In recognition of Mental Health Month

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. - In recognition of Mental Health Month, The National Alliance on Mental Illness of Berkshire County announces that Alex N. Sabo, M.D. will speak on Wednesday, May 6 at 6:30 p.m. at the Medical Arts Complex at Berkshire Medical Center, 5th floor classroom, 510 North St. The program is free and open to members, professionals, and anyone interested in mental health issues.

Whether you walk, run, pedal or paddle, this event will be fun for everyone. You can stretch your legs on the three mile course as you stretch your minds and hearts and help raise awareness about mental illness. Registration begins at 10:00 a.m. Honorary Champion, Alex Sabo M.D., Department Chair, Psychiatry & Behavioral Health, Berkshire Medical Center, will conduct the ribbon cutting ceremony to start the walk at 11:00 a.m. Finish line activities will include an awards ceremony with trophies for the family, team and individual who raises the most money for NAMI, followed by a barbecue lunch and entertainment by Robin O'Herin, blues and gospel singer, and many other surprises.

NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, is a non-profit grassroots self-help, support and advocacy organization of consumers, families and friends of people with severe mental illnesses, such as schizophrenia, major depression, bipolar disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and anxiety disorders.

NAMI-BC is dedicated to eradicating the stigma of mental illness and to the improvement of the quality of life of all those whose lives are affected by mental illness in Berkshire County through education, advocacy and support and is a member agency of the Berkshire United Way and Northern Berkshire United Way. For further information about this event and NAMI-BC please contact Bonnie Brace, Executive Director, at (413) 443-1666 or e-mail: namibc@namibc.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 smoke and flames at around 1:44 p.m.

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