5/11/2026
berkshireeagle The manager of Dottie's Coffee Lounge on North Street in Pittsfield has left the U.S. amid ICE fears. In a recent video interview with The Eagle, Loic Adandedjan, 26, recounted what brought him to America, then to Dottie's as a manager — and now, back to the West African country where he was born. “My decision to leave the United States was not about giving up,” Adandedjan said. “It puts a certain kind of fear into you and really stops you from really enjoying everything that you're doing. And it puts you in a place of surviving every day on a day-to-day basis.” Read more at the link in our bio. Eagle photo by Maryjane Williams View all 43 comments