Community Shred Day Nets 8,000 Pounds of Shredded, Recycled Paper

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PITTSFIELD, Mass.— Eight thousand pounds of paper were shredded and recycled at this year's Community Shred Day held on Saturday, May 3.

The annual event was hosted by Greylock Federal Credit Union, in collaboration with Berkshire United Way, to benefit the United Way's local initiatives.

The event, which was open to the public, allowed community members to securely dispose of personal printed documents on-site courtesy of VitalShred at the United Way headquarters in Pittsfield.

"We love organizing this event for our community. It's a great way to securely dispose of personal documents while also supporting our friends at Berkshire United Way,"" said Jordyn Scace, Web Content Manager at Greylock.

Through community donations, a total of $2,475 was raised for the United Way.

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Pittsfield Affordable Housing Initiatives Shine Light, Hope

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
07:08AM / Saturday, December 20, 2025

Housing Secretary Edward Augustus cuts the ribbon at The First on Thursday with housing officials and Mayor Peter Marchetti, state Sen. Paul Mark and state Rep. Tricia Farley-Bouvier.

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The holidays are here and several community members are celebrating it with the opening of two affordable housing initiatives.

"This is a day to celebrate," Hearthway CEO Eileen Peltier said during the ribbon-cutting on Thursday.

The celebration was for nearly 40 supportive permanent housing units; nine at "The First" located within the Zion Lutheran Church, and 28 on West Housatonic Street. A ceremony was held in the new Housing Resource Center on First Street, which was funded by the American Rescue Plan Act.

The apartments will be leased out by Hearthway, with ServiceNet as a partner.

Prior to the ribbon-cutting, public officials and community resource personnel were able to tour the two new permanent supported housing projects — West Housatonic Apartments and The First Street Apartments and Housing Resource Center.

The First Street location has nine studio apartments that are about 300 square feet and has a large community center. The West Housatonic Street location will have 28 studio units that range between 300 to 350 square feet. All units can be adapted to be ADA accessible.

The West Housatonic location is still under construction with the hope to have it completed by the middle of January, said Chris Wilett, Hearthway development associate.

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