Tamarind Heads to Host Cooking Demo and Tasting at Guido's Fresh Marketplace

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PITTSFIELD, Mass.— Tamarind Heads will conduct in-store cooking demonstrations and tastings of their BBQ sauces at Guido's Fresh Marketplace on Saturday, May 24.

Chef James Giberson will prepare samples featuring the sauces, which are made with tamarind and five other ingredients. Attendees can meet the chef, learn about the sauces, and sample the product.

The first demonstration will take place at Guido's Fresh Marketplace in Great Barrington, located at 760 South Main Street, from 10 AM to 1 PM. The second will be at the Guido's Fresh Marketplace in Pittsfield, located at 1020 South Street, from 2 PM to 4 PM.

Tamarind Heads BBQ Sauces were launched in June 2024 and are based on tamarind, a fruit with cultural significance in various regions globally. The sauces are vegan, gluten-free, and do not contain corn syrup, emulsifiers, or artificial preservatives.

The sauces received a 2024 sofi Gold Award for BBQ. More information is available at www.tamarindheads.com and on Instagram @tamarindheads.

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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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