Elder Services Relocates Administrative Offices

11:46AM / Thursday, August 08, 2024Print Story | Email Story

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Elder Services of Berkshire County, Inc. (Elder Services) relocated its administrative offices to a central location in the heart of Pittsfield.

The new space, previously occupied by Wayfair's open-concept call center, underwent significant renovations on the first and second floors to construct offices and other spaces for Elder Services' growing workforce. It offers ground level access, an enhancement for clients and visitors with health and mobility issues as the Agency's former space required a journey to the fourth floor to access services. Elder Services is now housed in its new location at 73 South Church Street in Pittsfield.

Christopher McLaughlin, Executive Director, expressed the significance of this move for Elder Services' staff and the people they support.

"Our staff are excited to have moved into bright, contemporary space in the heart of Pittsfield. Our new offices enable easier access for our clients and enough space for our workforce, which continues to grow in response to unprecedented demand for the services we provide."

The Agency is also celebrating its Golden Anniversary. Elder Services was incorporated in 1974 as a private, non-profit home care corporation with three staff. What was once an Agency focused solely on home care support has grown to offer an extensive list of services including home care, information and referral, caregiver support, SHINE counseling, housing options, long-term care ombudsman advocacy, money management and the senior nutrition program

(Meals on Wheels).

"Berkshire County is a much different community in 2024 than it was in 1974. With one of the oldest and poorest populations in Massachusetts, living in Berkshire County poses considerable challenges for seniors, individuals with disabilities and caregivers. Elder Services is proud of our legacy of supporting individuals for more than half a century and look forward to serving even more people in the future," McLaughlin said.

iBerkshires.com Text Ads

rk MILES Blding Materials

Are You Ready to Update Your Home? Start With rk MILES. 4 Locations (800)670-7433

www.rkmiles.com

Breathing Room

0% APY for 12 months balance transfer offer. Apply today! Click to learn more. Insured by NCUA.

www.greylock.org

If you would like to contribute information on this article, contact us at info@iberkshires.com.

DA Provides Updates on 4 Pittsfield Summer Shootings

By Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff
05:11PM / Thursday, November 05, 2026

PITTSFIELD, Mass.— District Attorney Timothy Shugrue delivered updates on a string of gun violence incidents over the summer and said even one is too much.

"This summer was extremely upsetting to people living in Pittsfield and our entire Berkshire community. While we live in a safe community, it is always disheartening to hear these gunshots. In the past four years, there has been a remarkable reduction in gun violence," he said during a press conference at the Berkshire DA's office on Thursday.

"Since January 2023, there has been a 62 percent reduction of validated shootings in the City of Pittsfield."

There were four separate incidents involving gunfire in Pittsfield this past summer. Some suspects were charged, and some are still being sought by police.

On June 18, a person died after being shot in the area of Tyler Street and Pleasure Avenue, and another person was injured. Following an extensive investigation, the Pittsfield Police Department applied for and was granted an arrest warrant for Terry Martizna, wanted for murder.

Shugrue reported that his office is working with various authorities, including federal, to secure Martizna's return to the Berkshires. He said he was involved the whole weekend of the incident after being "immediately" contacted by the PPD.

"My office was on notice, and we continued to work with them throughout the night. I can tell you that they worked all night long; they never stopped working. I was really pleased with the amount of effort that was going into it, and by the next day, we had a pretty good clue of where we were going. But the amount of surveillance that they had to go through was incredible, and it was just commendable," he added.

"The amount of support we got from the community, from the Pittsfield residents, and from the work that these officers put in all weekend long, they were able to identify certain locations where this individual was, and that continued all the way in through Monday morning. By that Saturday, I was informed that we had a suspect that we were just producing the probable cause reports, and that was all which led to the warrant coming out."

View Full Story