Goshen Property Posted After Fire

Tim Barrus said no one in the neighborhood had ever complained about the mobile home, which was located in a remote area. Union-News (Springfield, MA) Author: FRED CONTRADA GOSHEN, MA – For more than two centuries, the Barrus family has availed mineralogists of the wonders of its 900-acre property and opened their woods to hunters, hikers, […]

Army Truck Crash Blocks Rte. 9

Sunday Republican (Springfield, MA) GOSHEN, MA – An army truck crashed into a utility pole on Route 9 yesterday, forcing officials to reroute traffic through the center of town for about three hours. According to a bystander, the accident took place about 3 p.m. Robert Szafran, pastor of the Goshen Congregational Church, said he was […]

Fire Kills 3 Dogs in Goshen

Source: Sunday Republican (Springfield, MA) GOSHEN, MA – Fire destroyed a home at 44 Fuller St. Friday night and killed three dogs while the owners were at a restaurant a few miles away, according to fire officials. Fire Chief Francis Dresser said the house, owned by Bryan Clarke who also owns a bait shop in […]

Day Jobs Limit Fire Volunteers

Sunday Republican (Springfield, MA) Author: JACQUELINE WALSH The volunteers available for a call are drastically reduced for those hours when most are working out of town. A blaze breaks out in a hilltown at the time of day that every volunteer fire department chief dreads. Midnight? At 5 a.m.? At 3 p.m. on a weekend? Actually, […]

Ashfield Fire

Source: Union-News (Springfield, MA) ASHFIELD, MA – Firefighters from six towns snuffed a smoky blaze that damaged this Main Street house in Ashfield yesterday. Trucks from Ashfield, Goshen, Buckland, Hawley, Conway and Turners Falls responded to the 2 p.m. blaze in the unoccupied home and the state fire marshal was called into investigate.

County Disaster Resource is Urged

When it comes to battling hazardous materials emergencies, it’s better for area cities and towns to stand together than to fall separately, a consulting firm says. Source: Union-News (Springfield, MA) Author: PATRICK JOHNSON NORTHAMPTON, MA – A consulting firm hired to review the county’s abilities to cope with large-scale emergencies recommended last night the individual communities […]