Bianchi Barbarotta Foundation to Host 11th Annual Beer Tasting Event

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. The Bianchi Barbarotta Foundation will host its 11th Annual Beer Tasting event on Saturday, March 8 at the Berkshire Hills Country Club.

The event will feature a selection of beers from various breweries, including Antimony Brewing, Berkshire Brewing Company, Craft Brewers, Fiddlehead Brewing Company, Hot Plate Brewing Co., Bright Ideas Brewing, Big Elm Brewing, Roaring 20s Brewery, Start Line Brewing Co., Reverie Brewing Company, Barnstable Brewing, and Wandering Star Craft Brewery. Kelly's Package Store will also be participating. Food will be provided by Family Meatballs and KJ Knosh. Music will be performed by DJ Mike Wilk.

Doors open at 6 PM, with the tasting taking place from 7 PM to 9 PM.

Admission to the event is $30.

The Bianchi Barbarotta Foundation is a non-profit organization focused on supporting children.

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Suspect Arraigned in 'Horrific' Dragging Case

By Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff
12:56PM / Wednesday, February 18, 2026

Complete write-thru 3 p.m., Feb. 18.

District Attorney TimothyShugrue says the community has been 'really upset' by this case.

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — A Hancock man has been charged in last week's gruesome dragging that killed 69-year-old William Colbert.

William Gross, 65, was arraigned in Central Berkshire District Court on Wednesday for negligent motor vehicle homicide and leaving the scene. He was arrested Monday after police investigators narrowed down the type of car seen on video at the accident scene.

Police say Colbert had fallen in the road at the Francis Avenue and Linden Street intersection on Feb. 10 before he was struck and dragged nearly four miles. His body was found on West Housatonic Street.

Gross is being held on $250,000 cash bail in the Berkshire County House of Corrections. District Attorney Timothy Shugrue said the case will go to a grand jury and foresees additional charges being placed.

"I think this community was really upset by this case," Shugrue said while being interviewed by the press after the morning arraignment.

"It's a horrific case, and the fact that someone was fleeing, and there was someone that was stuck there that could have been treated, and potentially in the initial stages, could have been potentially saved."

Colbert was coming from a house on Francis Avenue about 11:30 on Feb. 10 when fell in the road and had trouble getting up, according to Shugrue.

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