Adams Community Bank Employees Donate Over $22,000

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ADAMS, Mass. — Adams Community Bank employees have donated over $22,000 to local charities, neighbors and friends in need since the inception of their Casual Day for Charity program.

Adams Community Bank employees pay to dress down one Friday per month. The program began in December of 2009 by employee Bonnie Callanan who wanted to make a difference locally. The committee that oversees the program reviews customer and employee requests each month and chooses the charity-of-the-month that they feel the donation will have the biggest impact on.

In past months, they proudly donated to the following charities as well as many other individual friends and neighbors in need: Berkshire County Kids Place, Berkshire Dream Center, Boxes of Love, Create a Dream, Equine Angels Rescue, the Fall Run to benefit Shriner’s Hospital, Moments House, PopCares and Soldier On.

Adams Community Bank is an independent, community savings bank located in the Berkshires of western Massachusetts and headquartered in Adams.  Adams Community Bank has branch locations located in Adams, Cheshire, Lanesborough, Lee, North Adams and Williamstown.

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Adams Review Library, COA and Education Budgets

By Tammy DanielsiBerkshires Staff
ADAMS, Mass. — The Finance Committee and Board of Selectmen reviewed the public services, Hoosac Valley Regional School District and McCann Technical School budgets on Tuesday. 
 
The workshop at the Adams Free Library was the third of four joint sessions to review the proposed $19 million fiscal 2025 budget. The first workshop covered general government, executive, finance and technology budgets; the second public works, community development and the Greylock Glen. 
 
The Council on Aging and library budgets have increases for wages, equipment, postage and software. The Memorial Day budget is level-funded at $1,450 for flags and for additional expenses the American Legion might have; it had been used to hire bagpipers who are no longer available. 
 
The COA's budget is up 6.76 percent at $241,166. This covers three full-time positions including the director and five regular per diem van drivers and three backup drivers. Savoy also contracts with the town at a cost of $10,000 a year based on the number of residents using its services. 
 
Director Sarah Fontaine said the governor's budget has increased the amount of funding through the Executive Office of Elder Affairs from $12 to $14 per resident age 60 or older. 
 
"So for Adams, based on the 2020 Census data, says we have 2,442 people 60 and older in town," she said. "So that translates to $34,188 from the state to help manage Council on Aging programs and services."
 
The COA hired a part-time meal site coordinator using the state funds because it was getting difficult to manage the weekday lunches for several dozen attendees, said Fontaine. "And then as we need program supplies or to pay for certain services, we tap into this grant."
 
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