ReMarks and Refreshments

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SHEFFIELD, Mass. — State Senator Paul W. Mark and state Rep. William "Smitty" Pignatelli invite the public to a "ReMarks and Refreshments" forum on Wednesday, Nov. 29.
 
The legislators welcome the public to ask questions or offer up comments about opportunities and/or challenges facing the Town of Sheffield and Western Massachusetts. Senator Mark and Representative Pignatelli will also share some legislative updates from the State House.
 
This event is open to the public and will be held at the Sheffield Town Hall, 21 Depot Square, from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
 
Senator Mark's Berkshire, Hampden, Franklin, and Hampshire District consists of 57 municipalities in western Massachusetts. He is the chair of the Joint Committee on Tourism, Arts, and Cultural Development.
 
Representative Pignatelli's Third Berkshire District consists of the Berkshire County towns of Alford, Becket, Dalton, Egremont, Great Barrington, Lee, Lenox, Monterey, Mount Washington, New Marlborough, Otis, Richmond, Sandisfield, Sheffield, Stockbridge, Tyringham, Washington, and West Stockbridge. He is the vice chair of the Joint Committee on Rules and vice chair of the House Committee on Rules.
 
The Sheffield ReMarks and Refreshments event is one in a series of public forums Senator Mark is organizing in an effort to reach all 57 communities.
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Great Barrington Fire, Police Respond to Chimney Fire

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff

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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