Market 32, Freihofer's Raise Funds for Parkinson's Foundation

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Price Chopper/Market 32, in collaboration with trade partner Freihofer's Baking Co., raised more than $18,000 to benefit the Parkinson's Foundation in a Spring 2024 fundraising program. 
 
During the promotion, for every purchase of select Freihofer's products, Price Chopper/Market 32 and Freihofer's each donated $0.05 to the Parkinson's Foundation.
 
The Parkinson's Foundation helps people with Parkinson's disease, a progressive, neurodegenerative brain disorder that affects the nervous system, by improving care and advancing research toward a cure. The money raised will help the Foundation's mission of helping to propel toward a cure for Parkinson's, which affects nearly one million people in the U.S. and their families.
 
"At Price Chopper/Market 32, we are pleased to be a part of this collaborative effort to help the Parkinson's Foundation as they lead the way towards finding a cure for Parkinson's Disease," said Pam Cerrone, Price Chopper/Market 32's Director of Community Relations. "Teaming with our longtime trade partner on this important venture doubles the impact for this important cause."
 
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Dalton Water Chief Says Lead in Lines Unlikely

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
DALTON, Mass. — Some residents received an "alarming" notice from the Water Department about the possibility of lead pipes or solder in some homes, but officials assured them not to worry.
 
The notice is a result of a new rule from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency at the federal level to ensure that there is no lead in anybody's drinking water, Town Manager Thomas Hutcheson said during a Select Board meeting last week. 
 
"Going forward, there's additional regulations regarding that, and the water district has sent out letters … that says you may have lead pipes. They will be conducting surveys to find out what the extent of the issue is," he said. 
 
Later that week, during a Board of Health meeting, Water Department Superintendent Bob Benlien emphasized that the notice was not an indication of a lead issue in the water system. 
 
The notice was required by the state to help the town gather more data to determine the materials used in the service lines, he said.
 
"It's not saying that we have lead in the water. It's not saying that we have lead in the pipe. It just says that we don't have all of our water lines documented," Benlien said. 
 
Part of the water treatment process is doing corrosion control and pH adjustments to the water to minimize the risk of lead and copper leaching into the water.
 
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