Senator Mark Announces July Staff Office Hours

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BOSTON — State Senator Paul W. Mark announced that his staff will host office hours at five locations in Berkshire County in July. 
 
Residents of any of the 57 municipalities in the Senator's Berkshire, Hampden, Franklin, and Hampshire District are encouraged to share ideas on current or potential state legislation, or to ask for assistance with issues involving any state agency.
 
Appointments are not required.
 
Adams: Tuesday July 2 and Tuesday July 16 from 9 a.m. to noon. Town Hall, 8 Park St., Adams.
 
Dalton: Monday, July 1 from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.. Senior Center, 40 Field St., Dalton.
 
Great Barrington: Monday, July 1st and Monday, July 15th from 9 a.m. to noon. Town Hall, 334 Main St., Great Barrington.
 
North Adams: Tuesday, July 2nd, and Tuesday, July 16th, from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. MCLA Alumni Relations Building, 228 E. Main St., North Adams.
 
Pittsfield: Thursday, July 11th and Thursday, July 25th from 9 a.m. to noon. District Office. 773 Tyler St., Pittsfield.
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Housing Secretary Visits Pittsfield's 'The First'

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Just five months after opening, The First has already become a community hub for individuals in need of resources or a place to decompress. 
 
The space is filled with donated items from a room full of clothing, lockers, a classroom, couches, a television, a ping-pong table, and more.  
 
Located at 74 First St., the resource center is open Tuesday through Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 
 
"[Visitors] come up to us daily and admit that this is a beautiful space, and we want to keep it in the community as a whole… It's a wonderful place for them to feel as part of the community," The First Program Director, John Jablonski, said. 
 
The First was one of the stops on Housing Secretary Juana Matias' tour of supportive housing initiatives in Pittsfield.  In February, she was appointed to lead the state Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities. 
 
 
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