MountainOne Bank Promotes Officer, Operations Manager

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NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — MountainOne announced the promotion of Sarah Bloom to Officer, Operations Manager.
 
In this elevated role, Bloom is responsible for developing and maintaining operational workflows, supporting the implementation of new service and product offerings, and contributing to initiatives that enhance internal operational processes across the organization.
 
Bloom joined MountainOne Bank in January 2021 as an E-Services and Operations Specialist II. She was promoted to Junior Operations Analyst in 2024 and advanced again in 2025 to Operations Analyst. Prior to joining MountainOne, she served as a Senior Loan Systems Specialist at Berkshire Bank.
 
A graduate of Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, Bloom holds a Master of Business Administration. She resides in North Adams, Massachusetts, with her boyfriend, Ross Burnham, and their two Australian shepherds, Tasha and Bodie.
 
Bloom is an active member of the MountainOne Communications Committee, serves on the North Adams Planning Board, and is a member of the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts Alumni Board of Directors. In her free time, she enjoys playing hockey with her father, participating in fitness activities, and spending time with family.
 
"One of the most exciting parts of my job is the opportunity to explore new and innovative ways to improve our services, products, and internal processes. At the core of our success is our ability to consistently deliver solutions that create measurable value for our customers. We continually evolve to meet their expectations, and I feel fortunate to work for an organization that not only listens to its customers but takes meaningful action toward fulfilling their needs," said Bloom.
 
"We're pleased to announce Sarah's promotion to Officer, Operations Manager," said Mike MacArevey, Senior Vice President, Senior Operations Officer at MountainOne. "Sarah's analytical strengths, collaborative spirit, and dedication to excellence reflect the values we strive for at MountainOne, and we're grateful for the contributions she brings to our team."

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Navigators Hand SteepleCats Sixth Straight Loss

By Ben McDonoughFor iBerkshires.com
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The North Shore Navigators capitalized on aggressive baserunning and timely hitting Friday night, defeating the North Adams SteepleCats 13-4 at Joe Wolfe Field and dropping the Cats to 0-6 on the young NECBL season.
 
The Navigators struck first in the opening inning against North Adams starter Garrett Gates. Michael Brown opened the game by reaching after being hit by a pitch before Hunter Kingsbury followed with an infield single. After a double steal moved both runners into scoring position, Gates recorded his first strikeout of the season by retiring Jay Slater. North Shore quickly responded, however, as Grant Hunter lined a two-run double into the gap to give the visitors a 2-0 lead.
 
North Adams threatened in the bottom of the first. Bobby Stang singled and stole second while Evan Meier worked a walk, but North Shore starter John Hegarty escaped the inning without allowing a run.
 
Gates settled in during the second inning, striking out Luke Johnson and working around a two-out double by Tyler Shulman to post a scoreless frame. He added two more strikeouts in the third, but Slater connected for a solo home run over the left-field fence to extend the Navigators' lead to 3-0. Gates recovered by picking off Simmi Whitehill after a single and later struck out Hunter to end the inning.
 
The SteepleCats broke through in the bottom of the third. Alex Barrist reached base and advanced into scoring position on a throwing error before Nelphie Lopez worked a walk. A wild pitch moved both runners up, and after Evan Meier battled back from a 1-2 count to draw another walk, Tony Woodie delivered North Adams' biggest hit of the night. His two-run ground-rule double brought home Barrist and Lopez, cutting the deficit to 3-2.
 
North Shore answered immediately in the fourth. After Steven Sams entered in relief, the Navigators used a combination of walks, stolen bases, wild pitches and defensive miscues to plate three runs and stretch the lead to 6-2.
 
The game began to slip away in the fifth. Grant Hunter opened the inning with a single before the Navigators loaded the bases. Daniel Leikus delivered a bases-clearing double to right field, helping North Shore push four more runs across the plate. Jake Foster eventually entered to stop the rally, but the damage had been done as the Navigators moved comfortably in front.
 
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