Giving Back Guide Now Available

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GREAT BARRINGTON. Mass. — The Nonprofit Center of the Berkshires (NPC) has published a 10th anniversary edition of its Giving Back guide.
 
The 80-page, glossy publication can be found in libraries, town halls, coffee shops, and other public spaces. Hard copies can be ordered online for a $5 shipping fee and the guide is also available as a downloadable PDF at npcberkshires.org.
 
The Giving Back guide includes a directory of over 1,000 Berkshire nonprofits by category. 
 
"This year, local food pantries have their own category to help call attention to growing food insecurity in our community," said NPC founder Liana Toscanini.
 
100 nonprofits are profiled in the guide to provide critical information to potential donors and volunteers. In addition to program descriptions and fast facts, nonprofits have an opportunity to list the various ways people can support their missions. 
 
Toscanini said Nnonprofits are feeling the pain of federal funding cuts and policies. 
 
"We feel hopeful the community will step up to help," said Toscanini. "Over 16,000 free copies are distributed throughout the year to give people the information they need to increase their philanthropy."
 
The Nonprofit Center of the Berkshires was founded in 2016 to help nonprofits connect, learn and grow. For more information, visit npcberkshire.org.

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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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