Ashley Clark’s exhibit in Senator Benjamin B. Downing district office

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Pittsfield - Senator Benjamin B. Downing (D-Pittsfield) is pleased to announce the opening of local artist Ashley Clark’s exhibit in his district office, located at 20 Bank Row in Pittsfield.

“Each artist has a unique gift and I enjoy seeing the many techniques and talents each artist shares,” said Downing. “I welcome all to stop by my office and view the works of Ashley Clark.”

A recent graduate of the School of Visual Arts in New York City, Clark is quickly laying the foundation for a successful career in Photography. Since 2005, Clark has taken her camera with her capturing beautiful images of landscapes in and around her family farm in Tolland, Massachusetts. Using her 8”x10” view camera she also takes self-portraits. Her work has been collected by Barclays Bank and is in numerous private collections. Last fall, Fahrenheit Magazine, a publication from Mexico City, featured eleven of Clark’s prints. An article entitled: “Ashley Clark: Una Meditacion Sobre La Mortalidad” (Ashley Clark: A Meditation in Mortality) accompanied the images. Clark also participates in group shows throughout the Northeast, most recently in an exhibit at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

From mid-October through mid-December, Clark will have ten images of landscapes on display in both color and black and white. For more information visit Clark’s website at: www.ashleybclark.com

Downing’s district office is open during normal business hours Monday through Friday. Local artists interested in exhibiting their work through the Senator’s Local Artist Exhibition Program should contact Allison Krol at (413) 442-4008.
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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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