Warm Up the Winter Musical Supports South Berkshire Residents

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GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — The Guthrie Center will host the Warm Up the Winter Musical Celebration on Thursday, March 6, to benefit Construct’s annual winter assistance campaign. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., with performances starting at 7:15 p.m.

This year's event, a tribute to working families, features a lineup of local musicians, including Wanda Houston and Jeff Gonzales, youth Elvis tribute band Made in Memphis, and special guest Doug Mishkin. Tickets are $100 and include live music, dinner catered by Juju’s of Great Barrington, and beverages.

Proceeds will support South Berkshire residents with emergency needs such as heating fuel, utilities, and rent assistance. Tickets and donation information are available at constructberkshires.org and the event’s Facebook page.

If you would like to contribute information on this article, contact us at info@iberkshires.com.

Connecticut Man Killed in Otis Tractor-Trailer Crash

OTIS, Mass. — Thursday's collision between two tractor-trailers on Route 8 killed one of the drivers. 
 
Antonio Luis Marcucci, 32 of Waterbury, Conn., was northbound at about 9 a.m. Thursday when he apparently lost control of the truck and veered into the southbound lanes, colliding head-on with a southbound tractor trailer, according to police. 
 
According to the Berkshire District Attorney's Office, police dispatched to 1322 South Main Road found the truck with Connecticut plates in the northbound lane and a truck bearing Oklahoma plates lodged in a snowback on south side. 
 
The officer began rendering aid to the northbound driver, identified as Marcucci. He was pinned inside the cab of his truck. He was extracated and transported to Baystate Medical Center in Springfield by Otis EMS, where he was pronounced dead.
 
The driver of the Oklahoma tractor trailer in the southbound lane did not receive serious injuries.
 
Early investigation, including dash camera footage captured by one of the tractor trailers, shows the Oklahoma tractor trailer was traveling in the southbound lane and the Connecticut tractor trailer was traveling in the northbound lane, according to the DA's Office. The Connecticut tractor trailer lost control veering off the other side of the road ultimately ending on the southbound lane. Shortly after the two tractor trailers collided in a head on collision.
 
The investigation remains ongoing.
 
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