South County Transit Survey Under Way

02:55PM / Thursday, January 28, 2021Print Story | Email Story

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — The Regional Transportation Advisory Committee (RTAC), working to improve the area's transportation options, invites residents, students, employers and employees to complete a survey.

Participants will be entered into a drawing for a $25 Big Y gift card.

"We are working to help shape future transportation services and hope that everyone will participate, even if they've never taken a bus in their life," Tate Coleman, chair of RTAC said.

The 4-minute survey asks questions about public and senior transportation in Southern Berkshire County. Questions are not specifically about the Berkshire Regional Transportation Authority, but include all forms of transportation south of Pittsfield. The survey is also available in Spanish.

"We also encourage people to share this survey link, www.tinuryl.com/gbrtac, with others," Coleman said.

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Great Barrington Fire, Police Respond to Chimney Fire

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
02:48PM / Tuesday, February 17, 2026

Fire Chief Scott Turner called for mutual aid as soon as he saw flames.

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Firefighters made quick work of a chimney fire on Tuesday afternoon and two police officers aided the occupant in escaping the building.

Fire Chief Scott Turner said the blaze at 205 North St. was reported about 12:38 p.m.

"When I arrived on scene, we had a small amount of flames coming out of the eaves of the roof over by the chimney for the wood stove, and then we had light smoke conditions on the second floor," he said.

Police Officers Andres Huertas and Elias Casey were first on the scene and immediately entered the single-family home to find the occupant was on the second floor.

They helped her out of the building, Turner said, "they did a great job."

The chimney is a metal chimney and burn marks could been seen where it meets the eaves on the side of the building.

North Street is a narrow residential way and firetrucks from Alford, Egremont, Monterey, Richmond, Stockbridge and West Stockbridge were parked along nearby streets. Scene support was provided by police, Southern Berkshire Ambulance, and National Grid.

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