BHS Raising Community Awareness on Colon Cancer Screening

PITTSFIELD, Mass — Berkshire Health Systems has scheduled community events at Berkshire Medical Center and North Adams Regional Hospital to highlight the importance of screening for colon cancer, the 2^nd leading cause of cancer deaths in the US.

On Wednesday, April 8 from 8:30 to 4:30 in the BMC Medical Arts Complex, providers will be available to provide education about screening colonoscopy, the gold standard for preventing colon cancer or detecting it early enough to be treatable.

Visitors can schedule their screening colonoscopy, ask questions, hear from gastroenterology experts, and walk through an interactive exhibit.

The event will be repeated on Thursday, April 9 from 8:30 to 4:30 at North Adams Regional Hospital.

For more information, visit www.berkshirehealthsystems.org/colon.

Allendale Pines North Affordable Manufactured Homes Sell Fast

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
05:17PM / Saturday, August 22, 2026

Developer Teton Management cut the ribbon on the first six hopes in the manufactured housing community earlier this year. 

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Just a few months after Allendale Pines North cut the ribbon on its first six homes in the new manufactured home community, units in the planned development are selling fast with both first and second phases all but sold out.

 

For several years, Teton Management Corp. has been planning to expand its existing Allendale Pines Mobile Community with the development of 22 planned manufactured housing units. The new development has its own entrance at 395 Cheshire Road. 

 

The need for attainable housing has never been higher, Teton President George Whaling said. 

 

"And where we sought the opportunity to help with that demand is, we can get folks into a home at Allendale Pines North for essentially a couple of $100 less than what it would cost for someone to rent a three-bedroom of the same quality," he said. 

 

The corporation took over Allendale Pines, now referred to as Allendale Pines South, about 6 1/2 years ago, Whaling said. 

 

Since then, the corporation has invested $1,000,001 in infrastructure improvements, including replacing all water and sewer lines, paving the community and installing the infrastructure needed for 10 additional units, he said. 

 

Additionally, it has been working to clean up and improve the community, which was lacking during previous ownership, said Jason Nocher, owner of Nocher Realty, which has been hired to help sell the units.