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New Pittsfield Group Vows To Tell A New Story For The City

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A new group in Pittsfield, Massachusetts says it will working to rehabilitate the city’s narrative.

Virginia O’Leary is the founder of Pittsfield Prospers. A Pittsfield native, O’Leary says her new group will celebrate the people and organizations moving the city into the future.

“But I think it’s hard for many of us in this community to appreciate those things that are happening that are moving us forward because somehow we’ve gotten bogged down in yearning for the past,” she told WAMC. 

The official launch of Pittsfield Prospers is scheduled for 4 p.m. Wednesday at the Proprietor’s Lodge on the banks of Pontoosuc Lake.

Josh Landes has been WAMC's Berkshire Bureau Chief since February 2018, following stints at WBGO Newark and WFMU East Orange. A passionate advocate for Western Massachusetts, Landes was raised in Pittsfield and attended Hampshire College in Amherst, receiving his bachelor's in Ethnomusicology and Radio Production. His free time is spent with his cat Harry, experimental electronic music, and exploring the woods.
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