additional information please call NAMI-BC at (413) 443-1666.

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Dalton Resident Ranks Third in National Snocross Race

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
06:18PM / Sunday, December 21, 2025

Sal LeBeau on his machine with his sister, Kenna, in the black hat, and friend Brandon and his sister Alea.

DALTON, Mass. — At just 16 years old, Salvatore LaBeau is already making avalanches in the national snocross racing scene.

Last weekend, LaBeau raced in the Mount Zion Snocross National race in Ironwood, Mich., the first of eight races in the national circuit series.

Competitions take place across national circuits, attracting racers from various regions and even internationally.

Labeau rides for CT Motorsports, a team based in Upstate New York, on a 2025 Polaris 600R.

This is LaBeau's first time competing on the CT Motorsports team. Years prior, he raced for a team owned by Bruce Gaspardi, owner of South Side Sales and Service in North Adams.

Despite a bad first day on Friday when he fell off his snowmobile and didn't make the final, LaBeau carried on with confidence and on Saturday obtained his first national podium, placing in third for the Sport Lite class.

"I'm feeling good. I'm gonna start training more when I come home, and go to the gym more. And I am really excited, because I'm in 11th right now," the Wahconah High student said.

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