PITTSFIELD, Mass. (AP) - The state is temporarily closing several off-highway vehicle trails in the Berkshires because of soggy conditions in the wake of storms Irene and Lee.

The Department of Conservation and Recreation says all the motorcycle and all-terrain vehicle trails in four state forests will be closed until conditions improve. The trails are in Pittsfield State Forest, October Mountain State Forest at Lee, Beartown State Forest at Monterey, and Tolland State Forest in East Otis.

The state also wants to check any damage that may have occurred to bridges and trails because of the storms.

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A Pittsfield man pled guilty Thursday morning in Berkshire Superior Court to drug charges.

Forty-five year-old Mark Szymanski a/k/a Sparky pled guilty to 4 counts of distribution of cocaine. Szymanski was given a 1 year suspended sentence at the Berkshire County House of Correction and placed SZYMANSKI on 2 years probation on the condition he undergo random drug testing during the probationary period.     

According to the Berkshire District Attorneys office, the charges stem from the sale of cocaine in Pittsfield on May 22, 2009, May 27, 2009, June 1, 2009 and June 2, 2009.    

The investigation was conducted by members of the Pittsfield and Dalton Police Departments and state troopers assigned to the District Attorney’s Office, members of the Berkshire County Drug Task Force.

A Pittsfield man pled guilty this morning in Berkshire Superior Court to a larceny charge.  Thirty-three year-old Eric Marcel of 180 Partridge Road pled guilty to 1 count of larceny ongoing and continuing offense.

Marcel was released on personal recognizance pending imposition of sentence on on Thursday, September 15.   

The Berkshire District Attorney’s Office says while Marcel was employed by Johnson Ford Lincoln-Mercury Nissan, Inc. he took approximately $200,000 between January 1, 2007 and December 31, 2008.       

The investigation was conducted by members of the Pittsfield Police Department.

A Pittsfield man pled guilty this morning in Berkshire Superior Court to a larceny charge.  Thirty-three year-old Eric Marcel of 180 Partridge Road pled guilty to 1 count of larceny ongoing and continuing offense.