Westside Legends 6th Annual Block Party

10:43AM / Friday, May 15, 2026Print Story | Email Story

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Westside Legends are hosting their annual block party to celebrate Pittsfield's Westside neighborhoods. The party starts at 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 23, at the Westside Riverway Park at 185 Dewey Avenue in Pittsfield and will feature entertainment for all ages.

The party includes various foods, vendors, arts and crafts, face painting, kayaking, raffles, Olympic events for the kids, and more. We are honored to have, as one of our highlights, a performance by The Rejuvenators ft. Wanda Houston. The Rejuvenators is New Orleans Mardi Gras traditional, Funk and more.

The family-friendly event is free and open to the public. Partnering organizations include: The Berkshire District Attorney's Office, Berkshire Environmental Action Team (BEAT), Berkshire Regional Planning Commission (BRPC), Blue Q, Central Berkshire Habitat for Humanity, Downtown Pittsfield, Inc., Greylock Federal Credit Union, The Mill Town Foundation, Pittsfield Housing Authority and others.

For more information, contact Tony Jackson at tony@westsidelegends.org or Marvin Purry at marvin@westsidelegends.org.

Westside Legends, Inc. is a 501(c)3 non-profit dedicated to improving the quality of life of others on a Community/City/County level through education, local events, and fundraising.

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15 People Displaced in Pittsfield Home Fires

Staff Reports11:35AM / Sunday, October 11, 2026

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Fifteen people were displaced after 2-alarm home fires this weekend on Springside Avenue and Elaine Drive.

On Friday evening, the Fire Department responded to a structure fire at 209 Springside Ave., which took a four-hour battle to extinguish and resulted in a partial roof collapse. The next day, on Saturday evening, crews knocked down a fire at 121 Elaine Drive in about an hour.

The garage and part of the single-family home on Elaine Drive were gutted to the frame, along with a vehicle parked in the driveway. On Springside Avenue, the top level and porch of the multifamily were burned through.

A GoFundMe has been started for the family of the Elaine Drive home, which includes several young children. The fundraiser, with a $5,500 goal, explains they lost their home and all of their belongings. (iBerkshires.com does not confirm or endorse fundraisers; they are provided as information only.)

There were no civilian or firefighter injuries, and both incidents are under investigation. One dog was rescued on Springside Avenue.

On Oct. 10, around 6:15 p.m., PFD responded to the Springside Avenue home for a reported structure fire and saw a 2 1/2-story wood frame multifamily with a heavy blaze showing from the second-floor front porch, extending out.

The building suffered a partial roof collapse, which prolonged extinguishment. The fire was brought under control after about four hours.

“An aggressive offensive attack was mounted by first arriving crews stretching hose lines into the building as well as primary searches that proved negative. Ladders were placed around the structure to provide access as well as escape if needed. An off-duty Fire Captain had also been on scene early in the incident to help evacuate the structure and rescue a dog,” PFD wrote in a press release.

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