Free Training Program Leading to BHS July 4th Road Race

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PITTSFIELD, Mass — As the Berkshire Health Systems July 4th 5K Road Race nears, a free six-week training program is being offered by the Berkshire Running Foundation for walkers and runners at all levels and abilities.

The program begins on Saturday, May 27 and ends on July 1.

Participants can use their training to run in the July 4th Road Race or take advantage of the program without participating.

Training program participants will gather Saturday mornings at 8 am at the Crane Avenue entrance to the Ashuwillticook Rail Trail, and on Tuesdays at 5 am and 6 pm, there will be speed workouts at the Taconic High School track.

Berkshire County students who are interested in running in the BHS July 4th Road Race can also register for the race for free if registered by June 15th. To register, visit berkshirerun.org and click on Events.

BHS and the Berkshire Running Foundation are collaborating on the 2023 July 4th Road Race, being held just before the start of the Pittsfield Fourth of July Parade.


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Dalton Green Committee to Present Climate Action Plan Draft April 12

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
DALTON, Mass. — The Green Committee will present its draft of the Climate Action Plan on April 12 from noon to 2:30 p.m. 
 
For the past nine months, the committee has been working with the town's consultant, Blue Strike Environmental, in the development of this document. 
 
The goal of the climate action plan is to aid the town in achieving net zero by 2050 by seeking strategies to decrease the town's dependence on fossil fuels for homes, businesses, municipal facilities, and vehicles.
 
Committee members said the CAP presentation will kick off a vital discussion on climate change within town. 
 
"This is an ongoing process, with this presentation being the initiation of a townwide discussion of this very important topic," according to the committee. 
 
The event will include free pizza, a presentation on the CAP from Rich Swanson, Blue Strike Environmental's director of the climate and energy division environmental, and a 30-minute discussion and demonstration of organic waste composting by Antonio Pagliarulo, green committee member. 
 
It will highlight impactful actions for families and the community, discuss potential funding sources, and provide handouts, including a "Residents Guide For Climate Action." 
 
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