Mount Greylock Access Roads closed for Maintenance

Staff Reports Print Story | Email Story
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. Sperry Road and the parking area on Rockwell Road in Mount Greylock State Reservation in the Towns of New Ashford and Williamstown will be partially closed for maintenance . 
 
The Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) will restrict access to Sperry Road and close the parking area on Rockwell Road at Mount Greylock State Reservation in the Towns of New Ashford and Williamstown from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. to accommodate road improvement work. 
 
Sperry Road is expected to reopen for weekend hikers.  
 
The closures will continue through Sept. 22 excluding weekends. 

Tags: Mount Greylock,   

Share
If you would like to contribute information on this article, contact us at info@iberkshires.com.

New Ashford Fire Department Puts New Truck into Service

By Stephen DravisiBerkshires Staff

New Ashford Fire Department Chaplain J.D. Hebert gives an invocation on Saturday morning.
NEW ASHFORD, Mass. — With a blessing from its chaplain and a ceremonial dousing from a fire hose, the New Ashford Volunteer Fire Department on Saturday christened its first new apparatus in two decades.
 
The company purchased a 2003 HME Central States pumper from the town of Pelham earlier this year.
 
On Saturday, the department held a brief ceremony during which Chaplain J.D. Hebert blessed both the new engine and the company's turnout gear.
 
After the apparatus was sprayed with a hose, a handful of New Ashford's bravest helped push it as it was backed into the station on Ingraham Road.
 
Fire Chief Frank Speth said the new engine has a 1,500 gallon pump and carries 1,000 gallons of water. And it replaces a truck that was facing some costly repairs to keep on the road.
 
"We had a 1991 Spartan," Speth said. "When we had the pump tested, it needed about $40,000 worth of repairs. Being it's almost 30 years old, I said to the town, 'We put the $40,000 in, but then how many more years can we get out of it?'
 
"Once you get into the pump situation, you get into, 'This needs to be done, and this needs to be done,' and it could be more than $40,000. So do we want to spend that amount of money to repair that engine or get something that will replace it."
 
View Full Story

More Williamstown Stories

Community News
image description

New New Ashford Fire Department Puts New Truck into Service

Community News
Community News
image description

Hancock Town Meeting Features Major Question on School Choice

Community News
Schools
image description

Williams College Students Start Encampment over Gaza

Schools
Community News
image description

Williamstown Fire Committee Talks Station Project Cuts, Truck...

Community News
Community News
image description

Williamstown Charter Review Panel OKs Fix to Address 'Separation...

Community News
Community News
image description

Williamstown Housing Trust Commits $80K to Support Cable Mills...

Community News
Latest Stories
Previous Next

What's Trending?