Pittsfield Firefighters Extinguish Turner Ave. Blaze

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Fire Department are investigating a Turner Avenue fire that was quickly extinguished.
 
On Sunday, June 20 firefighters responded to a structure fire at 90 Turner Avenue around 3 am.
 
Upon arrival, firefighters found the rear porch and exterior wall fully involved with fire.
 
Firefighters stretched a preconnected handline and extinguished the blaze.
 
There were two adults and three children in the woodframed, 2 and 1/2 story, single family home. They were awoken by smoke detectors and all escaped quickly.
 
The two adults were treated on scene for smoke inhalation and were transported to BMC.
 
The structure was deemed habitable.
 
The cause is still under investigation.

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Central Berkshire School Officials OK $35M Budget

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
DALTON, Mass. — The Central Berkshire Regional School Committee approved a $35 million budget for fiscal 2025 during its meeting on Thursday.
 
Much of the proposed spending plan is similar to what was predicted in the initial and tentative budget presentations, however, the district did work with the Finance subcommittee to further offset the assessments to the towns, Superintendent Leslie Blake-Davis said. 
 
"What you're going see in this budget is a lower average assessment to the towns than what you saw in the other in the tentative budget that was approved," she said. 
 
The fiscal 2025 budget is $35,428,892, a 5.56 percent or $1,867,649, over this year's $33,561,243.
 
"This is using our operating funds, revolving revenue or grant revenue. So what made up the budget for the tentative budget is pretty much the same," Director of Finance and Operations Gregory Boino said.
 
"We're just moving around funds … so, we're using more of the FY25 rural aid funds instead of operating funds next year."
 
Increases the district has in the FY25 operating budget are from active employee health insurance, retiree health insurance, special education out-of-district tuition, temporary bond principal and interest payment, pupil transportation, Berkshire County Retirement contributions, and the federal payroll tax. 
 
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