Town Of Becket Selectmen’s Meeting 10/17/07

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Board of Selectmen Agenda: 1. 7:00 PM Selectmen to review minutes of previous meeting(s). 2. 7:05 PM Public Input. 3. 7:15 PM Dog Hearing on complaint of neighbors for excessive barking and whining of their neighbor’s dog. 4. Selectmen to review second amended complaint by Jeanne and Colleen O’Connor against the Town. 5. Selectmen to review complaint by Gary Weiner against the Board of Selectmen and William Elovirta. 6. Selectmen to review email regarding pricing from Constellation NewEnergy for electricity. 7. Selectmen to review letter from residents requesting that two street lights near their home be turned off. 8. Selectmen to review letter from Mass Highway Department regarding Snow and Ice Training. 9. Selectmen to review Lee Area Traffic Study Public Meeting Notice for meeting on Thursday, November 1, 2007. 10. Selectmen to vote to set parking ban. 11. Monthly report of the Building Inspector. 12. Any other business to come before the Board. 13. Review Correspondence. 14. Selectmen to review payroll/expense warrants.
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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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