Springside Park Clean Up

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Friends of Springside Park will hold its annual Spring Clean Up for Earth Day on Saturday, April 25, from 9:00 am to about noon.  
 
This year marks 45 years of consecutive spring clean up efforts by different organizations and volunteers dating back to 1981.
 
Volunteers are asked to come at any time during the day and to bring gloves. Bags, maps and instructions will be provided.  
 
A check in table is located at the North Playground.
 
Enter the park at 871 North Street Main Park entrance just south of Reid Middle school and head straight for 1/10th mile.
 
Co-Sponsored by the Springside Park Conservancy and its community partners: Springside Greenhouse Group, Berkshire NEMBA, Berkshire Natural Resources Council
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Pittsfield's Highland Restaurant Closing After 90 Years of Business

By Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff

PITTSFIELD, Mass.— The Highland Restaurant will close after 90 years of serving locals pasta, seafood, and other Italian favorites. 

On Sunday, the restaurant announced on social media that August will be its last month in business. 

"In 1936, The Highland Restaurant opened its doors with overarching goals of bringing people together, serving great food, and creating lasting memories. For 90 years, generations of families, friends, and neighbors have made The Highland part of their lives. It has been our privilege to be part of yours," a Facebook post reads. 

"As we celebrate this incredible milestone, we have also reached a natural conclusion. It is with a rush of mixed emotions that we announce August will be our final month in business." 

The eatery at 100 Fenn Street, right next to City Hall, is owned by Pasquale, Gerardo and Dario Arace.  The owners wrote that The Highland has always been more than a restaurant: "It has been our family's home and life's work." 

They hope that every time people think of The Highland,  it is with a smile.

"We are endlessly grateful to our employees, with some being with us for more than 50 years, for their loyalty, dedication, and friendship," the post reads. 

"Above all, thank you to the people of Berkshire County and beyond. Your support, kindness, and memories have sustained us for nine decades. We hope The Highland will always be remembered not just for the meals we served, but for the moments shared around our tables." 

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