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 Library Friends Receive $25K Bequest From Late Paul Gaudreau

By Tammy DanielsiBerkshires Staff
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Friends of the North Adams Public Library was gifted $25,000 by the late Paul Gaudreau. 
 
The Drury High graduate had great respect for the library and its service to the city, said his good friend Richard Taskin, and had entrusted him with the check before his death on Sunday at the age of 64
 
"He understands the importance of the library as a crown jewel of our city. And he loved this city and he loved this country," said Taskin, a library trustee. "He was in the National Guard. He was concerned about his city. He was concerned about his country. ...
 
"He read a newspaper every single day of his life and cared about public affairs."
 
Taskin presented the check to Friends President Bonnie Rennell on Thursday evening at the end of the trustees' meeting. 
 
Gaudreau was a youth sports coach, and had retired from Williams College. He had already donated CDs to the library and had enjoyed seeing Jeff Tweedy of Wilco perform at the library. Taskin said Gaudreau was one of the hardest working people he'd ever known and, his voice breaking, his fantasy baseball partner.  
 
He'd first passed the check to Chair Sarah Farnsworth, who gasped "oh my" when she read the amount. 
 
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