NAMI Annual Meeting

11:21AM / Saturday, October 04, 2025Print Story | Email Story

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) of Berkshire County will hold its annual meeting on Wednesday, October 8 at Zucchini’s Restaurant in Pittsfield from 5:30-8:00 p.m., with lite fare and refreshments served along with a cash bar.

The featured speaker will be Rachel Melendez-Mabee of Greylock Federal Credit Union, speaking about workplace burnout and psychological safety.

Along with a presentation of the 2024-2025 annual report, the organization will also be honoring three members of the community with their annual awards:

Stephen Barrow of the Brien Center, and also a volunteer for NAMI Berkshire County and Love of T Foundation, will receive the Eunice Zorbo Member of the Year award
Lindsay Cornwell of 2^nd Street 2^nd Chances will receive the Eunice Zorbo Citizen of the Year award
Meri-Ellen Morgans of the Brien Center will receive the Silver Ribbon Mental Health Advocate of the Year award.

Tickets are $50 with each ticket being entered into a grand prize drawing for a day pass at Mirival Berkshires.

Additional raffles will also be available. To purchase tickets, visit https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1671428109469?aff=oddtdtcreator

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North Adams Officials to Revote School Committee Members

Staff reports06:31PM / Friday, October 09, 2026

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — City and school officials will meet a second time to vote in two new members of the School Committee.

The joint convention of the City Council and School Committee will be held on Tuesday at 6 p.m. in the City Hall conference room and via Zoom.

Damon Grimes and Paul Moriarty were jointly elected on Monday to fill two seats vacated by resignation. They were two of four candidates standing for election.

Mayor Jennifer Macksey, chair of the School Committee, said she had received in inquiry about the votes, which were done by secret ballot.

"I have been advised that voting by ballot was not permissible in this circumstance," she said, after consulting the School Committee's attorney Adam Dupere and city solicitor KP Law.

To ensure the validity of the votes and conduct of the election, the joint convention will reconvene and formally confirm the selection of Grimes and Moriarty.

"I apologize for the inconvenience of having to reconvene," the mayor said in a statement. "My intention in using a ballot was to address concerns raised following our previous convention, when some members expressed discomfort with publicly voting for or against individual candidates.

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