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Pittsfield’s 4th Of July Parade Canceled

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City of Pittsfield

Berkshire County’s largest community says it won’t hold a 4th of July parade this year.

Peter Marchetti is president of the board of directors for the Pittsfield Parade Committee. He says the parade has to be scrapped due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

“We are focusing right now on making sure that we can do something, and that is – through the efforts of PCTV – we’ve being able to make sure that past parades and a retrospective show will be aired on the morning of the 4th and we can go find the highlights of prior years," Marchetti told WAMC News. "And at the same time, begin planning for 2021.”

Parade organizers trace the city tradition back to 1824.

Josh Landes has been WAMC's Berkshire Bureau Chief since February 2018 after working at stations including WBGO Newark and WFMU East Orange. A passionate advocate for Berkshire County, Landes was raised in Pittsfield and attended Hampshire College in Amherst, receiving his bachelor's in Ethnomusicology and Radio Production. You can reach him at jlandes@wamc.org with questions, tips, and/or feedback.
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