'Moby-Dick' Read-a-thon

11:21AM / Monday, July 29, 2024Print Story | Email Story

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Berkshire County Historical Society's annual Moby-Dick Read-a-Thon will begin Thursday, Aug. 1, at 10 a.m., continuing daily until the book is finished.

Participants will read aloud for 15 minutes with the next participant picking up where the prior reader left off. The event is held at Melville's historic home Arrowhead where the novel was written. Advanced sign up is required by using the BOOK NOW button at berkshirehistory.org. Participation is free, but a $5 donation is suggested.

The annual event commemorates Melville's birthday August 1, 1819.

On Aug. 4 beginning at 9 a.m., hikers are invited to celebrate the day (Aug.5,1850) Melville met Nathaniel Hawthorne on a literary hike up Monument Mountain to read local poet William Cullen Bryant's Monument Mountain, by joining BCHS for a similar hike and literary talk. The guided hike takes approximately 2 1/2 hours and is appropriate for families. Hikers should meet at the Monument Mountain Reservation Parking lot on Route 7 and should be prepared with their own water, proper footwear, hiking gear and bug repellent. Parking is free for members of the Trustees of Reservations only.

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Pittsfield Man Facing Drug, Assault Charges

11:47AM / Wednesday, January 14, 2026

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — A city man was taken into custody on Tuesday evening after allegedly threatening others in his North Street apartment.

Ixander Pereira, 22, was arrested after police say they discovered bags of material "consistent" with heroin on his person.

Pereira was charged with one count of assault with a dangerous weapon (firearm) and possession of a class A substance (heroin) and is expected to be arraigned in Pittsfield District Court today. No firearm was recovered.

Police responded a call about an "unwanted subject" in the 500 block of North Street at approximately 6:34 p.m.

The responding officers were told that someone had been threatened by a man with a firearm, and that there were multiple people, including the potential suspect, within a particular apartment.

Because of the information regarding the presence of a firearm and the number of people inside the residence, additional officers, including members of the anti-crime unit, also responded.

Officers were allowed into the apartment, and Pereira was taken into custody without incident.

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