NBT Bank Announces Promotions, Additions to Berkshire County Team

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LEE, Mass. — NBT Bank announced the promotion of Amanda Goewey to Business Banking Officer and Michael Hogan to Commercial Banking Relationship Manager.
 
In addition, James Truden has joined the company as Branch Manager for the company's Lee office and Marzena Jarosinska-Doherty has joined as Branch Manager for the Great Barrington South Branch.
 
In her new role, Goewey helps business banking customers clearly define their goals and then connect them with the financial tools that best support their business needs. Goewey joined NBT in August 2023 with the merger of Salisbury Bank into NBT Bank. Most recently, she served as Massachusetts Market Manager with responsibility for overseeing NBT's eight branches in Berkshire County. She has more than 15 years of experience in banking, including positions in branch management, wealth management and home lending. Active in her community, Goewey is involved with youth coaching and the Great Barrington Rotary Club.
 
In his new role, Hogan is responsible for new business development and management of a loan portfolio, along with maintaining and building customer relationships in Berkshire County, Mass. and Northwest Connecticut. Hogan also joined NBT Bank in August 2023 through the merger with Salisbury Bank, and most recently served as Business Banking Officer. He has nearly 10 years of experience in finance, commercial lending and portfolio management, including prior roles where he gained relevant experience in construction loan portfolio management and commercial lending support. Hogan is active in his community, serving as Treasurer and Coach with the Great Barrington Little League, and on the Board of Directors for the Southern Berkshire Chamber of Commerce. He is also a member of the current class of the Northwest CT Chamber of Commerce's Leadership Northwest program.
 
Prior to joining NBT, Truden served as Store Manager at TD Bank in Great Barrington for more than 15 years. He earned a degree in Electrical Engineering from Berkshire Community College and served as a Sergeant and Squad Leader in the United States Army. Jarosinska-Doherty previously held leadership positions at JP Morgan Chase and Berkshire Bank. She attended the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom.
 
For more information about NBT Bank, visit www.nbtbank.com.
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Pittsfield Council Says 'Yes' to Soccer at Crane Park

By Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff

The pitch will have the logos of the city and the US. and Massachusetts soccer associations. 

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The city is gladly accepting a "mini-pitch" from the U.S. Soccer Foundation to bring games back to Crane Park. 

Fueling excitement around the World Cup, U.S. Soccer has been working with the Massachusetts Youth Soccer League to make these facilities available to 20 communities — one of which will be at the park at the intersection of Benedict Road and Springside Avenue. 

The City Council accepted the gift on Tuesday during its regular meeting. 

A mini pitch is a compact, modular field typically used for soccer, and it can also accommodate inline skates. It has a galvanized steel border with built-in goals and a rubber plastic surface that is clicked together; installed on the existing inline hockey court. 

Ward 2 Councilor Cameron Cunningham said he has gone door to door speaking with nearby residents, and they are "really excited" about the upgrade. He also sees it as a great addition. 

"They say that nobody really uses the court a ton now, and they are excited to see kids back on there playing," he said. 

Decades ago, the Crane Park facility was a wading pool. It closed in 1980, and before the turn of the century, it was filled in and marked for hockey. 

Parks, Open Space, and Natural Resources Manager James McGrath explained that the wooden border around the rink is showing its age, has been vandalized and tagged, and the facility is seeing a "real decline" in use. 

"This would seem to be an appropriate spot for us to remove the board system that's in place and install the mini pitch system through this grant," he said. 

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