Roads Near BCC to Host Thankful 5K Thanksgiving Morning

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. – The eighth running of the MountainOne Thankful 5K currently has more than 400 registered walkers and runners to take to the road on Thanksgiving morning at 9 a.m. from Berkshire Community College.
 
Drivers are asked to be aware of the increased activity along the half mile stretch from Meadow Ridge Drive to Berkshire Community College.
 
Registration for the event will continue in person at Berkshire Running Center on Wednesday from noon to 5 p.m. There is no day-of registration, although pre-registered runners can pick up their bibs the morning of the race from 7:30 to 8:30.
 
The 5K course will start on West Street just past the college and lead the attendees through the
parking lots of the campus and then will be out on West Street toward Meadow Ridge Drive.
 
Once the runners turn down Woodland Drive, they will return and follow the course back to West Street and then finish in the parking lot of the Patterson Field House.  
 
Pittsfield Police Department will be on site to also provide support for a safe passage for all participants. The Berkshire Running Foundation also left flyers in the mailboxes of the homes that the 5K passes.
 
Expectations are the race will be completed shortly after 10 a.m. 
 
For any additional information regarding the event please visit the website www.berkshirerun.org or email Executive Director Shiobbean Lemme at director@berkshirerun.org.
 
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Dalton Select Board Reorganizes

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
DALTON, Mass. — The Select Board voted Robert Bishop as chair and Dan Esko as vice chair during its meeting last week. 
 
The motion was made by Marc Strout and seconded by Bishop to nominate Esko as vice chair. 
 
Esko has been on the board for four years and has served as vice chair for one year thus far. 
 
He said later that he is feeling very positive about the future and is happy to continue serving as vice chair.
 
"Having served as chair of the Planning Board for several years previously, I am comfortable in a board leadership role and can run meetings competently and efficiently in the absence of the chair," he said in a follow-up.
 
"I am looking forward to continuing my work on the Select Board with my colleagues to address the town’s current and future needs in collaboration with the Town Manager, department heads, and other boards and committees." 
 
The motion was made by Strout and seconded by Joesph Diver to nominate Bishop for chair. The decision passed unanimously. 
 
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