OLLI at BCC to Hold Series of Workshops on 'Big Change'

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Berkshire Community College (OLLI at BCC) will hold a workshop titled "What Now? Taking Small Steps After BIG Change" on three consecutive Fridays: May 29, June 5 and June 12, from 9:30-11:00 a.m. 
 
The workshop is ideal for people who have recently retired or relocated and are feeling overwhelmed. 
 
The charge to attend the workshop series, which will be held at BCC, is $35 for OLLI members and $45 for non-members. To register, visit https://berkshireolli.org/event-6632258
 
According to a press release: 
 
Are you on the other side of a big change and feeling adrift? A major life transition can be stressful and scary, but it's also an opportunity to build a new life with intention and thoughtfulness. 
 
In this three-part workshop, life coach Janet Forest leads exercises in self-reflection, group conversation, and goal setting, so that participants can start taking small action steps. Each session will provide accountability and support as participants practice self-honesty and open their hearts and minds to new possibilities. At the end of the three weeks, each person will have a customized toolkit to create new habits and routines as they settle into their new life.  
 
Janet Forest is a Certified Professional Life Coach and an Energy Leadership Index Master Practitioner. She specializes in working with seasoned professionals who want to leverage their experience to find a career with meaning and impact and recent retirees who need support and accountability to settle into their next chapter. Forest is also the director of the Dalton Free Public Library.  

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Multiple Departments Respond to Lanesborough Structure Fire

By Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff

LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — Multiple fire departments responded to a structure fire off Narragansett Avenue on Wednesday afternoon. 

The Fire Department received a call from the owner of 6 Bangor St. reporting smoke and flames at around 1:44 p.m.

Firefighters arriving on scene reported heavy smoke emanating from the 1940s single-family ranch home in the thickly settled neighborhood.

The blaze was brought under control in less than an hour and there were no civilian or firefighter injuries. 

"The homeowner was outside doing some work, evidently, opened the door when she came back in the house, and there were flames and smoke, so she backed out and called us, and that's all we know right now," Deputy Fire Chief Glen Storie said around 2:35 p.m. 

The fire was out at that time, and first responders observed "quite a bit of damage" to the home. The cause is still under investigation. 

Lanesborough, Cheshire, and Pittsfield departments responded to the scene, and Hancock covered the station during the call. 

"The first crew in knocked the fire right down with the first engine," Storie said. 

Smoke could be seen coming from the back of the home. Part of Narragansett Avenue and Bangor Avenue were blocked off while firefighters battled the blaze. 

 

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