Musical Mountain Day Returns to Bousquet

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Mountain Day returns for its third year at Bousquet on Saturday. 
 
Doors open at 1 p.m. for a lineup of performances, food and beer trucks, face painting, lawn games, and more. The musical performances run from 3 to 10:30.
 
Featured artists are Whiskey Treaty Roadshow, now celebrating their 10th anniversary; Bella's Bartok, known for their mix of punk, folk, and Eastern European traditions; Vaguely Pagan, with their a blend of indie rock and folk; Love Crumbs combines indie rock with blues and folk elements; and, closing out the day, Jackson Whalan with his innovative hip-hop and electronic sounds.
 
Ticket are $25 in advance/$30 at door; ages 12-18 are $10, and younger kids are free. 
 
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Radon Reading Closes Pittsfield's West Housatonic Fire Station

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The fire station on West Housatonic Street has been temporarily closed after radon levels were found to be more than twice the normal amount.
 
Personnel at the station were relocated to the department's headquarters, located at 74 Columbus Ave., on Sunday out of an abundance of caution, said Catherine VanBramer, director of administrative services/public information officer. 
 
The West Housatonic Street station, built in 1951, has an officer and two firefighters on each shift. The station's apparatus has also moved to reserve bay at the Columbus Avenue headquarters. 
 
All of the city's fire stations and City Hall were tested. Once test results indicated concentrations above the recommended action level, the city promptly closed the station and began assessment and mitigation efforts. 
 
Initial tests found radon levels three to four times higher than normal, and further testing is planned in the coming days, she said. 
 
The department's headquarters is about 1.2 miles away from the West Housatonic Street station. 
 
"There are instances where PFD personnel are on a call in one part of the city and must respond to another call in a different part of the city.  The team continues to be ready to respond to any calls that are within their service area," VanBramer said. 
 
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