BerkshireMade will be hosting the first BerkshireMade Open House and Artisan Market

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. - The BerkshireMade Artisan Market will be held from 10-4 Saturday the 18th and Sunday the 19th, featuring handmade items from 10 Berkshire County artisans. Many types of items will be available, including handbags jewelry, pottery and puzzles.

The Open House will take place on Saturday, July 18th from 4 to 6PM at the Howard Building on First and Fenn Street in Pittsfield and is for those interested in learning more about BerkshireMade, its mission and to meet its members. 

"I am extremely excited about our Open House," said Brandon Harms, President of BerkshireMade. "it is going to be a perfect opportunity for us to spread the word about how important it is to support the local economy by buying locally made goods." 

BerkshireMade is a cooperative effort by a select group of Berkshire artisans to promote their high quality, locally made creative work. Our goal is to promote a shift in the shopping paradigm, so Berkshire consumers seek to purchase local goods created by local artisans, in the Berkshires or on the Internet. Buy Local, Buy Handmade.

Both the Open House and Artisan Market are free and open to the public. For more information visit www.berkshiremade.org or info@berkshiremade.org  or contact Donna Todd Rivers, Vice President, BerkshireMade at  413-442-9300.
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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 a smoke and flames at around 1:44 p.m.

Firefighters arriving on scene reported heavy smoke emanating from the the 1940s single-family ranch home in the thickly settle 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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