MCLA Announces Hardman Lecture Speakers

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NORTH ADAMS - Bill McKibben and Mariane Pearl will be this academic year’s Hardman Lecture Series speakers at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts. The lectures are free and open to the public. McKibben will speak on Thursday, Nov. 8, at 7:30 p.m. in the Church Street Center. He is an author, educator and environmentalist. McKibben will discuss his latest book, "Deep Economy," in which he puts forward a new way to think about what we buy, the food we eat, the energy we use, and the money that pays for it all. Pearl, a French freelance journalist, and a reporter and columnist for Glamour magazine, will speak on Wednesday, March 5, 2008, also at 7:30 p.m. in the Church Street Center. She is the widow of Daniel Pearl, the Wall Street Journal reporter and former North Adams Transcript reporter who was kidnapped and murdered by terrorists in Pakistan. Her memoir, "A Mighty Heart," was adapted for the film, "A Mighty Heart." The Hardman Lecture Series invites noteworthy individuals to discuss journalism and communications, careers, and the impact of the media on the general population. The Hardman Lecture Series is made possible through the generosity of the Hardman Family Endowment. For more information, call 413-662-5543, or go to www.mcla.edu/hardman
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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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