GOSHEN, MA – Goshen firefighters were called to Ball Road at 1925 hours tonight for a report of a tree on wires blocking the road. Heavy, wet snow from today’s storm had been replaced with high winds and temperatures hovering near the freezing mark. First arriving units confirmed the initial report and requested support from National […]
GOSHEN, MA – Goshen firefighters, police and Highland Ambulance personnel were dispatched to Route 9 in the vicinity of the Spruce Corner Restaurant at 1219 hours for a report of a single car motor vehicle crash. The driver of the Dodge minivan was heading east on Route 9 (Berkshire Trail West) when he lost control […]
GOSHEN, MA – The National Weather Service out of Norton MA has made significant changes to the February 25, 2017 tornado in Goshen, MA based on new evidence that was provided by the Goshen Fire Department, as well as that by the public. Here is part of their updated report. Click on the link below […]
Goshen firefighters responded to 44 Pine Road in Hammond Acres for a report of a tree on a house with no injuries and no wires down. The homeowners were sitting on the enclosed porch of the camp at the height of yesterdays thunderstorm when they heard the loud clap from a lightning bolt which struck […]
GOSHEN, MA – Goshen firefighters were called to the area of 149 West Street yesterday at 1430 hours for a report of a tree branch on wires that was smoking and sparking. In a situation like this, our role is to keep people away until utility workers arrive. West Street was closed down by Goshen Police […]
Williamsburg blaze routs 4 families; none injured Source: Sunday Republican (Springfield, MA) Author: FRED CONTRADA WILLIAMSBURG, MA – Firefighters from here and Goshen battled high winds to contain a fire that whipped through a four-family home on Williams Street yesterday. Fire Chief Roger Bisbee said no one was injured in the blaze that caused an estimated […]
Weekend crashes claim 5 in state Source: Union-News (Springfield, MA) Author: PETER GOONAN HAMPSHIRE COUNTY, MA – The three-day New Year’s weekend, which turned suddenly warm and wet Sunday, returned last night to the cold of the past month, leaving roadways icy. Local and state highway departments, which were kept busy Saturday and Sunday with plowing […]
Union-News (Springfield, MA) Author: HOWARD DUPUIS GOSHEN, MA – Two people died in separate accidents in Western Massachusetts yesterday, as rain, sleet and snow put a dangerous glaze on the region’s roads, and thick fog and holiday traffic made for treacherous traveling throughout the day. One of the fatal accidents occurred in Amherst, the other in […]
Source: Union-News (Springfield, MA) Author: MIKE PLAISANCE GOSHEN, MA – Traffic accidents in Hampshire County have claimed two lives so far this holiday weekend. The wife of a University of Massachusetts teaching assistant was killed yesterday afternoon when the car in which she was a passenger swerved into the opposite lane and collided with a pickup […]