NBH volunteers assist Community Action office

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NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Volunteers at Northern Berkshire Healthcare are doing their part to help the Northern Berkshire Community Action Council office in a time of increased need.

NBH Volunteer Services recently conducted a raffle of a $25 gift certificate donated by Gramercy Bistro in North Adams. The raffle netted $169, which has been used to purchase holiday gifts for two children through Community Action’s Elf Program. The Gramercy gift certificate was won by Barbara Giroux, who works in the North Adams Regional Hospital laboratory.

NBH volunteers are working with the National Alliance on Mental Illness to collect holiday gifts for patients on NARH’s Greylock Pavilion through December 18, including journals, pens and pencils, crossword puzzle books, hats, gloves and scarves. From December 19-23 volunteers will undertake one more project, collecting non-perishable food supplies to help stock the Community Action Food Pantry in North Adams.

For information on volunteering for NBH including NARH, the VNA & Hospice of Northern Berkshire, Sweet Brook Transitional Care & Living Centers, or the Women’s Exchange: Deborah Nicholas, Manager of Volunteer Services, at 413-664-5261.
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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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