Pittsfield Nomination Papers Available April 2

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Nomination papers for municipal office will be available beginning Friday in the city clerk's office.

Up for election will be City Council seats in all seven wards and four at-large seats for two-year terms. Also on the ballot are the six School Committee seats and the city clerk, all for two-year terms.

The mayor is a four-year term and will not be on the ballot until the 2023 election.

Wards 2, 3 and 4 will have new representation after this election as all three seats are open. Ward 2's Kevin Morandi, Ward 3's Nicholas Caccamo and Ward 4's Chris Connell have all stated they will not run for re-election.

Incumbents are Helen Moon in Ward 1, Patrick Kavey in Ward 5, Dina Guiel Lampiasi in Ward 6 and Anthony Maffuccio in Ward 7. Nominees are required to have the signatures of 50 registered voters who live in their ward.

A-large seats are currently held by Yuki Cohen, Peter Marchetti, Earl G. Persip III and Peter White. Nominees need 150 signatures of registered voters in the city.

Current School Committee members are Mark Brazeau, William Cameron, Daniel Elias, Alison McGee, Dennis Powell and Katherine Yon. These offices also require 150 signatures of registered voters, as does the nomination for city clerk currently held by Michele Benjamin.

The last day to submit nomination papers to the registrar of voters is Friday, July 16, and to the city clerk, Friday, July 30. If there is a preliminary election — more than twice the number of candidates per office qualify — it will be held Sept. 20. The regular election will be held Tuesday, Nov. 2.

The full election calendar is available here.

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Pittsfield Holiday Inn Closure Continues; Layoffs Reported

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
05:24AM / Thursday, October 29, 2026

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — More than a month after the Holiday Inn & Suites abruptly closed its doors, reports have emerged of employee layoffs.

The hotel has been closed since Sept. 25, when the last of its three elevators broke down. The 101 Restaurant & Bar, located inside the hotel, has also been a casualty of the closure, temporarily shutting its doors while repairs are underway.

Now, The Berkshire Eagle reports that 20 hotel employees across all departments have been laid off and it remains unknown when the hotel will reopen amidst ongoing issues with the building. The Holiday Inn & Suites declined to comment to iBerkshires' inquiries.

According to The Eagle, hotel facilities manager Pete Leidt said approximately five employees remain on staff and expressed hope that those who were laid off could return when the hotel reopens.

When the elevator stopped working, emergency medical technicians and firefighters assisted more than half a dozen people with mobility disabilities down the stairs, Building Commissioner Rian Dowd previously told iBerkshires.

"So with the no working elevators, we shut the building down," she said.

The central downtown, 12-story hotel has nearly 180 guest rooms. Massachusetts requires public multi-level buildings and facilities to have elevator access.

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