Plants that will Thrive in your Sheffield Garden

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Popular Berkshire Eagle columnist Ron Kujawski will present a power point presentation on Sheffield planting schemes and gardening plants called, "Plants that will thrive in your garden." The program will take place at the meeting of the Sheffield Historical Society on Friday, March 13, at 7:30 pm in Dewey Memorial Hall.

A resident of Great Barrington, MA, Ron Kujawski, is retired from UMass Extension where he spent 30 years as a nursery specialist in the Landscape, Nursery and Urban Forestry program. Prior to his work at UMass, he developed and directed the Environmental Studies program at Bard College at Simon's Rock. A doctor of Biological Sciences, Mr. Kujawski conducted research at SUNY Albany in forest ecology and plant physiology.

Ron now spends his time as a consulting horticulturist, writer, and lecturer. His gardening column, "Gardener's Checklist," appears weekly in the Berkshire Record, while "The Berkshire Garden Journal" appears in the Berkshire Eagle every Friday from late March through October.

Society meetings are free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served. If unfamiliar with Sheffield and its environs, Dewey Memorial Hall is the historic building located on the Green, immediately south of the post office. For further information on Society programs, contact the Sheffield Historical Society at 413.229.2694, or visit us on the web at www.sheffieldhistory.org.
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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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