Berkshire Babypalooza 2023

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NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Berkshire Babypalooza 2023 will be held Saturday, April 15 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Greylock Works 
 
The event is free.
 
Local agencies and vendors will be present to answer various questions about pregnancy, birth, breastfeeding, family planning, and more 
 
There will be games and door prizes for the first 250 families.
 
This event is being presented by Berkshire Area Health Education Center's Tobacco Free Community Partnership Program and the Berkshire Babypalooza 2023 Planning Committee Members from, Northern Berkshire Community Coalition, North Adams Public Schools, Berkshire Bounty, WIC and Childcare of the Berkshires.
 

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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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