North Adams Man Killed, 2 Injured in Route 8 Crash| 12:46PM / Sunday, October 20, 2019 | |
Route 8 was closed for some time on Sunday morning after a
three-vehicle collision near Farnams Road.
Anthony Emard, 61, of North Adams has been identified as the fatality in Sunday morning's three-vehicle crash on Route 8.
According to the Berkshire District Attorney's Office, the other two individuals involved in the accident are 29-year-old Trever Field and 37-year-old Michael Taylor, both of Adams.
Field was driving the Jeep Grand Cherokee that state police said tried to pass a Mustang, driven by Taylor. As Emard's Hyundai approached in the northbound lane, Field pulled back into his 0 Comments
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Propane Tank Explosion in Cheshire Destroys PropertyBy Jeff Snoonian,
02:44PM / Saturday, October 12, 2019 | |
CHESHIRE, Mass. — A propane tank explosion rocked Lake Shore Drive on Friday night at about 8. Miraculously, there were no injuries but the recreational vehicle and adjacent structure are a total loss.
Occupant David Willett said he was fortunate to get out unharmed.
"I was up watching TV and smelled a weird odor," he said on Saturday at the scene. "I got out of there and called 911."
Two minutes later the propane tank exploded.
Lake Shore Drive is a dead-end road off Lanesborough Road, not far from the Route 8 intersection. The lane runs down the center of a small, curving peninsula into 4 Comments
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Bennington College Fire Causes $250K in DamagesStaff Reports,
10:51PM / Tuesday, April 30, 2019 | |
There is currently a fire in the Barn, which houses classes and offices. The building has been evacuated, and the fire department is on scene. There are no student, faculty, or staff injuries. More information to come via this channel. pic.twitter.com/t4nKjZkjqG
— Bennington College (@AtBennington) April 30, 2019
BENNINGTON, Vt. — A fire on Tuesday afternoon caused $250,000 worth of damage to a building at Bennington College.
According to state police, the fire was reported at about 1 p.m. at the North Bennington campus from the administrative offices. The staff was alerted to the fire by a contractor who was performing work on the outside of the 0 Comments
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Cheshire Fire Blamed on Heating System; Structure a Total LossBy Jack Guerino,
05:07PM / Friday, January 12, 2018 | |
The building burned to the ground.
CHESHIRE, Mass. — The fire that destroyed a local business is believed to have started in an attached garage.
Fire Chief Thomas Francesconi said the blaze that razed the former Kubota dealership last week likely started from the heating system.
"The Mass State Fire Marshal's office did investigate the scene the following day. The cause of the fire is officially listed as undetermined, however, both myself and the investigating marshal believe the fire started with the heating system in the garage area," Francesconi said. "This was the area of origin for the 0 Comments
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Firefighters Battle With Difficult Blaze At Cheshire BusinessBy Tammy Daniels & Andy McKeever,
08:42PM / Thursday, January 04, 2018 | |
CHESHIRE, Mass. — Firefighters battled a difficult blaze that destroyed a Windsor Road business Thursday night.
The Fire Department received a call at 7:21 p.m. of a garage fire as a blizzard swept through the region with frigid temperatures and gusty winds. Upon arrival, the former Kubota dealership was already heavily engulfed in flames.
"Our initial responders reported heavy fire from the garage spreading to the service area. We had a full response. Our first arriving engine went off the road, into a snow bank. Our second engine, when he got here, had electrical issues and lost all electric. We couldn't even flow water," Fire Chief Thomas Francesconi 0 Comments
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