Jonathan Levine, publisher of the Pittsfield Gazette, ed away on Friday, June 11, after a brief battle with an aggressive cancer. A native of Pittsfield, Jonathan revived the school newspaper during his time at Taconic High School, while also assisting in various capacities at the Berkshire Eagle. After graduating from Brown University where he served two as editor of the Brown Daily Herald, he returned to Pittsfield and started the Gazette. For nearly thirty years, the Gazette covered the people and happenings of his hometown with reviews of regional theater sprinkled in when the seasons permitted. Jonathan was driven by a strong sense of right and wrong and used his forum to praise city officials when he felt that was deserved and to call out those whose actions he felt were not in the best interests of Pittsfield's citizens. He is survived by three siblings, David, Cathy, and Ian and three nephews and a niece. With his ing, the Pittsfield Gazette will cease publication in both its print and online formats. Subscribers and rs will be ed regarding the disposition of funds on deposit with the paper. Those with immediate needs may the paper at [email protected]. The family asks for patience as it unwinds the business affairs. There will be no public services, but a Celebration of Jonathan's Life and of the Pittsfield Gazette will be held at Mazzeo's Ristorante on South Street, Tuesday, June 29, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Those wishing to make a gift in Jonathan's memory are invited to donate to either the South Congregational Church Food Pantry or the National Kidney Society. Publication delayed • \due to the extended hospitalization of publisher Jonathan Levine, publication of the June edition of The Pittsfield Gazette has been postponed.An edition will be released later in the month. Slaughter to serve on school board • Nyanna Slaughter was appointed Wednesday to the Pittsfield school committee. She will fill the remainder of the term of Dennis Powell, who resigned amidst the committee's selection of a superintendent of schools, alleging an unfair process. Slaughter is a graduate of the Pittsfield Public Schools. She has not indicated if she will seek reelection to her new seat as it comes up for a vote this fall.Her appointment came Wednesday during a special t meeting of the city council and school committee, as called for in the city code. Pizzeria eyed for gas station Permits sought for pizza at gas station • A former bank branch may soon dispense fresh-baked pizza instead of cash. The community development board on March 16 approved amendments to the special permits for Global Partners’ gas station at 480 West Housatonic Street. The board voted unanimously in favor of amendments of a parking waiver and drive-through permit for the property, operated under the banner of All Town stores with a Shell affiliation for the gasoline service. {more} A space previously occupied by Berkshire Bank is being transformed into a takeout restaurant, specifically an unidentified pizzeria. Michael Chiverton of Global Partners said "we had an existing bank tenants who has since left… ‘[and] want to put in a proposed pizza shop.” The site lacks sufficient parking, having 37 spaces including at the gasoline pumps. Planner CJ Hoss said that the property has been initially permitted with the restaurant use but ended up with the bank branch as tenant. Hoss noted that "the pizzeria will have some tables so it increases demand for parking,” necessitating the amendment s to its special permit. The board vote unanimously in favor of the changes recommending that the city council approve them when that board considers her plan. pissjapantv webcam strip best mature porn sites virtual reality porn sites best adult programs indian porn sites 4w326x