UNICO of Pittsfield 2026 Souper Bowl Community Food Drive

07:41AM / Friday, January 30, 2026Print Story | Email Story

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — UNICO of Pittsfield will be holding a Souper Bowl Community Food Drive, beginning January 31, culminating on Saturday Feb. 7.

UNICO will accept donation of non perishable food items that can be eaten from a bowl.

All donations will go to local food pantries in the Berkshires.

Soup, pasta, stews, cereal, tuna, noodles, will be collected at the following locations during their business hours: Balderdash Cellars, Berkshire Fitness & Wellness, Berkshire Mazda, Carr Hardware - Pittsfield, Haddad Toyota, Subaru and Hyundai, Johns Building Supply, L.P. Adams, L'io Beauty & Wellness, Locker Room Pub, Olde Heritage Tavern, Radiance Yoga, Ready Set Learn and Zucchini's Restaurant.

On Saturday Feb 7 at Balderdash Cellars, Richmond, UNICO along with The Berkshire County Jimmy Fund, Kiwanis Club of Lee, and Rotary Club of Pittsfield will collect non perishables from noon - 5 pm.

Feb 3- Feb 6 Students from Richmond Consolidated School, Lenox Memorial School, Pittsfield High School and Taconic High School will participate with each class collecting non perishables.

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Lanesborough Seeks State Support for Berkshire Mall Redevelopment

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires.com
05:58PM / Monday, October 12, 2026

LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — The town plans to petition the state to take ownership of the Route 7/Route 8 Connector Road, which officials believe is a "critical component" of the Berkshire Mall’s redevelopment strategy.

On Tuesday, the Select Board approved a letter to state Sen. Paul Mark and state Rep. John Barrett III to request their support for the vacant mall's redevelopment by helping advance transfer of the Route 7/Route 8 connector and considering funding for essential infrastructure.

"We have held discussions with the Baker Hill Road District … which will take the necessary steps to formally petition the commonwealth to take over ownership of the Route 7, Route 8 connector…Your continued support in facilitating this transfer is greatly appreciated," the letter says.

Berkshire Mall owner JMJ RE Holdings has said the potential sale and redevelopment of the mall hinges on dissolving the Baker Hill Road District, a condition of the agreement that, if unmet, would render the contract null and void.

As a result, the mall will continue to deteriorate and the litigation will proceed forward, said Tim Grogan, of JMJ.

Vera Farrell, the liaison to the Baker Hill Road District, said the district board had discussed at one of its most recent meetings that the connector road could be transferred directly to the state, rather than returned to the town; Barrett and Mark were also a part of the discussion.

"The representatives recommended that as an option, that it could transfer the connector road directly to the state, as opposed to deeding it back to the town to dispense it. If we get to that point, that would be a better option to do it that way," Farrell said.

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