MountainOne Bank Promotes Commercial Portfolio Manager

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NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — MountainOne announced the promotion of Peter Barrow to commercial portfolio manager.
 
In this role, Barrow supports the success of MountainOne's commercial lending relationships.
 
"This role gives me the chance to continue building on the fundamentals I've learned and deepen my work with our commercial portfolio," said Barrow. "I'm grateful for the support of my colleagues and excited to keep growing with MountainOne."
 
He brings financial insight, credit analysis expertise, and collaboration to the lending process, working closely with commercial loan officers and business clients to ensure financing solutions are well-structured and aligned with business needs. Barrow will also monitor and manage existing loan relationships to support long-term portfolio health and client growth.
 
Barrow joined MountainOne in January 2022 as a commercial credit analyst and was promoted to senior commercial credit analyst in October 2024. His prior industry experience includes serving as a senior financial specialist at General Dynamics Mission Systems.
 
Barrow holds a degree in finance from Siena College (now University). He makes his home in East Bridgewater, Massachusetts, with his wife, Olivia, and their two Australian Shepards, Navy and Nellie. In his spare time, Barrow enjoys activities with family and friends, outdoor pursuits, and attending local events.  He previously served as a coach for the Adams Cheshire Police Athletic Basketball League and as assistant coach for Adams Cheshire Youth Football.
 
"Peter's promotion reflects the consistency and care he brings to his work every day," said Dick Kelly, Senior Vice President, Senior Commercial Risk Officer at MountainOne. "His experience and steady judgment strengthen our team and support the continued growth of our commercial credit operations."

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Clarksburg Students Write in Support of Rural School Aid

By Tammy DanielsiBerkshires Staff

Mason Langenback calculated that Clarksburg would get almost $1 million if the $60 million was allocated equally.
CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Eighth-graders at Clarksburg School took a lesson in civic advocacy this week, researching school funding and writing letters to Beacon Hill that call for fulling funding rural school aid. 
 
The students focused on the hardships for small rural schools and their importance to the community — that they struggle with limited funding and teacher shortages, but offer safe and supportive spaces for learning and are a hub for community connections.
 
"They all address the main issue, the funding for rural schools, and how there's a gap, and there's the $4 million gap this year, and then it's about the $40 million next year, and that rural schools need that equitable funding," said social studies teacher Mark Karhan.
 
A rural schools report in 2022 found smaller school districts cost from nearly 17 percent to 23 percent more to operate, and recommended "at least" $60 million be appropriated annually for rural school aid. 
 
Gov. Maura Healey has filed for more Chapter 70 school aid, but that often is little help to small rural schools with declining or static enrollment. For fiscal 2027, she's budgeted $20 million for rural schools, up from around $13 million this year but still far below the hoped for $60 million. 
 
Karhan said the class was broken into four groups and the students were provided a submission letter from Rural Schools Advocacy. The students used the first paragraph, which laid out the funding facts, and then did research and wrote their own letters. 
 
They will submit those with a school picture to the governor. 
 
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