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The Becket Volunteer Fire Department: They Do More Than Fight Fires

our Becket Volunteer Fire Department responds to vehicular accidents, conducts Search and Rescue missions for lost hikers, performs water and ice rescues, assists the Highway Department and Police with equipment and manpower, sets up a landing site for Medivac rescues, helps drain flooded basements, and,

Students Hit the Winter Trails

Becket Beat WRHS Student Intern It won’t be long before snow arrives, and many of us look forward to strapping on a pair of skis to enjoy all the season has to offer. Alpine and Nordic (pictured above) are two different types of skiing, each well-suited to winter in the Berkshires and

Winter in Becket

Photographer Art Alpert captures several facets of wintertime in and around our own hilltown.