'Fodder: Stories from the Fields' Brings Farm Stories to Life

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GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — "Fodder: Stories from the Fields," an event celebrating the joys, challenges, and unexpected moments of agricultural life in the Berkshires, will take place on Sunday, Sept. 21, from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m.

The event  will be held on April Hill, 62 Undermountain Road, South Egremont, with doors opening at 3:30 p.m.

Moderated by local writer and former Moth StorySLAM winner Sheela Clary, the evening showcases the full spectrum of farming experiences. Attendees will hear stories from local farms.

The event is sponsored and organized by five organizations working together to strengthen the Berkshire region's food system: Berkshire Agricultural Ventures, Farmsteads for Farmers, Berkshire Grown, BRIDGE and Greenagers,.

Light farm-fresh refreshments will be available throughout the event.

For more information about the event or to register, visit: https://greenagers.org/fodder-stories-from-the-fields/

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Connecticut Man Killed in Otis Tractor-Trailer Crash

OTIS, Mass. — Thursday's collision between two tractor-trailers on Route 8 killed one of the drivers. 
 
Antonio Luis Marcucci, 32 of Waterbury, Conn., was northbound at about 9 a.m. Thursday when he apparently lost control of the truck and veered into the southbound lanes, colliding head-on with a southbound tractor trailer, according to police. 
 
According to the Berkshire District Attorney's Office, police dispatched to 1322 South Main Road found the truck with Connecticut plates in the northbound lane and a truck bearing Oklahoma plates lodged in a snowback on south side. 
 
The officer began rendering aid to the northbound driver, identified as Marcucci. He was pinned inside the cab of his truck. He was extracated and transported to Baystate Medical Center in Springfield by Otis EMS, where he was pronounced dead.
 
The driver of the Oklahoma tractor trailer in the southbound lane did not receive serious injuries.
 
Early investigation, including dash camera footage captured by one of the tractor trailers, shows the Oklahoma tractor trailer was traveling in the southbound lane and the Connecticut tractor trailer was traveling in the northbound lane, according to the DA's Office. The Connecticut tractor trailer lost control veering off the other side of the road ultimately ending on the southbound lane. Shortly after the two tractor trailers collided in a head on collision.
 
The investigation remains ongoing.
 
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