STAMFORD, Vt. — A gathering for residents of Stamford and Clarksburg, Mass., who are concerned about recent break-ins has been scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 14, from 1 to 3 at the Stamford Valley Golf Course.
The meeting is being called by a new local crime watch in both towns. Community watch signs will be distributed along with information about the break-ins and how to help protect yours and your neighbor's homes. The watch will also be gathering e-mails as a way to alert residents. Because of the daytime hour of the meeting, organizers suggest leaving one person at home.
In the meantime, watch organizers urge residents to call 911 immediately if you sight someone suspicious in your neighborhood and write down description, plate numbers and states of suspicious vehicles and note the time and date.
The most recent break-in reportedly occurred some time around noon in Clarksburg.
Contact Clarksburg Police at 413-663-7795, Vermont State Police at 802-442-5421 or 911.
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Thank you iBerkshires for putting this up! You are so fast with the information that we need. You are just what people need for news! From now on, if I need to know what is going on around here, I am coming to your site. It is now saved in My Favorites. Keep up the great work!
Ok Clarksburg and Stamford residents,
We have an idea that has been working. Get your DIGITAL CAMERA out and ready to use. Take a picture of the suspicious person or vehical and send it in on disk to Clarksburg Officer Williams ASAP. He is accepting that information. Pictures are worth 1,000 words!
Start using your camera. Get the batteries ready.
We can get this guy!
We encourage anyone with information to call the his Town Hall office and leave a message for Chief Officer Williams. You can leave him a tip "after hours" on his voice-mail. The Clarksburg Police Non-Emergency Number is (413) 663-7795. (he is the last mailbox as you listen to the message)
Has the CPD called the State Police for help? One full time and some part timers are not enough right now. We need extra patrols. I have not seen the Clarksburg Police cruiser around town in months. We have been in Clarksburg for 20 years and it hasn't been until now that my kids are worried about coming home to their house. We NEED more Police coverage.
Your concerns are valid.
The best thing you can do about that is attend the Clarksburg Town Selectman's meeting Wednesday night November 18th at 6:30PM and voice your concern that more coverage is needed. They are the people that can make that happen.
The second best thing you can do is call the Clarksburg PD and ask if the State Police are involved yet 663-7795. I have a feeling that they are to some extent. Perhaps you could suggest to the officer in charge that he seek help for this re-occuring issue.
However, the Crime Watch Meeting will not be a complaint session about the police. The whole purpose is to get residents talking and becoming aware of the B&E's. They need and be encouraged to know to call 911 on someone suspicious in the neighborhood. It is about residents helping each other.
Being on the look-out and aware will safegaurd us.
Good tips to follow is have a camera ready to take a picture of anything you see that is out of place and send that into police. A picture is worth 1,000 words!
Be on the look-out for a small silver car driving suspiciously in your neighborhood! Get the plate numbers... then call #911 if you see this vehicle. Seen (Clarksburg) last Thursday (near dark) picking people up on the side of the road..... and this Thursday (day-time) driving through neighborhoods.
Question... why no news in The Berkshire Eagle?
It is the paper that I buy here in Clarksburg. I am thoroughly disappointed.
Thank you iBerkshires.com!
Editor: The Eagle no longer has a North County reporter (it used to have two!). It pulls stories from the Transcript instead.
We had a person matching the description walking down Middle Road at 3:30PM. Cops came to the calls of suspicious activity. People were questioned. Person that disappeared was seen coming out of the woods to speak to police.
Editor: That was fast. I saw a young man in hooded black sweat shirt, red baseball cap and oversized jeans walking down Middle Road at 3:14, but was on my way to supermarket. This the same guy, I wonder?
I was unable to make the meeting today, if someone could post a summary of what was said at the meeting, that would be very helpful! And appreciated! I'm new to the area and don't know a soul in town. Thank you.
Editor: I'll have the story shortly; had to go to the supermarket and made dinner.
What a great meeting! It was amazing to see the "standing room only" crowd. It is terrific to see our communities pull together to help each other. There was so helpful information being shared on how we can help each and ourselves, I am very grateful. A big thank you to whoever organized the meeting, excellent job! I didn't even mind standing for the entire 1 1/2 hours!
Bottom line is this: Criminals will be flushed out of our communities no "ifs", "ands" or "buts"
Our hopes is that an informational article is done by the editor that links the other 2 articles so that we can all read the posts from members. They are full of great information.
Clarksburg Residents should attend the Town Selectman's Meeting --Wednesday November 18th at 630PM at the Town Hall to address the lack of support from the town while the middle of the town gets repeatedly broken into and robbed!
The need to do something. And we need to do something thing- to get them to DO SOMETHING!
Maybe we need a new board? It should not come to this. They should be working FOR US. Not ignoring US!
Editor: I'm curious as to what you want the Selectmen to do and how you think they're ignoring you?
Editor: Of course he pleaded not guilty. Defendants rarely plead guilty during an arraignment. I'm concerned that there's an overreaction to these burglaries. People walking down the street are not suspicious; young people going out dressed up on Halloween are not suspicious. Let's use common sense and not panic.
Do you think it is more than this 1 guy and 1 girl that are in the news? I read on the flyer from The Crime Watch Meeting that most home burglaries take place between 10am to 3pm. And that the typical house burglar is a male teenager who lives a couple of miles from your home. It said that the chance of being victimized by a professional is low. The flyer also said burglars search for homes that appear unoccupied.
Editor: That information may well be true. But any young man seen during those hours is being automatically cast as a perp. Maybe he is - but maybe he isn't.
SVMC Summer Gala Raises $1.5M for New Cancer Center
BENNINGTON, Vt. — The Summer Gala—Southwestern Vermont Health Care (SVHC) Foundation's signature fundraising event and the region's premier philanthropic occasion—netted a record-breaking $1.5 million on June 8 at the 1768 Hubbell Homestead at Colgate Park in Bennington.
The event, which hosted nearly 400 people, broke all previous fundraising records in support of building a new regional cancer center at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center (SVMC).
"The tremendous generosity we received this year is a testament to the exceptional cancer care SVMC's team provides and the importance of having a facility that matches their level of excellence and expertise," said SVMC's Vice President of Corporate Development Leslie Keefe. "Our Summer Gala Committees, guests, sponsors and employees sent a powerful message with their contributions. The matching dollars committed by Honorary Gala Committee Co-Chair Susan Hunter and her husband, Doug Watson and SVMC's Board of Trustees brought this cause to the next level, making it a monumental night for our organization and the communities we serve."
The plans for the new Hoyt-Hunter Cancer Center at SVMC is part of Vision 2020, A Decade of Transformation. The capital campaign previously raised $25 million for major renovation projects at the hospital, including the nearly completed renovation of the hospital's Emergency Department and main entrance. With plans to break ground on the new cancer center by spring 2025, the building will double the number of infusion and exam rooms. The state-of-the-art facility will also enhance the center's affiliation with Dartmouth Cancer Center, one of only three National Cancer Institute-Designated comprehensive cancer centers in New England.
The Summer Gala celebration included the presentation of the Vision Award for Health Care Leadership to Eric Seyferth, MD and the Sean L. Casey Distinguished Community Service Award to Constance "Consie" West.
"Dr. Seyferth and Consie West represent the very best of our community," said Keefe. "Both of them, in their respective areas and vocations, have demonstrated great leadership, selflessness and a tireless commitment to improving the lives of others. They were the perfect honorees for such a notable evening."
The event was organized with the help of a group of volunteer Gala Committee members, including Chair, Monique Geannelis, and members Rachel Caswell, Caroline Maran Ivanov, Vicki Jerome, Carol Patterson, Janet Thibodeau and Debra Wilkin. The Honorary Summer Gala Committee members, whose generous contributions to the Putnam Challenge and live auction contributed to the success of the event, included Co-Chairs, Susie Hunter and Doug Watson, along with Bill Hoyt and Tony Hoyt and members Donna and Gordon Calder, Marianne Chaikin, Susan and Lael Kellet, Juliette and Stallworth Larson, Norene Peck, Sallyan and Steve Pelletier, Jane Told and Debbie and Bill Wight.
The game-winning rally started when Pittsfield junior Jack Abel led off by crushing a 1-1 pitch to left-center and racing all the way to third base, sliding in just ahead of the tag to give the Generals a sterling scoring opportunity. click for more
The Pittsfield baseball team Saturday rallied for five runs in the top of the sixth inning to break a 5-5 tie and went on to a 12-5 win over Clinton in the quarter-finals of the Division 4 State Tournament. click for more
Amanda Pou was named the most valuable player of the regional final after striking out four and walking none in a complete-game effort in the circle. She also ripped a two-run double in Pittsfield’s four-run fourth-inning rally to break open a scoreless game. click for more
