🌱 Richmond firefighters help battle West Stockbridge blaze that displaced two
Richmond, Massachusetts Patch AM: a 4 min readWhat's up Richmond! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Richmond firefighters help battle West Stockbridge blaze that displaced two
Also on today's calendar: Wisdom Lodge Harvest Night and 3 more events.
Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Wednesday: Intervals of clouds and sun, with a high of 50 and low of 40 degrees.
- Thursday: Occasional rain, temps: high: 43, low: 36.
- Friday: A mix of snow and rain, with a high of 39 and low of 32 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• West Stockbridge fire displaces two residents (berkshireeagle.com subscription) — Two residents and their two dogs escaped a West Stockbridge house fire Sunday night without reported injuries. Richmond firefighters joined several neighboring departments in responding to the blaze. The fire marshal is investigating the cause, and Fire Chief Mike Meagher could not confirm social media reports of an explosion. 
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Wisdom Lodge Harvest Night at Hill Top Orchards →
Hilltop Orchards Home of Furnace Brook Winery and Jmash Cidery and The Taproom at Hilltop Orchards, 508 Canaan Road, Richmond
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Saturday November 21
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Designing a Life at any Age with Mary B. O'Neill, Ph.D. | OLLI at
Berkshire Community College, 1350 West St, Pittsfield
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Open Studios and Reception at the Clock Tower Artists | OLLI at BCC
Clock Tower Artists, 75 S Church St 3rd Floor, Pittsfield
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Hilltop Orchards, 508 Canaan Road / Route 295, Richmond
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🗓 Events Nearby
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How Money Became God: Rethinking Wealth and Greed in Modern Society with Paul Vigna (Virtual) →
Lenox MA
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How Money Became God: Rethinking Wealth and Greed in Modern Society with Paul Vigna →
Lenox MA
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From the Sea to the Wilderness: Revolution in Two Small Towns →
Sedgwick Reading Room, 18 Main Street, Lenox
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Antimony Brewing Comedy Series w/ Nick Griffin →
Antimony Brewing, 55 Pittsfield Road, Lenox
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Ben Kohn Band →
Firefly Gastropub, 71 Church St, Lenox
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Benny Kohn and Friends →
Firefly Gastropub, 71 Church Street, Lenox
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Wednesday November 11
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What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Kimball Farms Life Care posted a job opening for ACTIVITIES AIDE- per diem in Lenox. Apply here.
- Kimball Farms Nursing Care Center posted a job opening for HOUSEKEEPER/LAUNDRY POSITION -PT or Full Time- SIGN ON BONUS!! in Lenox. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Richmond here.
🗞 Nearby News
Lenox
- Lenox plan would save Ventfort Hall's Carriage House (berkshireeagle.com)
- Mount Greylock girls take second at Western Mass. (berkshireeagle.com)
- Matthew Ames Opens Walker Street Market in the Berkshires (nehomemag.com)
West Stockbridge
- Stockbridge Select Board asks to expand search of prospective sites for new fire department, EMS building (theberkshireedge.com)
- Liquor license transfer, pole hearing and Housatonic Water rate review before West Stockbridge Select Board (citizenportal.ai)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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