Community Conversations Series to Foster Understanding and Empathy

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The public is invited to attend a series of community conversations designed to foster deeper understanding, cultivate empathy and provide an opportunity to ask questions on critical social issues. 
 
These conversations will feature insights from individuals with lived experience and experts in the fields of immigration, domestic violence, criminal justice, substance use disorder, housing insecurity and LGBTQ+ issues. 
 
All sessions will be held on Wednesdays, 4-6 p.m., at Wander, 34 Depot Street, Suite 101, Pittsfield. The schedule is as follows: 
  • September 24: Immigration with Berkshire Immigrant Center 
  • October 8: Domestic Violence with Elizabeth Freeman Center 
  • October 22: Criminal Justice with 2nd Street 
  • November 5: Substance Use Disorder with Berkshire Overdose & Addiction Prevention Collaborative 
  • November 19: Unhoused with Hearthway, ServiceNet and UpSide413 
  • December 3: LGBTQ+ with Berkshire Pride and seeing rainbows 
Each conversation is free to attend and all are welcome to learn in this safe and brave space. There will be dedicated time for questions and answers. 
 
Registration is encouraged but not required. For more information and to register, visit berkshireunitedway.org/conversations
 
 
If you would like to contribute information on this article, contact us at info@iberkshires.com.

Utility Pole Collision Closes East Street in Pittsfield

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — East Street north of Junction Road was closed off Monday afternoon after a vacuum truck apparently pulled down wires and at least one utility pole. 
 
The accident occurred just before 3 p.m. near J.H. Maxymillian Inc. and involved two other vehicles. 
 
Truck, branded to Maxymillian, apparently caught on a utility pole, pulling it down on top of cars. A second pole may also have affected. 
 
According to scanner reports, one of the poles "completely snapped" with a vehicle underneath it and wires were down in two locations.
 
A Hyundai Tucson's roof was smashed in at the rear and the back window broken. A Honda apparently hit or was hit by a pole based on the damage to its front end. 
 
The bottom of the pole was hanging near the Honda and the top appeared caught on the suction boom of the vacuum truck in the other lane. 
 
The Fire Department initially responded but cleared the scene about a half hour later. Both Verizon and Eversource responded to the scene. 
 
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