MassDOT Announces Safe Streets Video Contest

08:24AM / Saturday, September 12, 2026Print Story | Email Story

BOSTON?— The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) launched its 13th annual Safe Streets Smart Trips High School Video Contest, inviting students across Massachusetts to use their creativity to help promote safer travel on the state's roads.

This year, students are being asked to create a 30- to 60-second video focused on safe riding behaviors for electric micromobility devices, including e-bikes, e-scooters and e-skateboards. Submissions are due by 11 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 4, 2026.

"Under the leadership of the Healey-Driscoll Administration, safety is a shared responsibility and engaging the next generation of drivers is one of the most important ways we can build a culture of safety on our roads," said Interim Secretary of Transportation and MBTA General Manager Phil Eng. "This safety video contest gives young people an opportunity to use their creativity and their voices to remind all of us that the choices we make behind the wheel can have a lasting impact. We are proud to support efforts that empower young people to be leaders in roadway safety and help make state roads safer for everyone."

The contest is an initiative of the Massachusetts Strategic Highway Safety Plan and is open to all Massachusetts public high school students. Students will compete in two categories: Freshman/Sophomore and Junior/Senior.

A MassDOT panel will select a grand prize, runner-up and honorable mention in each category. Winning videos will be shown on Tuesday, OCt. 27, at MassDOT's annual Moving Together active transportation conference.

Grand prize winners will receive $500 Amazon gift cards, runners-up will receive $300 Amazon gift cards and honorable mention winners will receive $100 Amazon gift cards. Selected videos may also be featured in future MassDOT roadway safety campaigns.

More information about the Safe Streets Smart Trips High School Video Contest, including contest guidelines and submission information, is available at Mass.gov/roadway-safety-video.

Past winning videos are available on the Roadway Safety Video Contest Results page and MassDOT's YouTube channel:?Mass.gov/roadway-safety-video.?

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Pittsfield Duplex Fire Displaces Six, Kills 2 Cats

Staff Reports09:37AM / Tuesday, November 10, 2026

PITTSFIELD, Mass.— Six people were displaced, and two cats died in a duplex fire Monday night.

Just before 4:30 p.m. on Nov. 9, the Pittsfield Fire Department responded to a reported structure fire at 54-56 Worthington Place.

Firefighters quickly arrived on the scene and saw smoke showing from the first and second floors of the three-story wood-frame home.

The main body of fire on the first floor was knocked down within a few minutes, allowing companies to quickly check the remainder of the apartment and complete searches. The remaining fire and hot spots were deemed under control within 30 minutes.

All occupants were accounted for by Pittsfield Police upon PFD's arrival. Three cats were found in the apartment with the fire, one alive and two deceased. Two dogs made it out of the blaze.

Four engine companies, a ladder company, and the deputy chief responded.

"Thanks to quick decisions of the fire apartment occupants to call 911 right away certainly aided in a rapid PFD response from our two closest stations on Columbus Ave and West Housatonic St and saving the structure from severe damage," PFD wrote in a press release.

"The occupants were upstairs when this fire started and were able to quickly make their way downstairs, past the fire and out the front door safely with no injuries. Three adults, three children, two dogs and a cat were displaced from the two apartments. Red Cross responded and assisted with housing and

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