Co-Op Bank Cash Cube and Spin Wheel Events

PITTSFIELD, Mass. —  Pittsfield Cooperative Bank (Co-Op Bank) launched its newest community engagement initiative.

This interactive program will feature a Cash Cube and a Spin to Win Wheel, giving participants the chance to win a variety of rewards while connecting with their community and local bank.

The Cash Cube and Spin Wheel will be featured at five upcoming Co-Op events at each of our branches:  

• Oct.1 – 431 Main Street, Dalton MA from 4:30 p.m. - 6 p.m. 
• Oct.15 – 70 South Street, Pittsfield, MA from 4:30 p.m. - 6 p.m. 
• Oct. 22 – 110 Dalton Ave., Pittsfield, MA from 4:30 p.m. - 6 p.m.  
• Oct. 29 – 734 Williams Street, Pittsfield, MA from 5:30 p.m. - 7 p.m. 

Participants at each event will have the opportunity to win a wide range of prizes, including:  

• Gift cards for local businesses  
• 15 seconds in the Cash Cube where you can win up to $500 
• Bank-branded swag and merchandise  
• 0.75 percent off an auto loan  
• Free one-on-one financial check up 
• $15 when opening a new deposit account 

The series will culminate in a Grand Finale Event at the end of the year where one winner will step inside the Cash Cube for the ultimate prize: a chance to win up to $1,000 

"Our goal with this initiative is simple, to bring the action and excitement to our communities while strengthening the connection between Co-Op and the people we serve," said Gregg Levante, Co-Op President.  

WWII Veteran Reflects on D-Day at VFW Post Induction

By Breanna SteeleiBerkshires Staff
12:25PM / Saturday, June 06, 2026

The members in the picture are Bret Miller, Coast Guard, Desert Storm; Hank Morris, Army, Vietnam; Brad Havill, Navy, Global War on Terror; VFW Post 448 Vice Cmdr. Mark Pompi, Army, Global War on Terrorism, Afghanistan; Post Cmdr. Arnold Perras, Korea; Joe Difillipo, Army, Vietnam; Teri Billington, Navy, Desert Storm; and Carmen Ostrander, Air Force, Afghanistan.

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Anthony Salatino Jr. says his memory is getting a little foggy about his time in the Army. 

But he remembers how terrible D-Day was, and feeling lucky he wasn't among those in the initial invasion force 82 years ago. 

 

"One of the most horrible things was in Normandy. We went shortly after D-Day. I got lucky, very lucky on D-Day. We went to a staging area the night before … and at the very end, somebody called, I was in headquarters, they called all the headquarters personnel at the center," the 103-year-old said. "We did not go. There's about 30 of us. The rest of the battalion was gone, and the reason for that was because there was another battalion coming from the States, and they had no headquarters. 

 

"We stayed back, but we did go to Normandy shortly after that, and when we went to Normandy, it was all over."

 

Salatino was attending an induction ceremony on Thursday at the Lt. John N. Truden VFW Post 448. Joseph Texidor, who served in the Army for 17 years with tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, was sworn in as the post's newest member. 

 

Salatino served in the Medical Corps and wanted to follow in the footsteps of his father, a World War I veteran wounded at Verdun. Salatino was in the Army for about three years.

 

"The whole memory is what I just told you, very, very alive to me," he said. "That is, I can never forget, never forget that."

 

D-Day on June 6, 1944, was the start of Operation Overlord, and the largest invading force to cross the English Channel since 1066. Their goal: to liberate Europe from Nazi Germany.