Election 2009: Malumphy Offers Apples for Teachers

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Mayoral candidate Pam Malumphy is giving apples to teachers and administrators at Pittsfield High School and Taconic High School on the first official day of school Wednesday, Sept. 2.  

Malumphy has been a consistent advocate of renovating the two high schools rather than what she says is a the costly and questionable move to build a single new high school.
 
"When I was on the City Council, I petitioned to have the School Building Needs Commission re-activated in order to facilitate a discussion as to why we were seeing such high dropout rates," she said. "Over the years, the conversation turned toward the construction of a new high school and abandoning our two existing schools. I have consistently opposed this position preferring instead to advocate for the renovation of our two great existing high schools."
 
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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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