Spring Street Fire

By Susan Bush12:00AM / Thursday, March 29, 2007Print Story | Email Story

Firefighters attack a fire on Spring Street early this morning. [Photo by Sue Bush]

Williamstown - A Spring Street building sustained smoke, flame and water damage this morning and a town police officer is credited with discovering the blaze while out on patrol. Subway Building Basement Fire The building that housed a Subway sandwich shop was heavily damaged during the blaze, which was reported at about 3:52 a.m.. Police Officer Detected Fire During an on-scene interview, Town Assistant Fire Chief Robert Briggs said that the fire was active in the building's basement and firefighters were inside the building attacking the flames. A town police officer discovered and reported the fire, Briggs said. Town police Chief Kyle Johnson said that police Officer Joe Ross was patrolling the Water Street area when he smelled a strong smoke odor and investigated the odor's source. Once on Spring Street, Ross noticed smoke rolling from the Subway building and immediately called for the fire department. Ross's actions probably kept the situation from becoming significantly worse, Johnson said. "He smelled the smoke and he tracked it down," Johnson said. "This could have been a lot worse. Officer Ross actions most likely kept the fire contained to the one building." Several fire trucks and yards of water-carrying hose lined Spring Street as acrid smoke poured from the building and smothered the street with a thick cloud-like canvas. Firefighters were observed entering the building from the rear, which is adjacent to the Purple Pub, and ladders were propped against the building sides. Town firefighters almost immediately called for assistance from the Pownal Protective Fire Association in Pownal, Vt., and a safety team from the Clarksburg Volunteer Fire Department was called to the scene. Members of the PPFA were at the fire scene and provided coverage at the town fire station. Stamford Volunteer Fire Department firefighters provided coverage for the Clarksburg fire department. As of 6 a.m., firefighters remained on the scene of the fire. Gas and electric company crews were called to the scene to cut power and gas service to the premises. Investigators from the Office of the State Fire Marshal have been called to the scene. During an on-scene interview with Briggs, he said that at that time, there was no fire cause determined but he noted that firefighters were still battling the blaze. As of 5:30 a.m., there were no reported firefighter injuries. The Village Ambulance Service was at the fire scene.

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Voters Will Have to Write in Mount Greylock School Committee Candidates

By Stephen DravisiBerkshires Staff
06:30PM / Tuesday, September 08, 2026

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Voters in Lanesborough and Williamstown will need to write in candidates' names in the Mount Greylock Regional School Committee race on Nov. 3.

Six residents qualified to be on the ballot for four positions on the seven-person committee that are at stake in the biennial election.

But none of those six names will appear on the ballots voters take into the polling booth.

"Due to a series of clerical and technological issues, ballots for Mount Greylock Regional School District's School Committee for each of Lanesborough and Williamstown will have blank spaces instead of names," current School Committee Chair Julia Bowen wrote Tuesday in an email to local media.

Instead of simply filling in an oval next to the candidate of their choice, voters will need to mark that oval *and* write in their preferred candidates' names and addresses on each line next to the marked ovals.

As always, voters in both the school district's member towns vote for candidates for all School Committee positions.

In the current election cycle, two seats designated for Williamstown residents and two seats designated for Lanesborough residents are on the ballot.

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