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Early Morning Fire Burns Down V's Doghouse
By Andy McKeever,
08:47AM / Sunday, September 28, 2014



The fire started inside a wall between the kitchen and bar around 4 a.m. The restaurant was closed at the time and there were no injuries. The estimated damage is $700,000. The building did not have fire sprinklers.

The fire was investigated by the Lanesborough Fire Department and state police assigned to the Office of the State Fire Marshal. Assistance was received from an electrical expert and State Police Crime Scene Services.

The state fire marshal has ruled out arson as the cause of the blaze that destroyed V's Dog House early Sunday morning.

Fire Chief Charlie Durfee said there are two locations in the

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Third Man Found Guilty in Pittsfield Triple Murder
Staff Reports,
04:19PM / Friday, September 26, 2014

Hampden Superior Court Judge C. Jeffrey Kinder on Monday afternoon ordered that Caius Vieovus serve consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole at the Massachusetts Correctional Institution at Cedar Junction on the charges of murder in the first degree against David Glasser, Edward Frampton and Robert Chadwell.

He was given concurrent eight- to 10-year sentences on the other charges.

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The third man accused in a triple killing in 2011 was found guilty of first-degree murder on Friday afternoon.

Caius Veiovis, also known as Roy Gutfinski, 34, was found guilty by a jury in Hampden Superior

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Superior Court Briefs: Sept. 22 - Sept. 24
Staff Reports,
12:35PM / Friday, September 26, 2014
  , 25, of Stephentown, N.Y. pleaded guilty to two counts of receiving stolen property over $250, two counts of wanton destruction of property and single counts of larceny over $250, trespassing and being present where heroin is kept.   He was given a one-year suspended sentence at the Berkshire County House of Correction on all charges except trespassing. He was given a 30-day suspended sentence on that. He was also placed on two-years probation.   Greiter sold copper that belonged to Iberdrola Renewables. The incidents occurred between October 26, 2013 and November 12, 2013.   25, of Dalton pleaded guilty to six counts of breaking

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Superior Court Briefs: Sept. 16 - Sept. 18
By Andy McKeever,
04:07PM / Friday, September 19, 2014
  40, of Adams pleaded guilty to two counts of assault and battery and single counts of kidnapping, armed assault with intent to murder, assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon, assault by means of a dangerous weapon, intimidation of a witness or other person, carrying a dangerous weapon, and threat to commit a crime.   He was ordered to serve concurrent three to five years in state prison on the kidnapping, assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon and assault by means of a dangerous weapon charge. He was placed on five-years probation on the armed assault with intent to murder. He was given concurrent time at the Berkshire County House of

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Possible Abduction Attempt in South Berkshire
Staff Reports,
09:41PM / Thursday, September 18, 2014

NEW MARLBOROUGH, Mass. — Parents in the Southern Berkshire Regional School District are being advised to be alert after a possible abduction attempt Thursday afternoon.

Authorities say the incident happened about 3:30 on Norfolk Road in New Marlborough as an 11-year-old boy walked home from school.

The boy told investigators he was approached by a man in a gray, four-door car with blue and white New York license plates.

The driver was described as a white man, approximately 30 to 40 years old with a thin build and medium-length black hair that looked a little shaggy.

Anyone who might have seen a vehicle matching this description is asked to call the state police

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