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Sports
High School Football
Hoosac Valley beats Drury in Saturday action. More photos on Monday |
 | Thursday, Nov. 06
Boys' Soccer: State Vocational Championship Game
McCann Tech 3, Keefe Tech 2
Girls' Soccer: State Vocational Championship Game
Blackstone Valley 8, McCann Tech 0 |
What's Playing
Milla Jovovich vs. alien abduction in "The Fourth Kind." What more do you need to know?
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Daily Digest
This is Jake
He's been lost in Pittsfield for weeks but frequently sited. He was last seen heading toward the fire station on Peck's Road. He's tired, dirty and needs seizure medication. He's chipped. If you see him, call Julie at 413-537-5616, the vet 24/7 at 413-499-2820 or animal control at 413-448-9700. |
Election
Trying to remember who won what and why? All the information is right here. |
ObituariesSales FliersBazaarsNov. 14
Berkshire Community Church, Richmond
10-4; Crafters, bake sale. Contact Evelyn Goggia at 413-445-5747
Lanesborough Elementary School annual Fall Craft Fair from 10 to 4. Free admission, huge variety of arts and crafts, raffles, food and more. Proceeds go to sixth-grade trip to Cape Cod.
Vendors can contact Deb at 413-738-5349 or debhutton@aol.com or Lori at 413-499-0065 or lorittod@yahoo.com to secure a spot.
Dec. 12-13
North Adams Country Club, crafts 9-4; food from That's a Wrap from 11-2. Contact Sheryl Morehouse at 413-822-3329.
Planning a bazaar this season? Submit information to info@iberkshires.com to have it listed here. |
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Chester Man Dies From Burns in Car FireStaff reports
iBerkshires
10:31AM / Sunday, February 08, 2009
BECKET, Mass. — A car fire claimed the life of a Chester man early Saturday morning.
Edward Rutherford Jr., 39, of Williams Street in Chester died at Bridgeport (Conn.) Hospital from burns suffered in the fire.
Berkshire District Attorney David F. Capeless, in a statement, said the Becket Police Department received a 911 call about 7:10 Friday evening reporting a car fire on Route 20 in Becket.
Several motorists stopped and were able to pull Rutherford from the burning vehicle. Police, fire and emergency medical technicians responded to the scene, a pull-off west of the Intersection of Routes 20 and 8, and took him to Lee High School. From there, he was airlifted to Bridgeport.
Bridgeport Hospital has the closest (and in Connecticut the only) burn center. All four Massachusetts burn centers are in Boston.
The office of the chief medical examiner in Connecticut will conduct an autopsy to determine the exact cause of death.
Foul play is not suspected in the fire or death. Authorities are trying to determine the cause of the blaze. Becket Police Chief William Elovirta told The Berkshire Eagle that the car was parked and did not appear to have been in an accident.
Capeless lauded the motorists who tried to save Rutherford's life.
"I want to commend the quick action and bravery of passers-by who risked their own safety to pull Rutherford away from the burning car and extinguish the flames that engulfed him," he said in the release. "Tragically, those efforts were not enough to save his life but nonetheless they should be recognized."
The investigation is being conducted by members of the Becket Police and Fire departments, state fire marshal and state police detectives assigned to the district attorney's office. |
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