Pittsfield 250th envelopes zip outBerkshire EagleElaine LaPierre, right, buys Pittsfield 250 envelopes Tuesday at the post office while Bernice Keeler, Julie Pelletier and Peter Drozd prepare them. PITTSFIELD — Postal workers around the country will get a …and more » More: continued here
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