Great Barrington Rotary Day Of Service

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GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass.— On Saturday, May 18, 2024, more than 800 Rotary clubs and 30,000 Rotarians across 10 states and 7 countries, from Connecticut to Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Jersey, and New York in the United States, plus the countries of Australia, Bermuda, Brazil, Canada, Netherlands, and the United Kingdom will volunteer in their communities for a Rotary Day of Service.

"Service is at the core of Rotary, and as our club enters its 100th year of service, we continue to explore and identify areas of need where we can make an impact. This year, Great Barrington Rotary are happy to be supporting Greenagers by helping get their April Hill gardens ready for the new season, " said Gideon Brown, Great Barrington Rotary President. "The impact that Greenagers has on our community and the future of our youth is inspiring."

Greenagers works with teens and young adults to develop deep connections to land, work, and community. They prepare youth for success in work and life by offering paid jobs and education in the areas of conservation, sustainable farming, and related trades.

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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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