Berkshire Serve can make saving money and eating well easier

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Saving money and still eating well can be a real challenge. Berkshire Serve can make saving money and eating well easier. As a chapter of Serve New England, a large New England wide volunteer community food co-op, Berkshire Serve offers a $26 food package at 40% off local grocery store prices. Open to everyone this food program also offers other restaurant quality food packages.

There is no income guidelines, no information gathered other than your name and address, members are required to put in 2 hours of volunteer work per month. This work is a simple as helping out a friend or neighbor, making phone calls for Berkshire Serve or helping at other programs. Orders for the April 25 food pick-up date must be in by April 9. Cash, checks and food stamps are accepted. Credit Cards are accepted at www.servenewengland.org.

This months offerings in the $26 regular food package are; Chef's Choice Flame Broiled Meatballs, vegetable chicken pot pie, center cut pork chops, oriental pork, vegetable medley mix, potatoes, onions, carrots, apples, bananas, oranges, kiwis, and parsnip. Also offered Are; 3lbs chicken melt combo for $19, 8lbs chicken tender bites for $15, and 8lbs Italian pasta box for $17.

For more information in the N Adams area call 664-7400 or stop by our office at St John's Church, through the red door on the parking lot side of the building. North Adams office is staffed only on Thursdays 2-6. To order in the Dalton area call 684-2000, in Great Barrington call 429-8110. In Bennington call 442-3466. Order online at www.servenewengland.org.
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Bianchi-Barbarotta Foundation Holds Awards Banquet

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. -- The Bianchi-Barbarotta Foundation Friday honored outstanding contributors to the Berkshire County sports scene at its third annual Awards Dinner at the Polish Falcon Club.
 
The foundation supports youth sports throughout the county each year.
 
In 2025-26, those donations totaled more than $30,000 to groups ranging from youth football and cheerleading programs, Pittsfield Little League, Northern Berkshire Softball and the Pittsfield Boys and Girls Club Recreation Therapy Program, to name a few.
 
Funds raised by the foundation also go to support its annual Vera Barborotta Memorial Sportsman Scholarship, which this year went to Lee High School graduate Joey Abderhalden and Taconic grad Madeline Harrington.
 
Two other recently graduated high school standout athletes were recognized as winners of the Al Bianchi Memorial Athletes of the Year: Madison McCarthy and Cooper Calvert, both of Wahconah Regional High School.
 
Pittsfield High School girls basketball coach Kristy Conyers and Hoosac Valley boys basketball coach Matt Larabee received the foundation's Coach of the Year Awards.
 
John Castonguay received the Bianchi-Barbarotta Foundation Living Legend Award. A.J. Ziter took home the Connie Bianchi Memorial Award of Merit. And Mark Moulton rounded out the honorees with the foundation's Volunteer of the Year Award.
 
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