Fire extinguished at home under renovation in Huntington

HUNTINGTON - It took 30 firefighters from five area towns about an hour to knock down a Friday afternoon blaze that damaged a home in the midst of renovations.

Huntington Fire Chief Gary Dahill said the cause of the fire hadn't been determined, but it appeared to be electrical in nature.

Hampshire won't charge roof students

AMHERST - Hampshire College police will not file charges against three students who were rescued by Amherst firefighters after climbing to the roof a campus building Monday night.

Honoring emergency medical services workers for their heroism

NORTHAMPTON — Joshua Keeney could have died last June, yet there he was Thursday night shaking hands with the very people who saved his life. He would have died, in fact, had it not been for the dogged persistence of a few people who happened by his horrific motorcycle accident and the quick action of the first responders of the Cummington Fire Department. "They were fast, professional and good at what they do - or I wouldn't be alive right now," said Keeney.

Hampshire College students stranded on roof; Amherst fire chief knocks 'idiots'

AMHERST (AP) - Amherst's fire chief says three college students his firefighters had to rescue from the roof of a campus building are "idiots" for wasting his department's time and money.

Amherst Chief Walter "Tim" Nelson says he intends on sending bills to the Hampshire College students rescued at about 10:30 p.m. Monday.

Probe into Worthington arson focuses on two men in black truck

WORTHINGTON - Investigators say they are looking for two men in a black pick-up truck in connection with a fire at a 24 Old Post Road home Tuesday that has been officially ruled arson. The men were seen outside the home when the blaze broke out.

Northampton fire union renews criticism of Chief Brian Duggan

NORTHAMPTON - City firefighters have renewed claims of mismanagement against Northampton Fire Chief Brian Duggan, six days after the city cleared the chief of wrongdoing following a no-confidence vote taken by the union in April.

Amherst welcomes firefighters home from war zone

AMHERST - The town this week welcomed three firefighters back home after tours of duty in Afghanistan.

Thomas Messer, William Messer and Reed Frailey recently returned to work after serving since last summer with their Army National Guard units.