Big Y Donates to BMC and Fairview

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. - Big Y Supermarkets has donated $5,000 to Berkshire Medical Center and $ 5,000 to Fairview Hospital from the proceeds of the 2009 Paul H. D'Amour Memorial Charity Golf Outing.

BMC and Fairview were two of 20 charitable organizations that benefited from the annual Big Y Tournament, which over the past 28 years has raised over $2 million for local charities and the Big Y Scholarship Program.

The $5,000 donation to Berkshire Medical Center will support the hospital's Electrophysiology Lab, a service new to Berkshire County that is an important treatment option for patients with challenging heart rhythms. The $5,000 donation to Fairview Hospital will support clinical programs at Fairview, a Critical Access Hospital.

"Berkshire Health Systems is very pleased and grateful to have our hospitals named as beneficiaries of the Paul H. D'Amour Memorial Charity Golf Outing by Big Y Supermarkets," said Ruth Blodgett, Senior Vice President of Planning and Development for BHS. "We thank Big Y and its employees for their generous support of our mission to provide the best quality care for our community."
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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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