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Pittsfield Sees Another Certified Mayoral Candidate, Ward and School Committee Interest

By Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff
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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The city has another certified mayoral candidate and new interest in the wards and School Committee.

Councilor At Large Karen Kalinowsky has had her signatures certified after taking out papers last month.  She had originally taken interest in returning to her seat at large but has dropped from that race to try for the city"s lead position.

So far, she and City Council President Peter Marchetti are the only certified mayoral candidates.  John Krol, Craig Gaetani, and David Webber have also taken out papers.

Resident Daniel Miraglia has taken out papers for Ward 3 to run against Bill Tyer and Matthew Wrinn, who have both been certified.  Miraglia is a regular at city meetings and often speaks about conservation and park items.

Rhonda Serre, who is the Corporate Communications Director of Greylock Federal Credit Union, has taken out papers for Ward 7.  Serre ran in the 2017 election and was ousted by Anthony Simonelli by a 73 percent to 27 percent margin.

Diana Beliar has taken out papers for School Committee and has had her signatures certified.  According to LinkedIn, she is an attorney.

Ward 2 has the most interest with four people taking out papers.  Current councilor Charles Kronick has indicated that he is not seeking re-election but has not formally withdrawn his name.

Wards 3, 6, and 7 each had three people take out papers and there are seven interested in serving on the School Committee.

The last day to submit nomination papers to the Registrar of Voters for certification is July 21 and the last day to submit papers to the city clerk is Aug. 4. A preliminary election, if needed, is scheduled for Sept. 19 and the general election is on Nov. 7.

Candidate List as of Thursday

MAYOR

***Peter M Marchetti
John Michael Krol Jr
Craig C Gaetani
***Karen M Kalinowsky
David Donald Webber

CITY CLERK

***Michele Marie Benjamin

AT LARGE

***Earl George Persip, III     
***Peter T White
***Alisa L Costa     
***Craig Benoit     
Lucas Marion

WARD 1

***Kenneth G Warren, Jr

WARD 2



Charles I Kronick
***Soncere Marie Williams
Alexander Blumin     
Brittany Katarina Bandani

WARD 3

***Bill Tyer
***Matthew J Wrinn
Daniel T Miraglia
    
WARD 4

***James Bryan Conant

WARD 5

***Patrick Kavey
Ocean L Sutton     

WARD 6

Craig C Gaetani
Dina G Lampiasi
Edward James Carmel

WARD 7

***Anthony V Maffuccio
***Jonathon R Morey
Rhonda L Serre

SCHOOL COMMITTEE

***William David Garrity Jr
***Sara Hathaway     
***William J Cameron
***Daniel C Elias     
Stephanie G Sabin
***Dominick Carmen Sacco
***Diana Marie Belair  

(*** indicates certified candidates)


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Pittsfield Now Has 3 Splash Pads

By Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff

PITTSFIELD, Mass.— New facilities are coming to city parks. 

A splash pad is now running at Durant Park, and a mini-pitch soccer field will be installed at Crane Park this fall.  During the last Parks Commission meeting, Parks, Open Space, and Natural Resources Manager James McGrath delivered project updates. 

"We want to see these parks utilized. This is all about healthy Pittsfield," he said during the commission's July 21 meeting.

"Let's activate our parks and use the commission to really sensibly look at other improvements." 

This is Pittsfield's third splash pad, the others at Clapp Park and The Common.  Constructed by Baskin Builders, the outdoor water attraction is button-operated and has a variety of water elements for different ages.  

The facility soft-opened recently, and Pittsfield plans to host a formal ribbon-cutting this month with the Westside Legends and Central Berkshire Habitat for Humanity. 

"That project went really well, and we're really looking forward to offering a splash pad down at that great little park," McGrath said.

Durant Park, a 2.1-acre park at 30 John St., also hosts a 4,750-square-foot playground, basketball court, softball field, picnic area, and sitting areas. It is located in the heart of the West Side neighborhood and is within walking distance of many households. 

In December, the City Council accepted $215,980 from the Berkshire Regional Planning Commission to install a stormwater treatment system on Francis Avenue and a splash pad at the park. BRPC agreed with the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs' Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness program to administer the funds. 

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