BCC to Hold Wellness Day

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Community College (BCC) will hold Wellness Day on Earth Day, Saturday, April 22 from 10 am – 2 pm at the Paterson Field House on the main campus, located at 1350 West Street in Pittsfield.
 
The event is hosted by BCC's Physical Therapist Assistant program. 
 
Kicking off Wellness Day at 10 am are a 5K run, 1-mile walk and a kids' race, along with chair massages (for a nominal fee) and educational booths promoting self-care and care for your loved ones. To register through Berkshire Running Center for the run, walk or kids' race, visit www.berkshirecc.edu/wellness.
 
Registration for the 5K is $25 by April 20 or $30 on race day; registration for the 1-mile fitness walk or the kids' run is $10 by April 20 or $15 on race day.   
 
Race day registration and packet pick up will be open from 8:45-9:45 am at the Paterson Field House. Gift certificates will be awarded to the first male and female finishers of the 5K, and free long-sleeved T-shirts will be provided to the first 100 registrants. Kids' prizes will also be awarded. 
 
All proceeds of the event go to Berkshire Environmental Action Team (BEAT), whose mission is to protect the environment for wildlife in support of the natural world that sustains us all. 
 

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Dalton Zoning Board OKs Conversion of Zip's Bar into Apartments

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
DALTON, Mass. — The Zoning Board of Appeals on Tuesday approved the conversion of the former Zip's Bar & Billiards into four apartments. 
 
The owner, Ron Carver, submitted an application for a special permit requesting to convert the first floor of the tavern into residential apartments.  
 
"The former tenant went out of business. He was operating a bar/nightclub and had lost business and decided after COVID that it just wasn't worth his while to continue," board Chair Anthony Doyle said.
 
"So Mr. Carver is left with an empty commercial space, and the question is do you try to get another bar in there or do you do something else, and he opted to convert."
 
The detailed application that Carver submitted was described by board members as impressive. The notice of the public hearing was posted on April 23 and 30 to alert neighbors to come and speak. 
 
Despite the public hearing notice, no one attended the meeting to speak against the application, which is a good indication that the neighbors support it, Doyle said. 
 
Carver attended the meeting and provided a letter from one of the neighbors expressing their support for the change. 
 
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