The Berkshire Immigrant Center (BIC) will host an indoor tag sale on Saturday, June 23rd from 10:00am to 3:00pm at the First Baptist Church, 88 South Street, Pittsfield. Proceeds from the sale will benefit BIC, a program that provides support services to the growing immigrant communities in Berkshire County.
The sale will offer a large variety of furniture, household items and clothing at great prices. Shoppers are asked to use the Church Street entrance to the 1st Baptist Church. Donations are still welcome and can be dropped off at the Church on Friday, June 26th from 10:00am to 2:00pm.
The Berkshire Immigrant Center, a program of Berkshire Community Action Council, provides citizenship assistance, immigration information, advocacy, referrals and counseling to the County’s growing immigrant population. The Center is located on the second floor of the First Baptist Church at 88 South Street.
For more information about the Berkshire Immigrant Center or the benefit sale, please call (413) 445-4881 or email info@berkshireic.com.
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Pittsfield Firefighters Snuff Cellar Blaze
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Firefighters extinguished a fire in a West Housatonic Street in about 20 minutes.
The blaze started near a dryer but the cause was being investigated.
The department responded to the call of smoke in a building at about 12:23 p.m. on Sunday. Upon arrival, firefighters found a light smoke showing from the front and back of the building.
The found an active fire in the basement of the 2 1/2-story, wood-frame structure at 92 West Housatonic, which is being rented as a single-family occupancy.
Engine 1 crew advanced a 1 3/4-inch hose to the rear of the building, entered the bulkhead access to the cellar, and conducted suppression activities. Engine 3 crew conducted a primary search of the building. Engine 6 secured a water supply to E1 and Tower 1 ventilated the building. Engine 5 responded as the Rapid
Intervention Team for firefighter safety.
The fire was under control and extinguished in 20 minutes. At the time of this writing there were no civilian or firefighter injuries reported.
Fire damage was confined to the laundry area in the cellar with the dryer unit, clothing, and household cleaning supplies sustaining damage. There was minimal smoke damage with the entire building being ventilated in short order.
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