Mayor Linda Tyer proclaims Pride Month. PITTSFIELD, Mass. Pride Month in Pittsfield has been dedicated to former city resident and transgender activist Jahaira DeAlto, who was murdered a month ago in Boston. Jahaira was an original founder of pride, she helped start the first Transgender Day of Remembrance here in the Berkshires and she helped set the foundation for the LGBTQ-plus community to organize here for the first time, said Kelan O Brien, chair of Berkshire Pride, at the Pride flag-raising event at City Hall on Wednesday. We have always been here. She provided that foundation. The city of Pittsfield in partnership with Berkshire Pride raised the LGBTQ-plus flag in honor of Pride Month with a large photo of DeAlto, who worked with local victims of abuse, prominently displayed at the podium on the steps of City Hall.
Haddad Subaru General Manager, Chris Kramek, and President, George Haddad, selected Hillcrest Educational Centers as one of their hometown choices. Of all the purchases made during this time, Berkshire customers predominantly chose to support their hometown charities. PITTSFIELD, Mass. Hillcrest Educational Centers received $4800 from Haddad Subaru and Subaru of New England as a part of Subaru of America s (SOA) annual Share the Love campaign. From Nov. 19, 2020 to Jan. 4, 2021, with every new Subaru purchased or leased, Subaru donated $250 to each customer s choice of charities, both national and local. For 2020, SOA selected the four national charities: ASPCA, Make-A-Wish, Meals on Wheels America and National Park Foundation.