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 […]
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, […]
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.
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 […]
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 […]
Death of popular store owner saddens Chesterfield residents. Source: Union-News (Springfield, MA) Author: DAVID REID CHESTERFIELD, MA – The death of the owner of the Chesterfield General Store following a fire at her home yesterday afternoon has left town residents in a state of shock. Christine LaCourse, 49, 592 Main Road, was pronounced dead on arrival […]
Union-News (Springfield, MA) Author: DAVID KELLY CHESTERFIELD, MA – A Northampton man was rescued by raft yesterday after injuring his leg in a 40-foot fall into Chesterfield Gorge. Charles Bixby, 41, of Florence escaped serious injury in the fall, which came as he was climbing out of the gorge after swimming at about 12:30 p.m. Police […]
Source: Union-News (Springfield, MA) GOSHEN, MA – Thomas W. Barrus, 82, of 86 Spruce Corner Road, a former fire chief and town official, died Monday at The Cooley Dickinson Hospital in Northampton. He managed the family farm, and ran the former Barrus Sawmill with his family for 25 years. He was the town’s first fire […]
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. […]
Used by permission – Springfield Republican By Rick Reiken, Staff Writer CHESTERFIELD, MA – Wile making a climb on the cliffs of Chesterfield Gorge yesterday, a Northampton man fell 35 feet, injuring his left knee and requiring a two-hour rescue by local emergency personnel. Charles Bixby, 41, was taken to the Cooley Dickenson Hospital where […]