The Massachusetts Department of Fire Services and officers from the Williamstown Fire Department respond to an incident at the First Congregational Church on Sunday afternoon.
No Serious Injuries Reported in Hazmat Incident at Williamstown Church
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — About two dozen people were evaluated for minor respiratory irritation Sunday afternoon during a tag sale at First Congregational Church.
Fire Chief Jeffrey Dias said the department was called at about 2 p.m. after a number of people participating in the sale reported minor breathing issues.
Emergency medical services personnel examined 28 people, but none were transported from the site by ambulance, Dias said.
He asked for a Tier 1 hazardous materials response from the Massachusetts Department of Fire Services, which arrived on scene just before 4 p.m.
At about 4:15, Dias said he expected the room where the tag sale was held shortly to be given the all clear for reoccupation.
Dias said the source of the respiratory irritation had not been determined and was still under investigation.
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Library Board Only Race in Williamstown Election
By Stephen DravisiBerkshires Staff
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Voters in May will have one contested election on the ballot.
Four candidates have had their nomination papers certified for two available three-year seats on the Milne Public Library Board of Trustees in a race that voters will sort out when they go to the polls on Tuesday, May 12.
Janet Curran, Martin Mitsoff, Kathleen Schultze and Michael Sussman — all potential newcomers to the seven-person board — have been certified as candidates for the two open seats on the library's governing body.
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