By Charlie Deitz
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PIttsfield, Ma – PITTSFIELD MASSACHUSETTS WAS HOME TO THE FIRST STOP ON AN 11 CITY TOUR OF WHAT'S CALLED THE GATEWAY CITIES TOUR, A NEW INITIATIVE IN MASSACHUSETTS TO GET SMALL TO MEDIUM SIZED CITIES TO BAND TOGETHER. WAMC'S BERKSHIRE BUREAU CHIEF CHARLIE DEITZ REPORTS .