image description — The Chili's on Hubbard Avenue is closed. U-Haul trucks were spotted outside the location earlier on Tuesday and an employee confirmed it would not be reopening.

Chili's Grill & Bar Closes in Pittsfield

By Stephen DravisiBerkshires Staff
02:52PM / Tuesday, August 13, 2024Print Story | Email Story

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The casual dining restaurant chain Chili's is pulling up stakes at its Hubbard Avenue location.

On Tuesday afternoon, there were moving trucks outside the location, as first reported by Pittsfield Community Television on its Facebook page, and a call to the location was answered by an employee who reported that the restaurant had no plans to reopen.

Inquiries to Chili's parent corporation, Brinker International, were not immediately returned on Tuesday afternoon.

There is no information posted on Brinker's website about any wider closures.

The Chili's location in Bennington, Vt., remains open as of Tuesday afternoon.

The restaurant opened for business in 2018. There are currently 15 other Chili's in Massachusetts, according a company map of the locations.

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Mass Voters Retain Recreational Cannabis, Tighten Gun Laws in Midterms

Staff ReportsiBerkshires
11:30AM / Wednesday, November 04, 2026

PITTSFIELD, Mass.— Massachusetts resoundingly voted to keep recreational cannabis and tighten gun laws during the midterm election on Tuesday.

The Democratic Berkshire delegation was re-elected without contest, and unofficial results show Democratic incumbent Maura Healey taking more than 62 percent of the vote for Massachusetts governor over Republican challenger Michael Minogue.

This coincides with the blue tsunami seen nationally during the midterms, with Democrats flipping seats across the United States and taking control of the House and Senate.

Pittsfield has roughly 10 cannabis dispensaries, alongside several other retail operations and cultivation facilities in Berkshire County. At least three-quarters of the state voted against repealing the legalization that was passed 10 years ago.

According to unofficial results, 46.89 percent of registered Pittsfield voters went to the polls. Pittsfield's 33,934 registered voters cast 15,913 votes, according to these results.

As of Wednesday morning, with more than 85 percent of ballots counted, almost 76 percent of voters opposed Question 8, that would repeal the laws that legalize, regulate, and tax the retail sale of adult recreational use marijuana in Massachusetts. It was proposed by an initiative petition.

Similarly, as of 10 a.m., 67 percent of Massachusetts voters have said "yes" on Question 9, which sustains several changes to Massachusetts laws governing firearms: adding school administrators and licensed healthcare providers as parties permitted to ask a court to issue an Extreme Risk Protection Order if an individual is a present danger to self or others, imposing penalties for possessing, creating, and transferring untraceable "ghost gun" firearms, and more.

"At a time when the federal government is focused on the priorities of the gun lobby and rolling back national protections, the people of Massachusetts have reaffirmed our commitment to keeping our residents safe through proven, common-sense regulations," American Federation of Teachers Massachusetts President Jessica Tang said in a statement released late on Tuesday evening.

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