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Law Enforcement
Torch Run
On June 4, Meyers Brothers Kalicka, P.C.
(MBK) hosted a rally for the final leg of the
Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special
Olympics Massachusetts, welcoming
athletes, law enforcement officers, and
supporters as they finished carrying the
Flame of Hope across Massachusetts.
The event was held at PeoplesBank
headquarters, spearheaded by MBK’s Lauren
Foley, senior associate, and Christopher
Soderberg, Audit and Assurance supervisor,
who brought together employees from MBK
and other businesses to show their support
for the Special Olympics athletes and law
enforcement officers across the state.
Gathering of Local Legal Lights
The Hampden County Bar Assoc. (HCBA) held its annual meeting, vendor
show, and member reception on June 11 at the Springfield Sheraton.
Attorney Christopher Pierson from Bacon Wilson, P.C. was sworn in as HCBA
president for 2025-26, and attorney Kathleen O’Malley of Raipher, P.C.
(pictured) was presented with the first Thomas A. Kenefick III Memorial Award
for Leadership & Professionalism by attorney Michael Jennings. Fifty-year
members of the bar were also recognized, including judges Henry Boroff,
Philip Contant, Robert Howarth, and Michael Ponsor; and attorneys Peter
Barry, Mary Costello, Thomas Costello, Gerald Glasser, L. Jeffrey Meehan,
Stephen Manning, Joseph Pacella, and Aaron Wilson.
Supporting Communities
In celebration of Liberty Bank’s 200th anniversary, the Liberty Bank
Foundation recently announced $1,825 grants to organizations in each town
where the bank has a branch, for a total of $87,600 to 48 organizations.
All recipient organizations were selected by bank customers, and the East
Longmeadow branch gave its $1,825 donation to the Ronald McDonald
House of Springfield. Pictured, from left: Michelle D’Amore, CEO of Ronald
McDonald House Charities of Connecticut and Western Massachusetts, and
Teresa Parker, Liberty Bank’s East Longmeadow branch manager.
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