Berkshire Vaccine Collaborative Offering Clinics this Fall

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. —  Members of the Berkshire Vaccine Collaborative will provide public vaccination clinics in Berkshire communities this fall, including the Influenza and COVID-19 vaccines. 
 
The clinics will be scheduled from late September through early November, and anyone can receive a vaccine at any scheduled clinic, regardless of insurance status or place of residence. 
 
The Berkshire Vaccine Collaborative encourages everyone to visit GetVaccinatedBerkshires.org, which has an updated calendar of all scheduled clinics with links to pre-register, additional information on vaccines, and contact information in the event of questions or problems in pre-registering for a clinic. In addition, the site has information on how to schedule an in-home vaccination for those who are homebound. 
 
All public Berkshire Vaccine Collaborative clinics are free of charge, but registrants are asked to provide insurance information, when available, in order to defray costs. The clinics are open to anyone 6 months of age or older, the age group recommended to receive an annual flu vaccine and the latest COVID-19 vaccine. The clinics will have both pediatric and adult flu vaccine, including the high dose flu vaccine for those over the age of 65, and the Pfizer COVID vaccine for children and adults. A limited number of egg-free vaccines and flu mist may also be offered, depending on availability. 
 
Registration is highly recommended for the clinics. Walk-ins may be accepted depending on the number of vaccine doses available at each clinic, with preference given to those who are registered. To register, visit https://getvaccinatedberkshires.org. 
 
The Berkshire Vaccine Collaborative is a partnership between Berkshire Health Systems, the Berkshire Public Health Alliance, the City of Pittsfield Health Department, Community Health Programs, and the Southern Berkshire Public Health Collaborative, with the shared goal of getting everyone in the community vaccinated as quickly as possible—safely, effectively, and efficiently.

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Truck Crashes Into Pittsfield's Samel's Deli

By Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff

Elm Street will be partially closed as cleanup continues. 

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Wednesday morning was busy for Pittsfield first responders, as a pickup truck crashed into Samel's Deli & Catering and a fire broke out on First Street.

Around 9:45 a.m., the police reported that the street in front of Samel's Deli & Catering would be closed or down to one lane as a result of a two-car collision that sent the truck careening into the deli.

The department posted two photos on Facebook, one depicting the silver truck with New York license plates crashed through the glass of the front entrance and another of a white Honda CR-V with significant damage to the front end.

"A vehicle was coming out of one of the alleyways here and struck this truck, which continued into the building," Police Officer Craig Jones explained when iBerkshires arrived on the scene.

Jones reported that there was one injury but whether it was someone in the vehicles or in the deli. A crossing signal near Samel's front entrance was also taken out by the truck.

Around this time, crews worked to clear debris in front of the restaurant as the truck was towed away. That section of the road reopened around 11 a.m.

The police, firefighters and an ambulance responded to the accident and police intend to release a statement on the incident.

Around 6:15 a.m., the Fire Department reported that it had responded to a possible structure fire at 233-235 First St. Windows on all three floors of the multi-family building are now broken or boarded up and the cause is under investigation by the Fire Investigation Unit and investigators from the State Fire Marshal's Office.

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