“City Plots” Cemetery Walk

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. - The Berkshire Historical Society invites you to take a stroll through historic Pittsfield Cemetery on Tuesday, August 18, 2009, and meet some of the area’s most colorful characters from the past.

Brought to life  in a script by J. Peter Bergman, “City Plots” will introduce such notables as Pittsfield Historian J.E.A. Smith-played by Charles Wright, and Mary Agnes Pomeroy Barlett, wife of Civil War hero, General William Francis Bartlett, played by Diane Arduini.

Others in the cast include Sally Filkins, Kate Gulliver, and Thomas Towne. The tour will meet inside the gates of the Cemetery at 203 Wahconah Street and will begin promptly at 6:00 P.M..

Admission is $8.00 for adults, $5.00 for children. Tickets are available at the gate or call 1-413-1793, x 11. Comfortable shoes are suggested.
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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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