Williams Track & Field hosts track clinic for local schools

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A determined Wahconah hurdler

The Williams College track & field coaches and team members sponsored a free clinic for local junior high and high school athletes on Sunday April 6th. Over 85 students attended, with 10 area coaches representing five local schools: Drury, Lenox, Mt. Anthony, Mt. Greylock, Mt. Anthony and Wahconah.
 
<L2> Williams assistant coaches Mitchell Baker (mid-distance), Matt Campanelli (javelin, shot put, discus), Erica Clausen (distance), Dick Farley (hurdles), Shannon Houlihan (long jump, triple jump, high jump), Mark Johnson (pole vault), and Joel Williams (sprints) presented three sections each in their event specialties. Members of both the men's and women's track & field teams assisted the Eph coaches.

"We are exceedingly pleased with the turnout and got tremendous feedback from the participants," commented Eph head coach Peter Farwell. "The Berkshire County League, as well as Bennington's Mt. Anthony, has great track & field programs and super young athletes. It is always great to see teaching and interaction between the college and the local schools, and we certainly plan to make this an annual event."<R3>

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Multiple Departments Respond to Lanesborough Structure Fire

By Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff

LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — Multiple fire departments responded to a structure fire off Narragansett Avenue on Wednesday afternoon. 

The Fire Department received a call from the owner of 6 Bangor St. reporting a smoke and flames at around 1:44 p.m.

Firefighters arriving on scene reported heavy smoke emanating from the the 1940s single-family ranch home in the thickly settle neighborhood.

The blaze was brought under control in less than an hour and there were no civilian or firefighter injuries. 

"The homeowner was outside doing some work, evidently, opened the door when she came back in the house, and there were flames and smoke, so she backed out and called us, and that's all we know right now," Deputy Fire Chief Glen Storie said around 2:35 p.m. 

The fire was out at that time, and first responders observed "quite a bit of damage" to the home. The cause is still under investigation. 

Lanesborough, Cheshire, and Pittsfield departments responded to the scene, and Hancock covered the station during the call. 

"The first crew in knocked the fire right down with the first engine," Storie said. 

Smoke could be seen coming from the back of the home. Part of Narragansett Avenue and Bangor Avenue were blocked off while firefighters battled the blaze. 

 

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