Downtown Pittsfield, Inc. Hosting a Thankful Food Drive

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. Downtown Pittsfield, Inc. (DPI) in collaboration with the Berkshire Running Center and MountainOne is hosting a Thankful Food Drive now through November 23, 2022. 
 
Donations will benefit the South Congregational Church and St. Joseph's Church Food Pantries. The drive is accepting non-perishable items such as canned vegetables, canned or dry beans, canned fruit in juice, low-sodium soups, canned tuna in water, canned chicken, canned stews, brown rice, unsalted nuts, shelf stable milk and milk substitutes, whole grain pasta, pasta sauce, canned tomatoes, unsweetened apple sauce, peanut butter, and whole grain cold cereals.
 
Please do NOT donate open packages or expired or perishable foods. 
 
Drop off by members of the public is welcomed at the following Pittsfield locations: 
  • 413Shirts (1595 East Street) 
  • Adelson & Company PC (100 North Street) 
  • Berkshire Art Center (141 North Street) 
  • Berkshire Athenaeum (1 Wendell Avenue) 
  • Berkshire County Arc Main Office (395 South Street) 
  • Berkshire Family YMCA (292 North Street) 
  • Berkshire Fitness and Wellness Center (137 North Street) 
  • Berkshire Museum (39 South Street) 
  • Berkshire Roots (501A Dalton Avenue) 
  • Berkshire Running Center (5 Cheshire Road Suite 119) 
  • Berkshire Theatre Group (111 South Street) 
  • Berkshire United Way (200 South Street) 
  • BFAIR (39 Willis Street) 
  • Carr Hardware (547 North Street) 
  • City Hall (70 Allen Street) 
  • Clock Tower (Berkshire Eagle Building) 
  • Cooper Center/Berkshire Regional Planning Commission (1 Fenn Street) 
  • Elegant Stitches (237 First Street) 
  • Guidewire, Inc. Office (34 Depot Street) 
  • Hill-Engineers, Architects, Planners, Inc. (50 Depot Street in Dalton) 
  • Holiday Inn & Suites (1 West Street) 
  • Lee Bank Pittsfield Branch (75 North Street) 
  • Mana Crypt Gaming Center (139 West Housatonic Street) 
  • MountainOne (South Street and Silver Lake offices) 
  • Otto's Kitchen & Comfort (95 East Street) 
  • Paul Rich & Sons (242 North Street) 
  • RSVP (16 Bartlett Avenue) 
  • ServiceNet (141 North Street, lower level) 
  • Solutions Community Connections Program (1450 West Housatonic Street) 
  • Soma's Aromas (81 East Street) 
  • This & That Sports (128 Fenn Street) 
  • Wayfair (75 South Church Street) 
  • Witch Slapped (78 North Street) 
  • Wolfson Center/Barrington Stage Company (122 North Street) 
For more information, call Downtown Pittsfield, Inc. at 413-443-6501. 
 

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Bianchi-Barbarotta Foundation Holds Awards Banquet

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. -- The Bianchi-Barbarotta Foundation Friday honored outstanding contributors to the Berkshire County sports scene at its third annual Awards Dinner at the Polish Falcon Club.
 
The foundation supports youth sports throughout the county each year.
 
In 2025-26, those donations totaled more than $30,000 to groups ranging from youth football and cheerleading programs, Pittsfield Little League, Northern Berkshire Softball and the Pittsfield Boys and Girls Club Recreation Therapy Program, to name a few.
 
Funds raised by the foundation also go to support its annual Vera Barborotta Memorial Sportsman Scholarship, which this year went to Lee High School graduate Joey Abderhalden and Taconic grad Madeline Harrington.
 
Two other recently graduated high school standout athletes were recognized as winners of the Al Bianchi Memorial Athletes of the Year: Madison McCarthy and Cooper Calvert, both of Wahconah Regional High School.
 
Pittsfield High School girls basketball coach Kristy Conyers and Hoosac Valley boys basketball coach Matt Larabee received the foundation's Coach of the Year Awards.
 
John Castonguay received the Bianchi-Barbarotta Foundation Living Legend Award. A.J. Ziter took home the Connie Bianchi Memorial Award of Merit. And Mark Moulton rounded out the honorees with the foundation's Volunteer of the Year Award.
 
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