First new pumper in 23 years gets christened Goshen Fire Department’s new 2008 Darley pumper during the wetdown. This feat was accomplished by pumping water from our tanker to 56-E1 to 56-E4 and finally through our 1937 Dodge. That way, every piece of apparatus was involved in the ceremony. GOSHEN, MA – The Town has […]
Source: Daily Hampshire Gazette (Northampton, MA) By SEAN REAGAN Staff Writer GOSHEN, MA – When Fran Dresser was appointed chief of the Goshen Fire Department in 1951, Harry Truman was president and most Hilltown families didn’t have televisions. At 26, he was one of the youngest – if not the youngest – fire chiefs in the […]
Source: The Republican (Springfield, MA) Author: D.L. STEPHENSON; [email protected] EASTHAMPTON, MA – When it comes to fire trucks and fire apparatus parades, some people just can’t seem to get enough. “I go to any parade having to do with fire trucks,” said Nate Arnold of West Springfield, one of the people who lined the way during yesterday’s […]
Source: Union-News (Springfield, MA) Paula Mogelinski, a program support assistant, has been named employee of the month for February at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Leeds. She was nominated by her co-workers for her positive and friendly attitude. She has been at the center since 1976. Kristal J. Bluemer of Northampton has been offered […]
The site has always provided a good central meeting place for groups in Western Massachusetts. Source: Union-News (Springfield, MA) Author: WILLIAM SWEET GOSHEN, MA – The Whale Inn, which has served up food and Yankee hospitality to residents and travelers in the hilltowns for 74 years, will close Oct. 18, its owner said yesterday. “We’re going […]
Source: Sunday Republican (Springfield, MA) Author: FRED CONTRADA GOSHEN, MA – For drama, it hardly rivals “Backdraft,” but if you’re in the mood to watch a bulldozer knock down an old firehouse, the “History of the Goshen Fire Department” is a must. History, specifically small town history, is another selling point in the 44-minute video, which […]
Chesterfield celebrated Independence Day with a parade, floats, barbecues and even a petting zoo. Union-News (Springfield, MA) Author: DAVID KELLY CHESTERFIELD, MA – For the 48th straight year, the town pulled out all the stops for a July Fourth parade that has cemented its place as one of the great small town attractions in the county. […]
Union-News (Springfield, MA) Author: MARLA A. GOLDBERG HAMPSHIRE COUNTY. MA – Volunteer fire departments in Hampshire County’s hilltowns may go the way of the bucket brigade unless more young people step forward to become firefighters, some fire officials say. Hilltown fire officials say they are in chronic need of volunteers, and that their departments are aging […]
Source: Sunday Republican (Springfield, MA) GOSHEN, MA – A Firemen’s Ball to benefit the Goshen Fire Department will be held at the Whale Inn here Oct. 29 starting at 6 p.m., selectman Raymond Morin said this week. Morin said there will be a cocktail hour between 6 and 7 p.m., followed by dinner and dancing […]
Union-News (Springfield, MA) GOSHEN, MA – This town, which has never had official house numbers, will be numbered this year, following a decision by voters at the second session of an annual town meeting on Tuesday. The only homes in Goshen that have numbers now, said Fire Chief Francis C. Dresser, have rural route numbers […]