Pittsfield Road Work and Construction Updates: May 26-29

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The City of Pittsfield shares the following updates of road work scheduled for the week of May 26-29:
West Street Project:
 
  • (May 26 & 27) Paving operations will occur on West Street between Backman Avenue and College Way. Traffic detours will be in place while this work is underway and no thru traffic will be allowed. Only local traffic, including residents who live within the work zone and school buses, will be allowed through. Please follow appropriate detours as indicated by posted signage.
Road Work:
• Loam and seed on the following streets: Charisma Drive, Bradford Street, Scalise Drive, Crane Avenue, Darlene Avenue, Kenwood Street and Jones Avenue
 
Fenn Street Project:
  • •Eversource continues their underground utility work on Fenn Street between North Street and Allen Street. This work is expected to continue over the next several weeks. The westbound lane on Fenn Street between Allen Street and North Street remains closed.
Sidewalk Repairs:
  • Sidewalk work continues along Appleton Avenue between East Street and Dawes Avenue to replace the asphalt sections along the east side of the street.
It is important to note that the schedule for each project is subject to change based upon weather conditions. 
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Parole Granted to Pittsfield Man Sentenced for Killing Toddler Son

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — A city man serving a life sentence for killing his 2-year-old son 43 years ago has been granted parole. 
 
According to the Boston Globe, the Parole Board on Monday voted to release Richard N. Mayes Jr., 78, to a halfway house.
 
Mayes was charged with beating his son to death in 1983 when he wouldn't eat. The child, Lawrence Richon, had received blows to his head, body, arms and legs. Mayes also told police he'd hit his son four times with a plastic baseball bat. 
 
According to media reports at the time, Mayes tried to resuscitate Lawrence when he later collapsed and cried to police that he did it when arrested. 
 
The boy was taken by life flight to Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, where he died from blood clots in his head. 
 
Mayes was found guilty of second-degree murder by a Superior Court jury and sentenced to life in state prison.
 
According to the Globe, Mayes had been denied parole five times previously but told the board he had been sober for three decades and had not had a disciplinary report in a dozen years. 
 
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