Market 32 To Distribute Free N-95 Masks

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SCHENECTADY, NY. Price Chopper/Market 32 stores will be participating in the federal government's free N-95 mask distribution program. 
 
The program, a component of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' COVID-19 vaccination program will provide free N-95 masks to U.S. citizens to help continue to combat the spread of COVID-19.
 
the center store or the pharmacy of all stores beginning on Tuesday or Wednesday. As per federal guidelines, each customer will receive up to three N-95 masks.
 
"Price Chopper/Market 32 has sought to protect our customers, teammates, trade partners and communities, since the onset of the pandemic nearly two years ago. In addition to keeping our doors open and working tirelessly to ensure the continued flow of product onto our shelves, we've deployed countless health and safety protocols, provided customers thousands of masks at our expense, and administered COVID tests and vaccines," said Blaine Bringhurst, Price Chopper/Market 32's president. "We are here for our communities to do our part to keep everyone safe."
 
Based on Price Chopper/Market 32's 131-store delivery schedule, the masks will be available at manned tables set up either in 
 
The non-surgical N95 masks, which the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) say "offer the highest level of protection" against the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19, are coming from the Strategic National Stockpile, the country's cache of medical-equipment supplies.
 
 
 

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Pittsfield Seeks CPA Funds for Bike Racks, AED

By Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The city plans to apply for Community Preservation Act funds for park bike racks and an AED machine at the pickleball fields. 

On Tuesday, the Parks Commission endorsed Pittsfield’s applications for CPA funds. 

"Both of those projects are certainly, relative to CPA funds, low cost but high benefit," Commissioner Anthony DeMartino said. 

Through CPA, bike racks are proposed for a few city parks, and the Berkshire Mountain Pickleball league is looking to place an automatic external defibrillator at the Benedict Avenue pickleball fields. 

Parks, Open Space, and Natural Resources Manager James McGrath and Recreation & Special Events Coordinator Jennifer VanBramer presented the two small project applications, which will go through an eligibility period before full consideration in the spring of 2027. 

During the city’s free, six-week, summer playground program, it was observed that many kids access parks by bicycle. The plan is to buy between six and eight racks to be placed at Durant Park, the Common, and Clapp Park; other parks are being considered as well. 

McGrath explained that the three parks hosting the playground program don’t have bike racks, and they wind up on the ground and sometimes become a distraction. 

"The ancillary benefit to having bike racks is that it encourages that mode of transportation for folks that want to come to the park on their bike," he said. 

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