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A new pizzeria is open on Main Street and Eagle.

Bella Roma Pizzeria Now Open in North Adams

By Jack GuerinoiBerkshires Staff
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NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Pizza has returned to the corner of Main and Eagle streets with the opening of Bella Roma on Friday.

The corner location has long been a pizzeria, dating back to the 1970s, operating under different names and owners. That ended abruptly earlier in the summer when Supreme Pizza was closed by order of the Health Department because of violations and did not reopen.

Bella Roma owner Ilyas Ozdemir said when he saw that Supreme Pizza closed and the location was vacant he could not pass up the opportunity.

"This business closed down and we wanted to come here with a different menu," he said. "It's a great location."

Bella Roma if offering various specialty pizzas and dinners, salads, appetizers, wings, burgers, pasta dishes, pita pockets, sandwiches and even omelets. It also has a half-dozen fish dinners on the menu, desserts, and saute dinners over pasta. A catering menu offers Italian meals and salads and "clipless" coupons offer discounts on combinations and party-size pizzas.

Hamburgers and sandwiches range from $5 to $15; dinners from $9 to $16; and pizzas from $11.50 to $27.50.

Ozdemir said Bella Roma is also serving up soup, which is hard to find at other pizza joints.

"We want to be the best and there are a lot of restaurants but they don’t have any soup," he said. "We have a huge menu with a lot of items."

He urged everyone to stop by and check out the menu.

"If people want a great pizza they must come test ours," he said. "Once they try it they will keep coming back."  

Bella Roma offers delivery and is open Monday through Thursday from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 11 to 11; and Sunday, noon to 10.  A website for online ordering, www.callbellaromapizza.com, was not yet live on Friday. The phone number is 413-663-6666.

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Community Hero: Noelle Howland

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff

Noelle Howland is committed to keeping alive the late Pittsfield ACO Eleanor Sonsini's mission of helping animals ... albeit farther north in North Adams.
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — No Paws Left Behind Executive Director Noelle Howland has been selected as the November Community Hero of the Month. 
 
The Community Hero of the Month series honors individuals and organizations that have made a significant impact in their community. The series sponsor, Haddad Auto, has extended this initiative for one more month.
 
Howland breathed new life into the mission of the former Eleanor Sonsini Animal Shelter, which closed in August 2023. 
 
The shelter in Pittsfield operated under the mission established by Eleanor Sonsini, a local animal rights activist and longtime animal control officer in Pittsfield, to be a no-kill shelter committed to finding surrendered and abandoned pets new forever homes. 
 
Howland's love for animals, dedication to their well-being, and expertise in animal behavior and training and shelter management brought this mission to new heights at No Paws Left Behind, a new shelter for dogs located at 69 Hodges Cross Road. 
 
"I want people to understand that I know it's hard to surrender. So, my biggest thing is [making sure] people know that, of course, we're not judging you. We're here to help you," Howland said. 
 
When Sonsini announced its closing, Howland, who was the shelter's manager, worked to save it, launching fundraising initiatives. However, the previous board decided to close the shelter down and agreed to let Howland open her own shelter using their mission. 
 
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