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St. Stanislaus School benefit, 9 to 4 in Kolbe Hall, Adams. Bake sale, snack bar, games, Chinese auctions, money raffle, crafts, and pierogi.
Blackinton Union Church, 1373 Massachusetts Ave., North Adams; 10 to 2. Crafts table, bake sale, Chinese auction, the Christmas table, and kid's grab bag. Lunch $4, $2 kids.
First Congregational Church, North Adams, 9-2.
Nov. 28
Becket Federated Church, Route 8, holiday bazaar from 9-3. Lunch, crafts, baked goods, holiday and other items. Information: Mary Peltier, Parish House, 413-623-5217.
Dec. 5
Holiday Fair at First Congregational Church, 25 Park Place, Lee, from 10 to 3; handcrafted items, raffles, children's shop, bake sale, cut Christmas trees and lunch from 11 to 1. Includes angel-themed goods from SERRV. Information, 413-243-1033 or www.ucc-lee.org.
Dec. 12-13
North Adams Country Club, crafts 9-4; food from That's a Wrap from 11-2. Information: Sheryl Morehouse at 413-822-3329.
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Body Pulled From Hoosic River IdentifiedStaff Reports
iBerkshires
11:00AM / Sunday, July 12, 2009
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North Adams emergency responders recover a body from the Hoosic River near Central Radio on Wednesday morning, July 8. |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The body recovered from the Hoosic River on Wednesday, July 8, has been identified as a missing Connecticut man.
Gregory Hillman, 20, of Darien, Conn., had been missing since escaping an ambulance at North Adams Regional Hospital on Monday, June 29. The cause of death was determined to be drowning.
Hillman had reportedly left a note saying he wanted to commit suicide by drowning. His family, who also lives in North Pownal, Vt., launched a multistate search for the troubled young man. His father, Peter Hillman, Darien's Environmental Protection Commission chairman, told the Darien Times that his son was identified by the Berkshire Medical Center identification band on his wrist and dental records.
An autopsy scheduled for Thursday was delayed and was not expected to be completed until late Friday or Saturday. The district attorney's office released the results early Saturday evening.
Associate Medical Examiner Dr. Loren Mednick determined that the cause of death was drowning. The autopsy was conducted Saturday afternoon at the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Holyoke.
Investigators say the death does not appear to be suspicious and foul play is not suspected.
The investigation is being conducted by members of the North Adams Police Department and state police detectives assigned to the District Attorney David F. Capeless' office.
The body was found in the river along Route 2 just east of the Sacco Bridge at about 10 Wednesday morning and was recovered by members of the North Adams Fire Department.
Hillman had been a resident at Gould Farm in Monterey, a mental illness treatment facility. He reportedly was taken to BMC as a suicide risk, then transported to North Adams Regional Hospital's Greylock Pavilion as an involuntary admission for evaluation. Hillman had apparently been taken out of the ambulance and was waiting unrestrained on a stretcher when he fled the hospital.
Hillman's father said the autopsy did not determine when his son drowned but Gregory Hillman had contacted a friend by phone briefly the morning of July 5.
Posted Wednesday, July 8
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Police found a body in the Hoosic River between Central Radio and O'Connell Shell Gas Station this morning.
Public Safety Commissioner E. John Morocco said the body appears to be that of a white man and apparently had been in the river for some time.
The district attorney's office said an autopsy will be conducted Thursday on the body of the unidentified man.
 The body was found in the river about 10 this morning and was recovered by members of the North Adams Fire Department. The body was found in the river along Route 2 just east of the Sacco bridge.
Dr. Benjamin Glick, an associate medical examiner, ordered that the body be transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Holyoke for an autopsy.
Investigators are waiting for the results of the autopsy and the completion of their investigation before releasing any more information, including the identification of the deceased.
 The investigation is being conducted by members of the North Adams Police Department and state police detectives assigned to the district attorney's office.
Update Thursday, July 9: The autopsy on the body of a white male recovered from the Hoosic River in North Adams has been delayed. The autopsy was scheduled to be conducted this afternoon, but will not be completed until late Friday or, more likely, sometime Saturday. |
Since when does a tragedy such as this become a forum for finger pointing? This matter should be left to the Department of Public Health and the appropriate legal venue, not the court of public opinion.
Will someone please turn the buffoon filter back on? | | from: Tech Support | on: 07-15-2009 |
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| If EMT/RN is really an EMT and familiar with the state law on restraint, you should also know it specifically states "Staff doing the transports, especially ambulance staff, typically require some sort of legal documentation authorizing them to do the transportation, and,if necessary to restrain the individual who may wish to elope or who requires behavioral control." The words "if necessary" are critical, and if you are an EMT/RN, you would also know that the DMH has been moving away from using any restraint on any psych patient, no matter how serious their condition. This patient, according to people who know, showed no signs of flight risk when he was at his previous facility, didn't attempt to flee BMC, didn't attempt to flee the ambulance when he was put in it at BMC, and the EMTs had no valid reason to assume they would need the use of restraints. This was a horrible situation and your comments are just aimed at making it worse. | | from: emt2 | on: 07-13-2009 |
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Emergency Medical work is difficult at times. That being said, if Mr. Hillman was unrestrained, and a section 12 for involuntary committal, then the EMT's are responsible for his safety. He should have been restrained.
We all make mistakes. My heartfelt sympathy goes out to this young mans family and the ambulance crew. They have to live with the consequences of their mistake. | | from: An EMT/RN | on: 07-13-2009 |
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| I just wanted to give my sympothy to the family of the man they found in the Hoosac River.So sorry for your loss. | | from: mystery | on: 07-12-2009 |
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To the people of the EMT I think you all do a great job. If it wasn't for you alot of people would die before getting to the hospital. I do call quite frequently for my mom. As for the body in the river who ever it is, is a very sad event for anyone to have to deal with.
Keep up the great work and thank you. | | from: thankfull | on: 07-10-2009 |
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| You could be the best EMT in the world, and Some things, expecially in the medical field can't always be controled.That's what specialists are for. And the media alot of times Don't like to wait for the proper and or whole story to come and be told from the person that knows. only from people they here talking sometimes, not always. And we should be grateful to EMT for the work they do. I hope it isn't that guy for the family sake. | | from: mystery | on: 07-10-2009 |
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| Hey nad28, I don't remember seeing anything in the media stating the body found is guy who escaped from the ambulance. Yeah they do report things wrong sometimes...but not this time...so far anyway! You had it right when you said "PEOPLE assume..." Let's not blame the media for statements made in the comment section. | | from: Blame | on: 07-09-2009 |
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| County Ambulance attendants should not be held accountable if it is the missing person from last week,they are EMT's not police with handcuffs and shackles. | | from: myopinion | on: 07-09-2009 |
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| The people posting here are assuming a lot of things. Where did this kid escape from - NARH, County Ambulance - at this point the public does not know because the media does not get their facts straight. Who ever allowed the escape to happen should be held accountable, but again, someone who is mentally ill can be very unpredictable. Until you've had the experience, it's not fair to judge. | | from: nad28 | on: 07-09-2009 |
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If it is the body of the man that escaped from the County Ambulance attendants, they should be held accountable.
Wouldn't you think that extra vigilance would be a given when transporting a patient with mental health issues?? Hello?? | | from: WHAT IF | on: 07-09-2009 |
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| I'm wondering if it's the body of the man who escaped from the back of an ambulance at NARH last week.....?? I'd be willing to bet it is. | | from: Curious | on: 07-09-2009 |
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| Hope it wasnt anyone i knew | | from: omg | on: 07-08-2009 |
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| I hope it wasn't that boy who went missing from NARH. Then again, no matter WHO it was, so very said. Thoughts and prayers | | from: Adamsres | on: 07-08-2009 |
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