BFAIR will be selling Cash Calendars

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BFAIR (Berkshire Family and Individual Resources, Inc.) will be selling Cash Calendars during the month of December to benefit program improvements and to help meet the needs of people with disabilities.

The Cash Calendars are being sold for $10.00 a calendar and drawings will be held every day during the month of January to determine cash prize winners. A total of $2,050 will be given away and winning tickets will be returned to the pool with 31 chances to win.

The Cash Calendars are perfect for stocking stuffers as well as gifts for family and friends.

Please contact Carol Fox at BFAIR at 413-664-9382 or at the BFAIR offices on 771 South Church Street, North Adams and 54 Eagle Street, Pittsfield, MA. if you would like to purchase the Cash Calendars.
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Former Harry's Supermarket Under Construction for Restaurant

By Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Construction is underway to transform the former Harry's Supermarket into a restaurant

Late last month, the Conservation Commission greenlit some tree pruning on the property. New windows and a new door can be seen in the front of the building. 

"It's a substantial renovation that's currently underway here," Brent White of White Engineering said, speaking on behalf of the applicant and owner, Huajie Zhu. 

A fire gutted the longtime Wahconah Street supermarket in 2023, and the following year, Zhu purchased the property for $460,000 two years ago to build a restaurant with hibachi in the existing footprint of the more than 100-year-old building. 

White explained that the project has been ongoing for over a year, and the Community Development Board granted the property a waiver to reduce the minimum required number of parking spaces so that additional spaces aren't needed.  

He noted that, looking at the site plan, there is very little room to do so. A mirror will be installed near the sharp turn on Bel Air Avenue to alleviate traffic concerns. 

Pruning will be done on trees in the southeast corner of the existing paved parking lot, as a number of branches are hanging over. The new owners also intend to patch, sealcoat, and re-stripe the parking lot. 

A fire tore through the building less than an hour after the supermarket closed for the day three years ago. An automatic sprinkler system is required for the new use. 

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