Greylock Awards Scholarships to Area Students

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Students Cited for “Treating Everyone Better Than They Expect”

PITTSFIELD – Greylock Federal announced that six area high school students have received $500 college scholarships as part of the Credit Union’s “Treat Everyone Better Than They Expect” scholarship program.

“Rather than focusing on academic, athletic or artistic achievement, Greylock’s scholarship is presented to students who demonstrate an outstanding level of community service and respect for their peers, their families and their teachers,” said Angelo C. Stracuzzi, President of Greylock. “We hope that this program not only helps families fund the increasing cost of higher education but also encourages a positive focus on student behavior that promotes important values such as collaboration, mutual respect, tolerance, a positive attitude, and service to and concern for others.”

The class of 2008 recipients are: Kathryn Elisa Markland, Mt. Greylock Regional High School; Travis Gerry, McCann Technical High School; Madilyn McCarthy, St. Joseph High School; Casey Koperniak, Hoosac Valley High School, Jordan Maynard, Wahconah Regional High School and Laura Kirsten Keenan, Lee High School.          

 Greylock membership is open to anyone who lives or works in Berkshire County. Greylock Federal is wholly owned by its members and offers full-service branches and ATMs in Pittsfield, Great Barrington, Lee, Adams, North Adams, and Williamstown; ATM service will soon be available in Lenox and Lanesboro. More information is available at www.greylock.org.
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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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