Connecticut Man Held on Lanesborough Stabbing

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LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — A Connecticut man is accused of stabbing two men at the Mount Greylock Campground on Friday.

Jeffrey Deluca, 47, of Wilton, Conn., was arraigned Monday in Central Berkshire District Court on eight charges: two counts each of assault and battery by dangerous weapon and armed assault with intent to murder; three counts of reckless endangerment of a child; and assault & battery causing a serious bodily injury.

He was ordered to be held on dangerousness.

According to the Berkshire District Attorney's Office, Lanesborough Police responed at approximately 8:13 p.m. to reports of a stabbing at the campground at 15 Scott Road. The found one victim was stabbed in the chest and the other in the upper torso.

Preliminary investigation indicated that the stabbing was unprovoked. Young children were present at the time of the stabbing.

The two victims were transported to Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield and are expected to survive their injuries. Lanesborough Ambulance assisted at the scene. Deluca was taken into custody without incident.

The investigation remains ongoing. Lanesborough Police is the lead agency and encourages anyone with additional information to contact Investigator Nick Penna at 413-443-4107.

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Pittsfield Council Revisiting DEI Office Restructure

By Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff
04:11PM / Tuesday, October 13, 2026

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The conversation about the DEI office renaming that was halted by a charter objection will resume on Tuesday.

The City Council will discuss a request from Mayor Peter Marchetti to restructure the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.

It proposes to rename the DEI office to the Office of Equity, Access, and Opportunity and merge the Human Rights Commission and Affirmative Action Committee into an Equity, Access and Opportunity Commission.

The Ordinance and Rules Subcommittee supported the changes in August, and in September, Ward 2 Councilor Cameron Cunningham delayed the vote with a charter objection.

Pittsfield's City Code prohibits charter states that "if a single member present objects to the taking of the vote, the vote shall be postponed until the next meeting of the city council." It also stipulates that at least four members must object if it is an emergency measure.

Cunningham also submitted a petition, which was referred to O&R under Rule 27, to replace the DEI Office and the Human Rights Commission with an equity, access, and opportunity coordinator in the Department of Community Development, with formal complaints and Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action functions assigned to Human Resources.

At the last meeting, he spent more than an hour querying the mayor and chief diversity officer about functions and effectiveness of the department, wanting more quantitative data. Cunningham proposed an ordinance that he says keeps Pittsfield's commitment to equity, access, and opportunity, "refocuses it on measurable results for our residents, and delivers it at a fraction of the current cost."

Under this petition, the equity, access, and opportunity coordinator would be a $60,000 to $80,000 per year position.

The DEI Office's fiscal year 2027 budget was about $200,000 after cuts during budget season; $106,700 for the chief diversity officer and $58,000 for the administrative assistant. The coordinator would be appointed by the director of community development and the mayor.

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