Route for Sept. 24 Tour De Greylock Bike Ride Finalized

By Brian RhodesiBerkshires Staff
04:51AM / Monday, June 27, 2022Print Story | Email Story

LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — The Economic Development Committee is in the final stages of planning the first annual Tour de Greylock bike ride, which will take cyclists through six communities navigating the base of Mount Greylock.

The committee discussed Thursday the final 41-mile route that will take riders through Lanesborough, New Ashford, Williamstown, Adams, North Adams and Cheshire. The inaugural event, which has been in planning for several months, is slated to begin at 8 a.m. on Sept. 24, with the ride's start and end points at the Berkshire Mall.

The group is also working on securing sponsorships and merchandise for the event. Committee Chair Barbara Davis-Hassan plans to write a cover letter inviting every business in Lanesborough to participate as a sponsor.

"I think that would be wonderful; to say we would like to invite all of Lanesborough businesses to be sponsors of this first annual Tour De Greylock," she said.

Berkshire Regional Planning Commission representative Laura Brennan said she will try to spread information about the event in Pittsfield. Recording secretary Patricia Hubbard is also trying to get people informed.

"I think it's just about promoting, promoting, promoting, now," she said. "I'll send [information] out to all the bike shops so they can get it on their websites and I generated a list of all the bike clubs in the northeast."

Committee member Thomas Voisin said he was concerned about the stretch of the ride from Adams to North Adams, particularly the section going through Curran Highway. The group agreed they must take precautions to ensure the safety of both cyclists and drivers.

"I think that's probably a stretch that we need to have extra conversations with the police departments about," Brennan said. "And talk about what kinds of precautions we can take; can we put up extra signage along that stretch to warn cars? I agree it's definitely the most hectic stretch."

In other business, the committee discussed its new business guidance booklet, which is almost complete. Brennan said she wants to get more info on the timeline for the town's new website before publishing it.

"The key thing that is sort of putting this whole thing on hold is that the website is going to switch to a new platform," she said. "Every single link that we've been incorporated into this draft will be wrong."

The committee discussed the possibility of having a home-based business-to-business event. The committee has coordinated several such events to bring exposure to local businesses, which Davis-Hassan said have been successful.

"It was a small intimate group, but it was so amazing ... Everybody kind of did what they're supposed to do; network, do business, create," she said.

The committee does not plan on holding another business-to-business event until after the Tour De Greylock bike ride.

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Companion Corner: Princess at Berkshire Humane Society

By Breanna SteeleiBerkshires Staff
02:17PM / Wednesday, August 05, 2026

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — There is an energetic girl waiting to find her new home at the Berkshire Humane Society.

iBerkshire's Companion Corner is a weekly series spotlighting an animal in our local shelters that is ready to find a home.

Princess is a six year old shepherd mix that has been at the shelter for just over a month.

Canine caregiver and adoption counselor Simone Olivieri told us about Princess.

"She's very social, very friendly. When you're out walking her, she just wants to go say hi to every single new person. Loves to make new friends. She's a lot of fun. She's very active. She's very spunky. She's very playful, and she's going to need a very very active family who's going to do a lot with her."

But Princess is no stranger to the shelter. She was a puppy five years ago and got adopted quickly, but now she needs a new family to take care of her.

"She was adopted out fairly quickly as a young puppy. She's been in the same home for the past five years. Unfortunately, they were moving out of state somewhere," Olivieri said. "They could not take her with them, so she ended up coming as a return to shelter, and she came back to stay with us."

Princess needs to go to a home as the only animal or with other male dogs that are her size or bigger.

"Her perfect home would be kids eight and up. No cats. No small animals. She has quite a prey drive. She could go to a home with another dog around her size or larger, preferably a male dog. She does a little bit better with male dogs, and she's looking for a home where people are home quite a bit, so that she's not left alone for too long. She has some separation anxiety," Olivieri said.

She also needs a very active home that can let her use her energy every day, as she is very rambunctious. Especially with playing with her favorite toy, the flirt pole.

"She could use a home where people are going to give her a lot of attention and more than just a few walks a day; she's going to need lots of exercise, lots of playtime, lots of mental stimulation," Olivieri said. "She likes to learn, so someone who would be willing to take her to training classes or work on some training with her, as well as hikes, getting out and about, doing new things, different things. She is very athletic. She'd excel at things like agility, some dog sports. Just someone who is really going to want to engage and do a lot of different kinds of activities with her."

Once you let her get her energy out, she is a cuddler who wouldn't mind being held like a baby from time to time.

"She's very sweet. She's very cuddly. She's very affectionate, but she is not a couch potato. She will stay on that couch with you for a little bit, and then she's ready to go off and do something else. So she's very busy. She's very active," Olivieri said. "Once all of her exercise needs are met during the day, she will settle down nicely, and she will want to be right by your side, cuddle with you at night on the couch, sleep with you."

Princess is very healthy but does experience some anxiety and is not fully potty trained and might have the occasional accident.

"She does have a little bit of anxiety, so she is on some medication for it right now," Olivieri said. "So a lot of structure, a lot of outlets, and familiarity, getting used to a new routine and everything is gonna be really good for her. I mean, she's just lovely. Like I said, she's very social. She likes to play with other dogs. She likes to meet new people."

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