Pittsfield in Low 'Yellow Zone' for COVID-19 Transmission

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The city is inching closer to entering the green incident rate for COVID-19 transmission after spending months in the "red zone."

Pittsfield has a 2.2 percent 14-day average positivity rate and an average of 14.5 cases per 100,000 people. This puts the city on the low end of the yellow incidence category for its case rate.

The next step down is the green incidence rate, which warrants an average of less than 10 cases per 100,000 people and no more than 10 total cases. The city was last in the "green zone" last summer.

There were 14 new cases on Sunday and there are currently 53 estimated actively contagious cases in the city, which is double last Thursday's number.

As of Monday, there were two people hospitalized in Berkshire Medical Center with COVID-19.

Vaccination numbers have stayed the same with 87 percent of residents having at least one dose and 76 percent being fully vaccinated. To date there have been about 10,300 cases in Pittsfield.

The 14-day average for tests on Sunday was around 313. Stop The Spread testing sites will be discontinued as of April 1, as the state is scaling back on the program.

This includes Pittsfield's site at 505 East St. However, Berkshire Medical Center will still be offering testing but it will no longer be covered by the state, Director of Public Health Andy Cambi clarified during a COVID-19 update to the City Council earlier this month.

Allendale Pines North Affordable Manufactured Homes Sell Fast

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
05:17PM / Saturday, August 22, 2026

Developer Teton Management cut the ribbon on the first six hopes in the manufactured housing community earlier this year. 

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Just a few months after Allendale Pines North cut the ribbon on its first six homes in the new manufactured home community, units in the planned development are selling fast with both first and second phases all but sold out.

 

For several years, Teton Management Corp. has been planning to expand its existing Allendale Pines Mobile Community with the development of 22 planned manufactured housing units. The new development has its own entrance at 395 Cheshire Road. 

 

The need for attainable housing has never been higher, Teton President George Whaling said. 

 

"And where we sought the opportunity to help with that demand is, we can get folks into a home at Allendale Pines North for essentially a couple of $100 less than what it would cost for someone to rent a three-bedroom of the same quality," he said. 

 

The corporation took over Allendale Pines, now referred to as Allendale Pines South, about 6 1/2 years ago, Whaling said. 

 

Since then, the corporation has invested $1,000,001 in infrastructure improvements, including replacing all water and sewer lines, paving the community and installing the infrastructure needed for 10 additional units, he said. 

 

Additionally, it has been working to clean up and improve the community, which was lacking during previous ownership, said Jason Nocher, owner of Nocher Realty, which has been hired to help sell the units.