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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North Adams Airport Commissioners Review Badge Policy

By Jack GuerinoiBerkshires Staff
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Airport Commission will rethink its badge policy after a discussion with airport users who shared their grievances regarding the current system.
 
The commissioners voted last week to approve a new fee structure for the airport — minus badge fees — as they hope to continue their discussion and craft a policy that creates fewer barriers for airport users.
 
Three years ago, former manager Bruce Goff was charged with cleaning up the badge system. At the time, it was unknown how many badges were in circulation; some airport users had multiple badges, while others had moved away or passed away.
 
Badges are required to access the airside of the airport. Under the current rules, all new badges were set to expire in three years, leaving airport users currently scrambling to obtain new ones. This process comes with a $50 fee.
 
Airport user and former commissioner Trevor Gilman said the sticking point for him was not the price, but the automatic shutdown of the badges upon expiration, as well as the process by which users must obtain brand-new physical cards.
 
"Why change out a badge for the same person? They are perfectly good badges. It is not the cost, it is the process. All of a sudden my badge expired and I can't get in. It takes forever to get one from the state," Gilman said. "If you lose a badge, certainly you should have to buy a new one because there is a cost. That is not the problem; it is the process."
 
He said other airports do not have expiration dates on their badges, adding that he has held one from another airport for 10 years. Gilman argued there should be no barriers to users obtaining a badge, suggesting that higher badge adoption allows the city to better track airport activity.
 
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