BHS Raising Community Awareness on Colon Cancer Screening

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PITTSFIELD, Mass — Berkshire Health Systems has scheduled community events at Berkshire Medical Center and North Adams Regional Hospital to highlight the importance of screening for colon cancer, the 2nd leading cause of cancer deaths in the US.

On Wednesday, April 8 from 8:30 to 4:30 in the BMC Medical Arts Complex, providers will be available to provide education about screening colonoscopy, the gold standard for preventing colon cancer or detecting it early enough to be treatable.

Visitors can schedule their screening colonoscopy, ask questions, hear from gastroenterology experts, and walk through an interactive exhibit.

The event will be repeated on Thursday, April 9 from 8:30 to 4:30 at North Adams Regional Hospital.

For more information, visit www.berkshirehealthsystems.org/colon.


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Springfield Man Arraigned for 'Senseless' Murder in Pittsfield

By Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff

PITTSFIELD, Mass.— District Attorney Timothy Shugrue said Friday's fatal stabbing was a senseless act of violence. 

On Monday, Springfield man Zyrus Jaynes, 24, was arraigned for murder in Central Berkshire District Court for allegedly stabbing 36-year-old Pittsfield man Jesse Gray to death after a disagreement on Hall Place. 

Families of the victim and defendant were present at the arraignment.  Jaynes is being held without the right to bail because he is being presented to a grand jury, and will be back in court on July 1. 

"This was seconds. That fast, that quick. Just over someone pulling into a driveway with a car," Shugrue said. 

"…This is an incredible tragedy, over this? For what? It's just very, very sad." 

According to the Pittsfield Police Department's reports, just before 10 p.m. on May 29, officers were dispatched to the area of 10 Hall Place for a reported stabbing.  Upon arrival, they found Gray with a stab wound to the left side near his armpit and began rendering aid until fire and EMS arrived. 

Gray was transported to Berkshire Medical Center and passed away less than an hour after. 

"I think he was shocked that he was stabbed," Shugrue said. 

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