Woman Seriously Injured in Lake Onota Jet Ski Crash

06:41PM / Wednesday, July 01, 2026Print Story | Email Story

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Pittsfield Fire Department performed lifesaving measures on a woman who was found unresponsive at Lake Onota following a jet ski accident Wednesday afternoon.

The Pittsfield Fire Department responded to a call for a reported water rescue at 4:11 p.m. at the rear of a property on Blythewood Drive.

Until the department's arrival, a good Samaritan on the scene kept the victim afloat and stable.

When the Pittsfield Fire and County Ambulance personnel arrived, they found a jet ski-style watercraft had collided with a shoreline dock at a high rate of speed.

The operator and victim, a 33-year-old woman, was found in the water unresponsive and with life-threatening injuries.

Pittsfield Fire and County Ambulance personnel provided life-saving measures on scene and transported the victim to Berkshire Medical Center. Her condition is currently unknown.

This accident is being investigated by the Pittsfield Police Dept. and the Environmental Police.

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Summer Wrapping Up for Pittsfield, Berkshire Students

By Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff
05:19PM / Sunday, August 23, 2026

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Students in Pittsfield and beyond are enjoying their last days of summer before classes begin.

Most Berkshire County teachers return to work this month, and students follow in late August and early September.

For Pittsfield Public Schools, staff returns on Aug. 26 and students' first day is Aug. 31; pre-kindergarten and kindergarten begin school on Sept. 2.

Labor Day is on Monday, Sept. 7.

"The summer is pretty much done, and we will be ready and excited to open the doors in about two and a half weeks,” Superintendent Latifah Phillips told the School Committee on Wednesday.

Phillips is returning this year as the permanent superintendent. She was appointed the interim superintendent last spring, and the School Committee voted to hire her permanently in June.

This year also brings the middle school restructuring, moving fifth grade to the middle school level, and the retirement of Morningside Community School.

Welcome night for Reid Middle School students new to the building is on Aug. 18 at 6 p.m.; Herberg will have a sixth-grade welcome night at 5:30 p.m. on Aug. 25, and at the same time on Aug. 26 for fifth grade.

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