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Owner of Pittsfield Veterinary Hospital Dies in Kayaking Incident

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RICHMOND, Mass. — The Berkshire State Police Detective Unit is investigating the apparent accidental death of a John Reynolds, owner of Pittsfield Veterinary Hospital
 
Reynolds, 58 of Richmond, died Thursday at Berkshire Medical Center after his kayak overturned in Richmond Pond.
 
At approximately 7:05 a.m. Berkshire County Dispatch received a 911 call reporting an individual in Richmond Pond calling for assistance. Troopers assigned to the State Police Lee Barracks, Richmond Fire, Stockbridge Fire, West Stockbridge Fire, Berkshire County Sheriff's Office, Action Ambulance, and County Ambulance responded for an attempted rescue.
 
Firefighters with the Stockbridge Fire Department rescued Reynolds from the water and immediately administered CPR. Action Ambulance transported Reynolds to Berkshire Medical Center, where doctors and nurses attempted to save Reynolds' life.
 
The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner took custody of the body for further examination. The early evidence suggests that the death was accidental. The Berkshire State Police Detective Unit's investigation is ongoing.
 
The Berkshire Humane Society took to Facebook to share their condolences: 
 
"Ever since Dr. Reynolds established his practice in Pittsfield in 1996, he has been a friend of Berkshire Humane Society. In 2012 he became a member of our board of directors and in 2016 we named him our Volunteer of the Year. We will miss Dr. Reynolds on so many levels -- his compassion to animals, his veterinary prowess, his leadership on our board, his service to community, his vision and foresight and most of all, his friendship. Our deepest condolences to the Reynolds family and employees of Pittsfield Veterinary Hospital/Shaker Hill Pet Resort."

 


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Berkshires to Vote for President, State Ballot Questions

By Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff

PITTSFIELD, Mass.— Voters will hit the polls on Tuesday to elect a new president and state and federal officials and decide ballot questions.

Polls for the general election are open in Massachusetts from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.  For Pittsfield, more than 27 percent have chosen to vote early.

City Clerk Michele Benjamin reported Monday that 2,087 people came into City Hall to vote early in person and the city processed 6,539 mail-in ballots for a grand total of 8,338 ballots.

This represents 27.37 percent of the 32,821 registered voters.

Democratic nominee and Vice President Kamala Harris is facing Republican nominee and former President Donald Trump for the presidential seat. Harris selected Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her vice president, and Trump selected U.S. Senator J.D. Vance.

Also appearing on the presidential ballot are Jill Stein for the Green Party, Chase Oliver for the Libertarian Party, Claudia De La Cruz for the Party for Socialism and Liberation, Randall Terry for the Constitution Party, and Cornel West as an independent.

Berkshire County voters will also choose a U.S. senator, a representative in Congress, a state senator, and representative in the Third Berkshire, and vote "yesC or "no” on five questions.

U.S. Senator

Democrat: Elizabeth Warren (Cambridge)

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