NBT Bank Donates Berkshire County Community Organizations

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. NBT Bank representatives presented 13 area organizations with year-end contributions totaling $29,000 as part of NBT's Days of Giving campaign in Berkshire County.

The donations supported food assistance, clothing donations, counseling, housing, healthcare, heating and veterans' needs.

NBT Bank Massachusetts Senior Commercial Banking Relationship Manager Aidan Gilligan; Market Manager Amanda Goewey; Business Banking Officer Michael Hogan; and Branch Managers Abby Rossi, Amber Wilson, Al Bedini, Stephen Raftery and Trey Sondrini visited the organizations in December and presented each with donations.

"As a community bank, NBT is honored to give back and support local organizations that make our communities better places to live and work," said Gilligan. "Getting out into the community to meet the amazing people behind these impactful organizations is one of my favorite parts of my role. There is nothing more important than local support."

The organizations receiving funds from NBT included:

Sheffield Food Assistance
The People's Pantry
Berkshire Food Project
Al Nelson Center Food Pantry
Living Hope Community Church
Berkshire Nursing Families
Berkshire Community Action Council
Berkshire Veterans Outreach
Berkshire Helping Hands
Roots Rising
Pittsfield Community Food Pantry
Berkshire Grown
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Berkshires Remember First Responders, Military Personnel Lost at 9/11 and Aftermath

By Jack Guerino & Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff
02:30PM / Friday, September 11, 2026

North Adams Mayor Jennifer Macksey, with Fire Chief Brent Lefebvre speaks at Friday's memorial.

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The county's two cities held memorials on Friday morning to mark the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terror attacks.

Great Barrington was scheduled to hold a dedication of piece of steel from the World Trade Center at 6 p.m.

North Adams held its ceremony in the fire station's side garden starting at exactly 8:46 a.m., the time Flight 11 crashed into the World Trade Center's North Tower.

The small square of grass was packed with police officers, firefighters, wire and alarm personnel, dispatchers, and Northern Berkshire EMS employees, and city employees, officials and community members.

After the ceremonial tolling of the bell, an honor guard presented the colors.

Mayor Jennifer Macksey said it felt odd welcoming people to a very solemn event.

"What happened 25 years ago put a mark on emergency services. It put additional pressure on police, fire, EMS, and dispatchers," Macksey said. "While we remember those who lost their lives during 9/11, and those who ran to help as many as they could during 9/11, we have to pause and appreciate those who continue to serve despite that awful threat that occurred 25 years ago."

She said it was a direct attack on the United States and all of its people.

"It was a question of our freedoms and our ability to be safe in our communities," the mayor said. "I can say today that here in North Adams, it could happen to us, but I know with the professionalism of our Fire Department, Police Department, EMS, and our dispatch team, we are a better community; we are a safer community than we were 25 years ago."

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