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THE LAZY BERKSHIRE GARDENER: Week of March 19, 2026

Since everything is ready to get growing all at once, be lazy and choose the issues you care about the most.

News Brief: Man charged in Superior Court with murder

Lance Burke, 40, was charged in the Nov. 3, 2018, shooting death of David Green Jr., 30, of Pittsfield.

Lance Burke of Bronx, N.Y.,  indicted on murder charge

Burke is charged with shooting David Green Jr. of Pittsfield in the neck while Green sat in a pickup truck near Spring and Willow streets in Pittsfield.

Pittsfield man sent to prison for sexual abuse of child

Steve W. Trybus, 49, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to 10 counts of indecent assault and battery on a child under 14.

Man shot to death on Edward Avenue in Pittsfield

At this time the Pittsfield Police Department does not believe that there is a threat to the general public. Anyone who may have information about this incident is asked to contact the Pittsfield Police Department Detective Bureau at 413-448-9705.

Ken Diorio, 63, of Pittsfield

Ken was known for his artistic style and his unique ability to create different types of collages of American history; he would often donate his work to Pittsfield City Hall, and the Pittsfield police and fire departments.

Business Briefs: Hansell named BNRC president; Wynn joins BTCF board; Hillary Clinton visits Oblong Books; new director for the Whit

Michael Wynn has been serving Pittsfield for more than 20 years and has led the Pittsfield Police Department as its chief of police since December 2007.

Bits & Bytes: ‘Challenging Stigma’ forum; Sameer Gupta at MASS MoCA; advocacy workshop proposal call; ‘Out on a Limb;’ child loss support group

'Challenging Stigma' will touch on topics such as why society stigmatizes certain individuals, groups and conditions; and how stigma is used to marginalize and silence difference and dissent.

Pittsfield Police Officer Darren Derby changes attitudes and lives of city’s West Side kids

Officer Darren Derby's mission is admirable: to create a relationship with the city’s youth that will ultimately change their perception of the police. “Don’t let your surroundings determine who you are and who you are capable of becoming,” he advises the hundreds of the city kids he encounters.

News Briefs: Fairview Hospital visitor restrictions; GBPD recruiting officers; Pignatelli files 11 bills in state legislature;

The Great Barrington Police Department is looking to recruit additional full-time officers and the Pittsfield Police Department has extended an invitation to a recruitment expo on Thursday, Feb. 9, at 4 p.m. at Taconic High School in Pittsfield.
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