Horses at the Hilltop Event

03:55PM / Friday, October 03, 2025Print Story | Email Story

RICHMOND, Mass. — Come celebrate a new community partnership and rescued equines from Berkshire HorseWorks at Hilltop Orchards, on Saturday, Oct. 4 from noon-5pm (508 Canaan Road. Richmond, MA 01254).

Hilltop Orchards will donate 5 percent of all sales that day to BHW to be used for scholarships for equine-assisted programs at the ranch, medical care for the horses and donkeys, and hay for the winter.

Hilltop Orchards will be creating a special Cider for the day Berkshire Butterscotch, and will raffle off a private guided Trail Ride for Two through BHW's private ranch, a family Donkey Play session, and a Private Tasting with Sara and David (up to 6 guests)

In addition, a special limited edition BHW chocolate by Truffles by Tara will be debuting a Milk Chocolate Caramel Chunk bar, two dollars/bar of which will also go toward Berkshire HorseWorks.

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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.

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