Blaze Destroys Lodge

Union-News (Springfield, MA) Author: RICHARD NADOLSKI CUMMINGTON, MA – A blaze possibly started by a lightning bolt leveled the vacant Berkshire Snow Basin lodge early yesterday. Cummington Fire Chief Bernard Forgea said the wood structure, which was supported by steel girders and encased in large picture windows, was engulfed in flames that were shooting high into […]

Scarecrow Contest Boosts Hilltowns

Source: Union-News (Springfield, MA) Author: RICHARD NADOLSKI GOSHEN, MA – Between the lazy days of summer and the brisk fall foliage season comes the day of the scarecrow, and the local bed and breakfast association here is hoping to stir interest in this familiar autumnal character with its first annual Berkshire/Hampshire Hills Scarecrow Competition. Members of […]