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Pittsfield Firefighters Rescue Dog from Linden Street Fire

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Firefighters extinguished a fire at 110 Linden St. on Tuesday evening that damaged a second-floor apartment.
 
The call came in around 7:35 p.m. Tuesday as a structure fire. On arrival, smoke was coming out of the second floor and the eaves of the structure. Moderate fire was visible in the rear of the second floor.
 
All occupants were out of the building, but a pet dog was still in the building.
 
Firefighters stretched a handline to attack the fire and establish a water line. The roof was also vented.
 
Firefighters located the dog and rescued him from under a bed without injury.
 
There were no injuries and damage was focused in the back half of the second-floor apartment. The value of the loss is approximately $30,000.
 
Firefighters were on scene for two to three hours. A call in deputy chief engine company and ladder company provided coverage for the city. Action ALS stood by on scene, and the Police Department assisted with traffic. 
 
The Red Cross and Salvation Army also responded.
 
The fire remains under investigation
 

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Toy Library Installed at Onota Lake

By Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Feel free to use or leave a toy at Onota Lake's newest infrastructure meant to foster community and benefit kids.

Burbank Park now has a toy library thanks to Wahconah Regional High School senior Alexandra Bills. Located along the wall at the beach area, the green and blue structure features two shelves with sand toys that can be used to enhance children's visits.

The Parks Commission supported Bills' proposal in February as part of her National Honors Society individual service project and it was installed this month. Measuring about 4 feet wide and 5.8 feet tall, it was built by the student and her father with donated materials from a local lumber company.

Friends and family members provided toys to fill the library such as pails, shovels, Frisbees, and trucks.

"I wanted to create a toy library like the other examples in Berkshire County from the sled library to the book libraries," she told the commission in February.

"But I wanted to make it toys for Onota Lake because a lot of kids forget their toys or some kids can't afford toys."

Bills lives nearby and will check on the library weekly — if not daily — to ensure the operation is running smoothly.  A sign reading "Borrow-Play-Return" asks community members to clean up after themselves after using the toys.

It was built to accommodate children's heights and will be stored during the winter season.

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