Southern Berkshire Public Health Collaborative Announces Fall Mobile Vaccine Clinics

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STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — The Southern Berkshire Public Health Collaborative (SBPHC) announced the launch of its Fall 2025 Mobile Vaccine Clinic series, offering convenient access to flu and COVID-19 vaccinations at community buildings and schools throughout Southern Berkshire County.
 
These clinics will provide the following vaccines:
  • Regular-dose flu for individuals aged 6 months and older;
  • High-dose flu for individuals aged 65 and older;
  • Updated COVID-19 for individuals aged 65 or older; and
  • Updated COVID-19 for individuals with underlying medical conditions that make them high risk for illness.
SBPHC encourages anyone who believes they may be eligible, based on the above, to register and adjustments can be made once the final eligibility criteria becomes clear.
 
Registration is required and can be completed in one of two ways:
  1. Online: Visit https://home.color.com/vaccine/register/tritown and select your preferred clinic location.
  2. By Phone: Call SBPHC at (413) 243-5540 x109 for assistance with registration.
While flu and COVID-19 vaccines are provided at no cost, individuals are asked to bring their insurance card to both registration and the clinic appointment. If you experience difficulty entering insurance information online, you may select "No Insurance" and bring your card to the clinic.
 
SBPHC offers in-home vaccination services for individuals who are unable to easily leave their house. Call (413) 243-5540 x109 or email Jill Sweet, Public Health Nurse, at jill@tritownhealth.org.
 
For a complete schedule of clinic dates and locations, visit: www.southernberkshirehealth.com
 
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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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