Community Profiles
Community Profiles
Community Spotlight Amherst is a community in transition, Paul Bockelman says — in some positive ways. The most notable change, obviously, was the seating of Amherst’s first Town Council last […]
Community Spotlight On the heels of one home run for recreation and tourism, Hartford, Conn. is hoping for another — well, not a home run, exactly. More like a goal, […]
Community Spotlight As a long-time resident of North Adams, Mayor Thomas Bernard understands the city’s reputation as a tourist destination. It’s a good reputation to have, as it puts more […]
Community Spotlight Nicholas O’Connor says there’s a generational split in Belchertown when it comes to new amenities and development in general — but that line has become increasingly blurry. “There’s […]
Community Spotlight A 250th anniversary celebration, Karl Stinehart says, is an opportunity in many ways for a town like Southwick. “It’s tourism, it’s economic development, but it’s also history — […]
Community Spotlight Margaret Kerswill has a couple of good views of Stockbridge’s business community. One is as president of the Stockbridge Chamber of Commerce. The other is from her storefront […]
Community Spotlight Denise Menard has witnessed plenty of growth in East Longmeadow’s Town Hall since becoming the community’s first town manager two years ago, from the creation of a seven-member […]
Changing the Narrative Created through the merger of several economic-development-focused agencies, 1Berkshire has a broad mission statement, but it can be boiled down to making this unique region a better […]
Community Spotlight Folks in Western Mass. know they’re often dismissed by residents out east, Lisa Stowe says. So how does a city like Westfield make its case as a vibrant […]
Creating an Ecosystem Steven Boyd isn’t just the president and board chairman of the Berkshire Innovation Center; he’s a true believer that the $13.8 million facility will be a game […]
Community Spotlight While Laurie Whitten doesn’t think the recent opening of MGM Springfield, a few miles north over the Massachusetts border, is a negative, neither is she convinced the incoming […]
Community Spotlight As its town manager, Christopher Ketchen is certainly bullish on Lenox. “If you’re moving to the Berkshires, Lenox has clearly got to be on your radar for many […]
Community Spotlight Like just about everyone else in this region, Will Reichelt has circled August 24 on all his calendars. That’s the day MGM Springfield opens, as most everyone knows, […]
Community Spotlight: Wilbraham Being pro-business, Jeff Smith says, doesn’t mean letting just any business set up shop in Wilbraham — but it does mean giving every business a fair shake. […]
Community Spotlight As executive director of the Greater Easthampton Chamber of Commerce, Moe Belliveau has a good view of what has become one of the region’s more unique and energetic […]
