Harry's, Brulees Closing in Pittsfield

By Larry KratkaBerkshire News Network
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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Two local food businesses - one new, one not - are closing their doors next month.

Harry's Supermarket on Elm Street will shutter, along with Brulees restaurant on North Street.

Sixteen years ago, Harry's Supermarket had one store on Wahconah Street. But when the old A&P supermarket on Elm Street closed, the Nichols family decided to open a second store there. For more than a decade it has served the local neighborhood with the same service that the Wahconah Street store served its neighborhood.

Now, the Nichols family has announced that the Elm Street Harry's Supermarket will be closing. A sign on the door of the Elm Street store says it will be closing on or about March 15. Bob and Tom Nichols said they have enjoyed serving the Elm Street neighborhood for the last 16 years and hope that customers will continue to shop at the original Wahconah Street store.

Brulees was opened by Ken and Cara Peckham in 2010 in the former Bobby Hudpuckers and soon became a gathering site for local pols. The couple told the Berkshire Eagle they will concentrate on their catering business so they can spend more time with their young children.

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Berkshire Athenaeum Seed Library Open for the Season

By Breanna SteeleiBerkshires Staff

Adult services staff Olivia Bowers and Tom Jorgenson cut the green ribbon on the seed library, opening the program for the season.
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Berkshire Athenaeum hosted a ribbon cutting for the seasonal opening of its seed library on Saturday.
 
The athenaeum has had a seed library since 2018 and last year had 217 program members.
 
"It always gets really great membership," Adult Services and Programming Supervisor Olivia Bowers said, "but we really want to advertise that it's available. It's a resource for free seeds to grow healthy vegetables, grow flower gardens and really enjoy nature in the Berkshires."
 
The seed library is funded by the volunteer organization Friends of the Berkshire Athenaeum, which raises funds for the library programming and needs.
 
People who want to get seeds must have a library card to sign up. 
 
Members are able to sign out up to 10 seed packets for the season but are also encouraged to exchange seeds from what they grow or get.
 
"The idea is that, yes, it actually is a library, you can take things but we also encourage you to bring seeds back to us and we can use those again for next year," Bowers said.
 
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