Union-News (Springfield, MA) Author: DANIEL MILLER GOSHEN, MA – A fire that scorched the front of a house on Wildwood Lane yesterday morning was started when tape wrapped around a water pipe melted, according to Fire Chief Francis Dresser. Occupants David Summersong, his sister, Chris Walton, and her daughters, Angela and Rosemary escaped the house uninjured, […]
Firefighter’s response lessens damage of blaze Union-News (Springfield, MA) Author: RICHARD BOURIE; FRED CONTRADA WILLIAMSBURG, MA – A volunteer firefighter driving students home from school yesterday helped avert a disaster when he radioed in a report of a fire on Nash Hill Road, according to Fire Chief Roger Bisbee. Pete Banister, who also drives a Williamsburg […]
Union-News (Springfield, MA) Author: STAFF; UNION-NEWS (Springfield, Mass.) ASHFIELD, MA – A house off Buckland Road was destroyed by fire yesterday morning, but there was no one at home when the blaze erupted. Fire Chief Douglas Field said the origin of the blaze at the home of James Sullivan hasn’t been determined, but it is not […]
It’s the second annual Hampshire Hills scarecrow contest Sunday Republican (Springfield, MA) Author: DON CONKEY HAMPSHIRE COUNTY, MA – None of them spoke a word. None of them moved an inch. None of them did anything. Anything at all. And, yet, they spoke volumes and demonstrated everything that is special about the unique place that is […]
Source: Boston Globe Author: Judith Gaines, Globe Staff PLAINFIELD, MA – Time was when a scarecrow did what it was supposed to do: It guarded the season’s crops from marauding birds and other hungry pests. But in what may be a sign of the times, many of these traditional harvest harbingers are turning their attention to […]
Union-News (Springfield, MA) Author: RICHARD NADOLSKI CUMMINGTON, MA – Cummington is the first town in Hampshire County to formally accept the state police as their dispatching agents for the Enhanced-911 emergency response phone system being developed in the state by New England Telephone. “I think we will probably end up being the spearhead of the system. […]
Surprise Greets Hawley Along Route of Parade Source: Sunday Republican (Springfield, MA) Author: NANCY PALMIERI HAWLEY, MA – At 4 a.m. yesterday, Steve Grant and his family snuck out into the pre-dawn darkness to plant a surprise for the town on the day of its bicentennial parade. Grant, chairman of the parade committee, spent three hours […]
Source: Union-News (Springfield, MA) Author: DANIEL MILLER GOSHEN, MA – Goshen residents yesterday had a squealin’ good time at a “pig-nic” at Tilton Field. This is the third year that the Goshen police and fire departments have served up freshly-cooked pork as a benefit for Goshen Emergency Services. The event was a showcase yesterday for Tim […]
Sunday Republican (Springfield, MA) GOSHEN, MA – The third annual Goshen “Pignic” will be held at the Tilton Farm Recreation Area from noon until 5 p.m. today. The event is a fund-raiser sponsored by Goshen Emergency Services and the police and fire department associations. Roast pig, hamburgers, hot dogs, corn on the cob, fresh salad […]
Source: Sunday Republican (Springfield, MA) GOSHEN, MA – The Massachusetts National Guard demolished the town’s former fire station in an hour, surprising some officials here. “It was rather short notice,” said Fire Chief Francis Dresser. The demolition requested by the town was expected to take place May 31 but was completed a day earlier. “They […]