Berkshire Athenaeum to Host Teen Art Party

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Berkshire Athenaeum will host a Teen Art Party on Jan. 13, 2025, from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. at the library, located at 1 Wendell Avenue.
 
The event, open to teens aged 12 to 18, will feature a mini canvas contest, painting, drawing, crafts, food, and games. Participants can use the Library's craft materials to create projects and take them home. The mini canvas contest will begin at 3 p.m., and winners will be announced at 4 p.m. Entries must be completed between 3 and 4 p.m., and winners must be present to receive their prizes.
 
The event was organized in collaboration with the Teen Advisory Board and is sponsored by the Friends of the Berkshire Athenaeum.
 
For more information, contact Vanessa Justice, young adult librarian, at vanessa@pittsfieldlibrary.org or call the Berkshire Athenaeum’s Children’s Library at (413) 499-9480, ext. 5.

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Multiple Fire Companies Battling Motel Blaze on Route 7

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff

An image posted to the Pittsfield Fire page early Thursday morning.
LENOX, Mass. — Multiple fire companies are battling a structure fire at the Wagon Wheel Inn on Route 7.
 
Motorists are asked to avoid Holmes Road, Pomeroy Avenue and surrounding areas near Route 7. The highway between Holmes Road and the Lenox shopping plaza has been closed since about 6:30.
 
Pittsfield Police say traffic is being rerouted off Route 7 and into neighborhood streets. 
 
Lenox Deputy Fire Chief William Colvin said the call was received at about 6:15 a.m. by the regional dispatch center. 
 
 "At this point, the biggest thing now we're battling besides, a fire is just ice issues, with freezing ice," Colvin Said. "Our local highway department, the Lenox Highway Department have been here at sanding and MassDOT is also helping with traffic and with salting of the road."
 
 He departments from the city of Pittsfield, north, all the way down from Sheffield, were on the scene.
 
The state fire marshal and representatives from the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency were also at the scene.
 
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