Berkshire AHEC Hires Project Coordinator

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Area Health Education Center has hired Bear McHugh to serve as the project coordinator for the Youth Suicide Prevention Project. He will be supporting and advancing the work plan developed by Berkshire County stakeholders.

The project is funded by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health’s Injury Prevention and Control Program.

Before joining Berkshire AHEC, McHugh has worked in addiction and mental health services for twenty years working with individuals, families and groups developing, implementing and evaluating programs. As the founder of Diversity Matters Corporation, he has provided cultural competency training to many organizations and institutions.

McHugh received his Masters of Social Work from the State University of New York and is licensed as a LICSW. He lives with his family in Pittsfield.
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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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