Pittsfield Car Seat Installation and Inspection Event

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The City of Pittsfield's Health Department announced a Car Seat Installation/Inspection event on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024.
 
This event will take place at the Pittsfield Highway Facility (rear entrance) located at 81 Hawthorne Ave. from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
 
If there was a snowstorm, the event would be cancelled.
 
Appointments are required.  Register here.
 
Car seat installations/inspections take about 30-45 minutes and include education on installing the seat, proper use of the seat and general vehicle safety. Free car seats are available if needed.
 
Appointments are first come, first serve based upon the number of certified technicians available.
 
Participants  do not need to book more than one appointment if they have more than one car seat to be installed.
 
Those unable to make it to this event, please call the city's Health Department at (413) 499- 9411 Extension 852 or email Gabrielle DiMassimo at gdimassimo@cityofpittsfield.org to schedule a private appointment for car seat installation/inspection with one of our certified technicians.
 
To register for the event with a Spanish-speaking representative, please call 413-499-9411.
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Striking Out Cancer in the Berkshires Beats Fund-Raising Record

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. -- The Striking Out Cancer in the Berkshires fund-raiser had another banner year raising money for the Jimmy Fund.
 
The event, which centers on inter-generational pickup baseball and softball games at Clapp Park, had brought in $15,650, as of Tuesday, and dontations were continuing to come in, according to organizer Joe DiCicco.
 
DiCicco has held the event since 2021, and each year it has set a new bar for money raised through entry fees paid by players in the Saturday games, a raffle and free-will donations.
 
Last year's total, then the record, was $14,135.
 
Anyone interested in adding to this year's record total can reach DiCicco at jdicicco7@aol.com or 518-390-2512.
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