Community Profiles
Community Profiles
Community Spotlight Marya Kozik says North Adams is much like its larger neighbor to the south, Pittsfield, in that it is working very hard not to live in the […]
Community Spotlight Christal Russo acknowledged that Wilbraham hasn’t historically enjoyed a reputation for being ‘open for business,’ as communities like to say. And that’s understandable given its rural nature […]
Community Spotlight Leaders and business owners in Hadley know the value of Route 9, which accounts for the vast majority of non-farm commerce in this community otherwise dominated by agriculture. […]
Community Spotlight Eileen LaMountain says she’s getting too old to handle the waxing duties at the Big E’s Giant Slide, so she leaves that to her younger co-workers. That […]
Community Spotlight Westfield Mayor Michael McCabe is a believer in business growth — specifically, bringing new businesses to the city to boost the tax base and general vibrancy. But for […]
Community Spotlight Salem Derby says he certainly didn’t see this coming. Easthampton’s City Council President was at a meeting with Mayor Nicole LaChapelle, executive assistant Lindsi Sekula, and City Solicitor […]
Community Spotlight Diana Szynal took the job as president of the Springfield Regional Chamber — and an office overlooking Tower Square Park — three years ago. Back then, the city […]
Community Spotlight Laurie Tierney likes to refer to Pittsfield as the “Brooklyn of the Berkshires.” By that, Tierney — co-owner, with her husband, David, of Hotel on North (as […]
Community Spotlight Amanda Roy likes to say the devastating ankle injury she suffered in 2021 when she missed the last step at her house didn’t happen to her; it […]
Community Spotlight Andrea Monson came to her new role as executive director of the Northampton Downtown Assoc. (DNA) in a roundabout way, but found it to be an intriguing fit […]
Community Spotlight John Weinstein said the phones started ringing seemingly within hours after the news broke last November. This was the official announcement that Bard College at Simon’s Rock, […]
Community Spotlight Ed Grimaldi pointed to the small table for two by the door, under the large-screen television. “I was sitting right there,” he recalled. “I had my head […]
Community Spotlight Isaac Mass was in law school, looking for a job that would allow him to not only earn a little money but get in some studying for […]
Community Spotlight John Page calls it a ‘retail incubator.’ That’s the unofficial name given to a facility — still very much in the planning stages — designed to bolster retail […]
Community Spotlight When it comes to Palmer’s much-anticipated new train station and the return of passenger rail service after a half-century absence, there is no timetable in place yet. […]
