Adelson and Company P.C. Name New Partner

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Adelson and Company P.C., an accounting firm formed in 1938, specializing in audit, tax, and advisory services, has announced that Sylvia Zygawski has been named a shareholder and partner.
 
Zygawski, a Certified Public Accountant, is licensed in both the states of Massachusetts and New York. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from the State University of New York and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and both the Massachusetts and New York Society of
Certified Public Accountants.
 
Zygawski brings extensive audit experience across private companies, nonprofits, municipalities, private schools, and employee benefit plans. She has specialized training in auditing, compilations, and reviews, and is highly experienced in conducting compliance/single audits under Uniform Guidance and Massachusetts UFR requirements. 
 
She also leads internal training initiatives and supports quality control oversight within the firm.
 
Zygawski is an honorary member of the Rotary Club of Pittsfield and serves on the board and finance committee of Community Health Programs (CHP). Originally from New York, she lives in Pittsfield with her husband, two sons and their mini aussie Nexi.  
 
Partners at Adelson and Company PC are now: Carol Leibinger-Healey, David Irwin, Anthony Wimperis and Sylvia Zygawski.  Gary Moynihan and Richard LaFleche,  former partners, are Senior Directors with the firm.  
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Berkshire Museum Explores Ancient Egypt With ‘Soulful Creatures’

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Following its multimillion-dollar renovation, the Berkshire Museum is welcoming an exhibition unlike any it has been able to host before.
 
Marking the museum's first major exhibition since its renovation, "Soulful Creatures: Animal Mummies in Ancient Egypt," opening Saturday, Oct. 10, thins the veil between the ever-evolving history of Egyptian culture and society and modern day people. 
 
"The most important thing about history is recognizing people from the past as actual people. Ancient Egyptians are no different than us," said William Dore, the museum's chief curator. "They have different cultures and beliefs and different viewpoints, but you can say the same thing about people today."
 
When audiences experience the exhibit, they will see the humanity in the people of the past, which in turn helps them connect with different views and perspectives around the world today, he said. 
 
Combining archeology with modern scientific imaging, Brooklyn (N.Y.) Museum curators Yekaterina Barbash and Edward Bleiberg designed an exhibit that works to uncover the mysteries behind these objects and the beliefs and rituals that surround them. 
 
"I think something that people kind of misunderstand about history is none of it's ever settled. ... History is a science that is constantly questioned,” Dore said. "It only works if everyone's constantly rethinking things, learning new things ... which is for me super exciting because as much as we know a lot about the ancient Egyptians, there's a lot we don't know.”
 
The installation features dozens of artifacts on loan from the Brooklyn Museum that explores the practice of animal mummification and the role animals played in ancient Egyptian religion. 
 
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