EforAll Celebration of Small Businesses

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — EforAll Berkshire County is teaming up with one of its brand new alumni businesses, CozQuest, to celebrate those who have launched new enterprises during the pandemic.
 
CozQuest, founded by Pittsfield resident Liam Gorman, will be offering a local business treasure hunt and will collaborate on an outdoor small business marketplace alongside the Pittsfield Farmers' Market on the Pittsfield Common (100 First Street) on Saturday, July 10th from 9am to 1pm..
 
EforAll Berkshire County has "graduated" 36 entrepreneurs from its intensive business accelerator since its launch in Fall 2019 and helped many additional business owners through its various programs including the Digital Business Survival Course.  Many of these will showcase their goods and services at the market.
 
CozQuest has been offering digital treasure hunts in collaboration with local businesses even during the pandemic, working with Downtown Pittsfield Inc, 1Berkshire, the Norman Rockwell Museum and Hancock Shaker Village.  On July 10, EforAll will sponsor the grand prize of $500:  participants use their phones to solve puzzles, follow the map and scan hidden QR codes to unlock treasures.
 
There will be music provided by Berkshire Busk musicians, coffee from Currency Coffee, a VR experience from the Tyler Street Lab and an obstacle course for the kids from Coach Joe of the Berkshires.  Event will go on rain or shine and is free of charge.

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Tickets On Sale for Berkshire Flyer

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Amtrak, in conjunction with the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) and New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT), announced tickets are now on sale for the Berkshire Flyer.
 
The Berkshire Flyer is a seasonal summer passenger rail service that operates between New York City from Moynihan Train Hall and Pittsfield. The service, which began as a successful pilot in 2022, is scheduled to resume on Friday, June 21 through Monday, Sept. 2 for Labor Day weekend. Trains depart New York City Friday nights and return at the end of the weekend, leaving Pittsfield Sunday afternoon.
 
In addition, for the first time this year, the Berkshire Flyer service now includes a train from New York City to Pittsfield on Sunday mornings.
 
"We're thrilled to announce this season's Berkshire Flyer service," said Transportation Secretary and CEO Monica Tibbits-Nutt. "The Berkshire Flyer makes visiting Western Massachusetts on weekends convenient, relaxing, and easy. We are pleased to continue our successful partnership with Amtrak, the New York State Department of Transportation and CSX."
 
The Berkshire Flyer departs from Moynihan Train Hall at 3:16 p.m. on Fridays and arrives at Joseph Scelsi Intermodal Transportation Center in Pittsfield at 7:27 p.m. The train will make all intermediate station stops as the scheduled Amtrak Empire Service train does in New York State on Fridays, which include Yonkers, Croton-Harmon, Poughkeepsie, Rhinecliff, Hudson, and Albany-Rensselaer Station. 
 
The Sunday return trip, making all the same station stops, will depart Pittsfield at 3:35 p.m. and arrive in New York at 7:55 p.m. The new Sunday Berkshire Flyer train from New York City to Pittsfield will depart Moynihan Train Hall at 10:50 a.m. and arrive in Pittsfield at 3:15 p.m.
 
The Berkshire Flyer is building upon two successful seasons where some of the Pittsfield-bound trains were sold out well in advance. Based on that experience, passengers planning a trip are encouraged to purchase tickets early by visiting Amtrak.com, the Amtrak app or by calling 1-800-USA-RAIL.
 
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