Amherst’s John Ingram named Belchertown’s next fire chief
Belchertown Town Hall GAZETTE FILE PHOTO
By SCOTT MERZBACH
BELCHERTOWN Leverett’s fire chief for more than six years could soon take the reins of the Belchertown Fire Department.
John Ingram, an Amherst fire captain who has served as Leverett’s chief since January 2015, was offered the job by the Select Board, which voted 5-0 last week to do so. Ingram’s hiring is contingent on successful contract negotiations for a position that was advertised with a salary range of $93,031 to $118,759.
Ingram said Wednesday that he would comment on the appointment once he has reached a deal with the town.
The building appears to have been almost flattened by the blast Author: Griffin Stockford (NEWS CENTER Maine) Published: 5:11 PM EDT May 14, 2021 Updated: 5:12 PM EDT May 14, 2021
AMHERST, N.H. An explosion at a home in Amherst, New Hampshire, Friday sent a contractor to the hospital with burn injuries, according to the New Hampshire State Fire Marshal s Office.
The home at 13 Clark Ave. was under construction. When firefighters responded just before 9:30 a.m., they found smoke and fire coming from the house, according to the State Fire Marshal s Office. The fire went to a third alarm before being declared under control.
There were contractors at the house doing work at the time of the explosion. One of the contractors sustained burned injuries to his arms and is being treated at a Boston area hospital where he is listed as stable condition, according to the State Fire Marshal s Office.
Explosion damages house under construction, worker burned
Associated Press 5/14/2021
AMHERST, N.H. (AP) An explosion happened at an Amherst house that was under construction, causing a contractor to suffer burn injuries to his arms, New Hampshire fire investigators said Friday.
Firefighters responded to the house near Baboosic Lake shortly before 9:30 a.m. and found smoke and fire coming from the building, New Hampshire Assistant State Fire Marshal Maxim Schultz and Amherst Fire Chief Matthew Conley said in a news release.
There were contractors working at the house at the time of the explosion, the investigators said. The injured contractor was being treated at a Boston area hospital, where he is listed as being in stable condition.
Two graduates recognized as Jack Welch Scholars
May 6, 2021
AMHERST, Mass. – The University of Massachusetts Amherst will honor the exemplary achievement, initiative and leadership of some of its most talented and accomplished graduating seniors during Undergraduate Commencement ceremonies taking place Friday, May 14 at McGuirk Alumni Stadium. Four smaller, socially distanced ceremonies will take place at 9 a.m., 12 p.m., 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. due to COVID-19 safety protocols.
Ten members of the graduating class will be honored as 21st Century Leaders at Undergraduate Commencement:
Jason Biundo of Burlington, Mass., is a Commonwealth Honors College student who is graduating with degrees in biology and neuroscience. He was named Residential Life Peer Mentor of the Year. In his sophomore year, he joined the Moorman Lab, a neuroscience lab that studies motivation and addiction, and propelled that experience into being accepted into an immersive summer program in computational
Amherst Fire Capt. John Ingram finalist for Belchertown chief job
Updated Apr 28, 2021;
BELCHERTOWN Amherst Fire Department Capt. John Ingram is the finalist for the chief’s job here.
Ingram was hired as the part-time fire chief in Leverett in 2015, but has remained with the Amherst department.
The Select Board has scheduled a public meeting on Thursday night to interview Ingram.
A graduate of Amherst Regional High School, Ingram joined the Amherst department in 1993 and was promoted to captain in 2008. He received a master of arts in Fire Science and Administration from Anna Maria College in 2003. He also completed training from the Mass Firefighting Academy as a public fire and life safety educator.