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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CBRSD Makes Cuts to Lower Town Assessments

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
DALTON, Mass. — School officials say reductions in the Central Berkshire Regional School District's budget will be felt, but remain optimistic that it will not prevent them from being "the best regional district in the state."
 
Throughout the budgeting season, officials said they strived to keep the seven member towns informed amid contractual increases outside their control and concerns with a state aid funding formula described as "remarkably wrong."
 
The initial budget was about a 9 percent increase, but with "strategic reductions" the district was able to cut that down to 2.99 percent, bringing the total budget to $37,740,005. 
 
"This was no small feat," said Paul Farella, district's Finance Committee chair.
 
In earlier budget drafts, towns voiced concerns over significantly higher assessments, which ranged from approximately 7 to 15 percent, compared to prior years, when it was about 2 to 7 percent. 
 
With the revised budget, projected net town assessments are: 
  • Becket for $2,859,205, an increase of 5.49 percent
  • Cummington for $670,246, an increase of 5.11 percent 
  • Dalton for $10,106,445, an increase of 5.86 percent
  • Hinsdale for $3,277,495, an increase of 10.54 percent 
  • Peru for $1,083,751, an increase of 6.11 percent 
  • Washington for $826,774, an increase of 6.64 percent
  • Windsor for $995,438, an increase of 9.37 percent
"[The cuts] will be felt, but we believe that it is what is necessary for the time being to not overburden our towns while still being able to provide a quality education to our community," Farella said. 
 
Delivering high-quality education while responsibly managing public funds in a district, which like many rural areas, faces financial constraints is a duty Superintendent Michael Henault said he takes very seriously.
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