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Kamala Harris To Make First Mass. Campaign Stop At Fundraiser Featuring Famous Musicians Kamala Harris To Make First Mass. Campaign Stop At Fundraiser Featuring Famous Musicians
Kamala Harris To Make First Mass. Campaign Stop At Fundraiser Featuring Famous Musicians Current Vice President Kamala Harris will make her first campaign stop in Massachusetts as a presidential candidate on Saturday, July 27, at a fundraiser in Berkshire County.  Harris will attend the fundraiser in Pittsfield, featuring Grammy-winning musicians James Taylor and Yo-Yo Ma and several current and former state and local political leaders. The Berkshire Eagle spoke with organizer Sherwood Guernsey, who confirmed Harris would make the private event.  Tickets for the event sold out last week.  Harris, assumed by most to be the future nominee for the Democratic Party,…

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Western Mass Man Who Swindled $300K In Unfinished Construction Projects Gets Up To 10 Years Western Mass Man Who Swindled $300K In Unfinished Construction Projects Gets Up To 10 Years
Western Mass Man Who Swindled $300K In Unfinished Construction Projects Gets Up To 10 Years A Berkshire County man who was found guilty of swindling more than a dozen homeowners and at least one fire department out of hundreds of thousands of dollars for construction work he never completed will spend up to the next decade behind bars, authorities said.  Fred Senter, of Pittsfield, was found guilty of five counts of larceny Over $250 from a victim over 60 years of age, 19 counts of theft of over $1,200, stealing less than $1,200, the Berkshire County District Attorney's Office said.  A judge sentenced him to eight to 10 years in prison. The prosecutor had asked for an 18…

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by Josh Lanier