Source: The Republican (Springfield, MA) GOSHEN, MA – George D. Judd, 86, of 164 Berkshire Trail West, a former town official, died Wednesday in the home in which he was born. He served on the Planning Board, the Zoning Committee and the Goshen 175th Anniversary Committee. He also served in the Fire Department in its […]
Source: Union-News (Springfield, MA) GOSHEN, MA – Two area residents injured in a two-car accident here Tuesday night remained hospitalized in fair condition yesterday. Joan Fox, 63, of the Florence section of Northampton taken by ambulance to Cooley Dickinson Hospital in Northampton after the 6:42 p.m. accident at the intersection of Route 9 and South […]
Source: Union-News (Springfield, MA) Author: JACQUELINE WALSH WORTHINGTON, MA – Firefighters were able to save a man’s Model A car yesterday morning, but could not prevent his 113 Sam Hill Road home from burning to the ground. Chief Richard F. Granger said that flames were issuing from the roof of the home of Peter Bates, 70, […]
Source: Union-News (Springfield, MA) Author: DAN RING BOSTON, MA – Gov. A. Paul Cellucci doled out $10 million worth of grants yesterday to every fire department in the state under a program created after six firefighters were killed in a warehouse blaze in Worcester. The grants will be used to purchase items from a state-approved list […]
Source: Union-News (Springfield, MA) Author: JULLIETTE DORO Some towns may not be able to afford paramedic-level response 24 hours a day as required under the new law. A law governing emergency medical services in Massachusetts is causing concern in rural communities over the cost of meeting its standards. EMS 2000, which has gone into effect gradually […]
Source: Union-News (Springfield, MA) Author: MICHAEL McAULIFFE SPRINGFIELD, MA – It was a class designed to help professionals, but much of the information presented during a program at Shriners Hospital for Children could also have helped laymen prevent burn injuries. Patricia M. Lybarger, clinical information specialist at the Shriners Burn Hospital-Boston, spent more than two hours […]
Source: Union-News (Springfield, MA) Author: FRED CONTRADA WESTHAMPTON, MA – Firefighters from seven communities battled a blaze at a remote homestead yesterday, but failed to save the 19th century house and adjacent buildings. Walter and Mary Challet lost nearly everything they had at their property at 315 Northwest Road including a barn, garage and the two-story […]
Source: Union-News (Springfield, MA) The Executive Office of Public Safety awarded Student Awareness of Fire Education grants yesterday to the city and three other area communities. Pittsfield will receive $5,225, Goshen gets $3,224, Lanesborough, $3,224, and Cummington, $3,115. SAFE grants are given to local fire departments for student fire-safety education in public schools. Training also […]
Source: The Republican (Springfield, MA) GOSHEN, MA – William J. Ames, 56, of 68 Main St., a civic leader and youth sports coach, died Monday at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. He was a longtime heavy-equipment operator at Smith College. He was also a stone mason. Born in Northampton, he was a 1961 graduate of […]
Source: Union-News (Springfield, MA) Author: FRED CONTRADA WILLIAMSBURG, MA – Bruce Niemitz and a co-worker were planning to install just one sheet of metal on the steeple of the First Congregational Church yesterday morning before calling it a day. Before they could finish putting the piece of sheet metal in place, Niemitz slipped and fell 80 […]