OLLI at BCC to Hold Series of Workshops on 'Big Change'

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Berkshire Community College (OLLI at BCC) will hold a workshop titled "What Now? Taking Small Steps After BIG Change" on three consecutive Fridays: May 29, June 5 and June 12, from 9:30-11:00 a.m.

The workshop is ideal for people who have recently retired or relocated and are feeling overwhelmed.

The charge to attend the workshop series, which will be held at BCC, is $35 for OLLI members and $45 for non-members. To register, visit https://berkshireolli.org/event-6632258.

According to a press release:

Are you on the other side of a big change and feeling adrift? A major life transition can be stressful and scary, but it's also an opportunity to build a new life with intention and thoughtfulness.

In this three-part workshop, life coach Janet Forest leads exercises in self-reflection, group conversation, and goal setting, so that participants can start taking small action steps. Each session will provide accountability and support as participants practice self-honesty and open their hearts and minds to new possibilities. At the end of the three weeks, each person will have a customized toolkit to create new habits and routines as they settle into their new life.

Janet Forest is a Certified Professional Life Coach and an Energy Leadership Index Master Practitioner. She specializes in working with seasoned professionals who want to leverage their experience to find a career with meaning and impact and recent retirees who need support and accountability to settle into their next chapter. Forest is also the director of the Dalton Free Public Library.

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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.

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