Letter: Bond for Mayor

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To the Editor:

I support Lynette Bond as North Adams' next mayor. I trust her experience and personal sensibilities, and believe her leadership would provide a breath of new life to the city.

Lynette Bond has been criticized as not being "from North Adams." This criteria sometimes is seen as between those lifers who "know what North Adams needs" versus those new arrivals having new ideas, new blood, and a vision to make change. I believe Lynette Bond will bring people who have lived here since birth AND those who arrive with the energy, excitement to participate in helping make this small city shine.

Lynette served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Honduras in the business development sector. Her service is a show of the commitment she will bring to our city. I also served in the Peace Corps in the Philippines, and understand how that two-year submersion into another culture makes one a stronger, more resilient, and an understanding person.

I strongly endorse Lynette Bond for mayor of North Adams. She brings the needed skills, passion and a deep connection to our city.

Michael Bedford
North Adams, Mass. 

 

 

 

 


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North Adams Airport Commission Appoints New Manager

By Jack GuerinoiBerkshires Staff
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Airport Commission has approved the appointment of Skyler Friedman as the airport's new manager.
 
"I think this is a good fit as a pilot and as someone who has the time and energy to work towards improving the place," Friedman said Tuesday during his interview with the Airport Commission.
 
Friedman is an employee of Hewison Aviation, a tenant and flight school operating in the airport's administration building. Per an arrangement with the city, Hewison also acts as the service provider to the airport, which includes providing management. Friedman was Hewison's nominee for the position.
 
Friedman is a private pilot and holds an Advanced Ground Instructor certificate.
 
Originally, Hewison employee Andrew Franklin held the position. It was passed on to Hewison Operations Manager Maura Hewison in the interim.
 
Maura Hewison, still acting as manager, said Friedman flies every day and is familiar with the airport. More importantly, she noted, he has experience both in airport operations and as a pilot.
 
"It is one thing to be a pilot; it's another to be an airport manager who sits at a desk and who has never flown a plane," Hewison said. "When you have both sides of that ... he will be an asset."
 
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