UPDATE: Motorcyclist Dies in Great Barrington Collision

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Update: The Great Barrington Police Department reported Wednesday that the victim of the July 4 motor vehicle accident was Antonio Desousa, 68 years of age, from Danbury Conn.
 
The accident remains under investigation by the Great Barrington Police, Massachusetts State Police Detective Unit, Massachusetts State Police CARS Unit, and the Berkshire County District Attorney's Office.
 
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Originally published on July 5, 2022 at 11:44 a.m.
 
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — A 68 year old Connecticut man died from injuries sustained from a collision with a car near Bistro Box.
 
On Monday July 4 at 12:02 PM, a motor vehicle crash occurred on south end of Main Street in front of the Bistro Box. 
 
A grey 2019 Honda Accord, driven by, Tandoh Devine, 22 of Pittsfield, was traveling south bound. Preliminary investigation shows that the Honda Accord was turning left into the driveway of the Bistro Box, crossing the northbound lane into the path of a 2006 Harley Davidson motorcycle. 
 
As a result of the collision, the operator of the motorcycle, a 68 year old Connecticut resident, was severely injured and flown to Albany Medical Center where he later died from his injuries. 
 
The name of the victim is being withheld pending notification of his family. 
 
The operator and other occupants of the Honda Accord did not suffer any injuries. 
 
Officers from the Great Barrington Police Department, the Great Barrington Fire Department, Canaan Ambulance, and Sheffield Police assisted on the scene. 
 
The investigation is ongoing by the Great Barrington Police Department, Massachusetts State Police CARS Unit, and the Berkshire County District Attorney's Office. Investigators area asking if anyone eye witnessed the crash to contact the Great Barrington Police Department at 413-528-0306.

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Elevated Mercury Level Found in Center Pond Fish

BECKET, Mass. — The state Department of Public Health has issued an advisory after a mercury-contaminated fish was found in Center Pond. 
 
According to a letter sent to the local Board of Health from the Division of Environmental Toxicology, Hazard Assessment and Prevention, elevated levels of mercury were measured in the sample taken from the pond. 
 
The concentration in the fish exceeded DPH's action level of 0.5 milligrams per kilogram, or parts per million. 
 
"This indicates that daily consumption of fish from the waterbody may pose a health concern. Therefore, DPH has issued a FCA for Center Pond recommending that sensitive populations should not eat chain pickerel and all other people should limit consumption of chain pickerel to 2 meals/month," the letter states.
 
The letter specifically points to chain pickerel, but the 60-acre pond also has largemouth and smallmouth bass and yellow perch.
 
The "sensitive populations" include children younger than 12, those who are nursing, pregnant, or who may become pregnant.
 
The Toxicology Division recommends reducing intake of "large, predatory fish" or fish that feed on the bottoms of waterbodies, such as largemouth bass and carp. More information on safely eating fish can be found here
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