PITTSFIELD, Mass — 2nd Street will host the Community Health Programs (CHP) Mobile Health unit on Wednesday, February 28 from 1-3 pm.
CHP's Mobile Health teams offer the same services as a primary care provider or typical urgent care clinic, making it an excellent alternative for people with transportation challenges.
Participants do not have to be a CHP patient to use this service. In most cases, the visit will be covered by the individual's insurance. For those who are uninsured or can't afford to pay, services will be provided free of charge. A sliding fee scale is also available for eligible patients.
The CHP Mobile Health program provides:
Same-day urgent care
COVID-19 and flu and vaccines/testing
Blood pressure checks
Treatment of minor sickness, infections and injuries
UTI & STI testing and birth control services
Wellness checks, including food security and nutrition assistance
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Companion Corner: Harley and Maggie at Berkshire Humane
By Breanna SteeleiBerkshires Staff
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — There's a bonded pair of small dogs looking for their new family at the Berkshire Humane Society.
iBerkshire's Companion Corner is a weekly series spotlighting an animal in our local shelters that is ready to find a home.
Harley and Maggie are a bonded pair that have been at the shelter since mid August.
Canine caregiver and adoption counselor Simone Olivieri told us about the two.
Harley is an eight-year-old female Terrier and Jack Russel mix, and Maggie is a five-year-old pug mix; they need to go home together.
"We are looking for a home for them to go together, since they're very bonded. They really like each other. They don't like other dogs outside of their pair as much."
But the two love being around people and especially like getting food, and while they may be older, they don't act it.
"They are both very sweet with people. Very loving. They love food. They like to play, run around in the pen, go for walks. So even though they're little and they're small and they're a little bit older. They still really like to be outside and be active, but they're also content to just cuddle as well."
They love to play with toys and be outside together.
"Harley likes to play ball a little bit. She likes to grab tennis balls and run around. Miss Maggie here loves to just get the zoomies and have fun and have her own kind of fun and run around and play. They are great on leash together. They're nice and easy to walk together."
They originally had a home that could not keep them due to their playful and loud nature.
"They originally had a home where, unfortunately, they could just no longer afford them anymore, and they were rehomed to somebody. And then that person brought them to us because realized that getting two little dogs who are a little barky and excitable was a little bit too much for this woman who had them. She was a little bit older and realized that their energy level and their barkiness was too much for her to handle."
The two still need to learn more manners and need more of a home to be able to bark and not bother others.
"They have some naughty behaviors. They take advantage of jumping up on tables if there's a chair nearby. They will certainly jump up on a table for food, and they can be very reactive and barking at things that startle them or noises. They can be a little bit noise sensitive, especially Miss Harley. So that's why we're looking for a home setting rather than an apartment, just to help keep them a little bit calmer, and also just so that they're not barking and bugging anybody."
The two love food and will need to eat separately when it comes to meal time.
