Fall is Coming: Spirit Halloween Opens in Pittsfield

Spirit Halloween opened for the season in the Dalton Avenue Plaza Shopping Center.

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Boo! Halloween is coming.

Spirit Halloween has opened in Pittsfield at the Dalton Avenue Plaza Shopping Center. The seasonal chain offers costumes, decorations, and other spooky merchandise.

This year's animatronic display includes a life-sized Art the Clown who menacingly honks a bike horn.  He is the primary antagonist in the "Terrifier" franchise, which is coming out with a third sequel this year.

The Pittsfield location opened on Aug. 5 and will remain until early November. Spokesperson Marisa Uzzolino said that with more than 50,000 seasonal employment opportunities this year, the store is always looking for enthusiastic team members who want to be a part of the "unique Spirit excitement."

"Our stores are an entertainment experience and seasonal destination for our guests — it brings to life their favorite characters, inspires their imagination, and embodies the excitement of the Halloween season in a way that no other retail experience can," she wrote to iBerkshires.

Dalton Resident Ranks Third in National Snocross Race

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
06:18PM / Sunday, December 21, 2025

Sal LeBeau on his machine with his sister, Kenna, in the black hat, and friend Brandon and his sister Alea.

DALTON, Mass. — At just 16 years old, Salvatore LaBeau is already making avalanches in the national snocross racing scene.

 

Last weekend, LaBeau raced in the Mount Zion Snocross National race in Ironwood, Mich., the first of eight races in the national circuit series. 

 

Competitions take place across national circuits, attracting racers from various regions and even internationally. 

 

Labeau rides for CT Motorsports, a team based in Upstate New York, on a 2025 Polaris 600R. 

 

This is LaBeau's first time competing on the CT Motorsports team. Years prior, he raced for a team owned by Bruce Gaspardi, owner of South Side Sales and Service in North Adams.  

 

Despite a bad first day on Friday when he fell off his snowmobile and didn't make the final, LaBeau carried on with confidence and on Saturday obtained his first national podium, placing in third for the Sport Lite class. 

 

"I'm feeling good. I'm gonna start training more when I come home, and go to the gym more. And I am really excited, because I'm in 11th right now," the Wahconah High student said.