MountainOne Insurance Appoints Jake Rand to Sales Team

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NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Jake Rand has been appointed account executive at MountainOne Insurance.

As account executive, Rand will be responsible for developing a portfolio of new commercial insurance clients, as well as maintaining an existing book of business.

Prior to joining MountainOne Insurance, Rand served as a personal insurance salesperson in the automotive industry. He is also experienced in banking, having served as a personal banker for several years.


Rand holds a bachelor of science degree in business management from Westfield State University. Additionally, he has earned the Commercial Lines Coverage Specialist (CLCS) designation.

Rand is very active in the local community. He coaches the Pittsfield Babe Ruth Little League. He also coaches and serves as a referee at the Boys and Girls Club, and assists with Taconic Varsity Baseball. He also participates in Pittsfield Beautiful’s annual flower planting. He lives in Pittsfield.

"Jake brings great energy to the sales experience at MountainOne. He is very engaged in the Berkshire community, and will be able to attract the next generation of customers," said Jonathan Denmark, president and chief operating officer.


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Pittsfield Resident Victim of Alleged Murder in Greenfield

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — A man found dismembered in a barrel in Greenfield on Monday has been identified as Pittsfield resident.
 
The Northwestern District Attorney's Office identified victim as Christopher Hairston, 35, and subsequently arrested a suspect, Taaniel Herberger-Brown, 42, at Albany (N.Y.) International Airport on Tuesday.
 
The Daily Hampshire Gazette reported that Herberger-Brown told investigators he planned on visiting his mother outside the country. 
 
Herberger-Brown was detained overnight, and the State Police obtained an arrest warrant on a single count of murder on Tuesday morning, the Greenfield Police Department said in a press release.
 
According to a report written by State Police Trooper Blakeley Pottinger, the body was discovered after Greenfield police received reports of a foul odor emitting from the apartment along with a black hatchet to the left of the barrel, the Greenfield Recorder reported. 
 
Investigators discovered Hairston's hand and part of a human torso at Herberger-Brown’s former apartment, located at 92 Chapman St, the news outlet said. 
 
According to the Daily Hampshire Gazette, Herberger-Brown originally told investigators that he had not been to the apartment in months because he had been in and out of hospitals. 
 
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