Williams College Honors Long-Service Staff

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WILLIAMSTOWN - At its annual 2007-08 Appreciation Day to honor staff, Williams College toasted those completing 5, 10, 15, 20, and 25 years of service or were retiring. These staff are listed below, followed by their department and hometowns.

Retiring staff included George T. Aitken, Jr. (Theatre Department of North Adams, Mass.); Kristen J. Anderson (Biology Department of Williamstown, Mass.); Susan H. Bernardy (Financial Aid Office, Williamstown, Mass.); Leo P. Bissaillon (Dining Services, Adams, Mass.); Beverly A. Borowski (President's House, Adams, Mass.); Claire E. Boyer (Williams College Libraries, Williamstown, Mass.); William J. Bryce (Facilities, North Adams, Mass.); Ronald R. Catelotti (Facilities, Adams, Mass.); Barbara E. Cirone (Development Office, Williamstown, Mass.); Marianne Congello (Provost's Office, North Adams, Mass.); Betty J. Coussoule (Dining Services, Adams, Mass.), who is also a 15-year honoree; Anne L. Hodgkins (Dining Services, Williamstown, Mass.); Wendy W. Hopkins (Alumni Relations, Pownal, Vt.); Judy J. Jones (Williams College Libraries, Williamstown, Mass.); Patricia A. Mancuso (Advancement Information Systems, Florida, Mass.); Carol L. Marks (Williams College Libraries, Readsboro, Vt.); Deborah M. Rothschild (Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, Mass.); Georgia G. Swift (History Department, Williamstown, Mass.); George C. Walther (Science Center, Clarksburg, Mass.); Marjorie M. Wylde (Conference Office, Williamstown, Mass.); and Jean C. Zabek (Department of Health Services, Cheshire, Mass.).

Celebrating 25 years of service: Kenneth A. Andrews (Facilities, North Adams, Mass.); David A. Berger (Dining Services, Clarksburg, Mass.); Ernest A. Bombardier (Facilities, Williamstown, Mass.); Nellie A. Gifford (Facilities, North Adams, Mass.); Wayne J. Haskins (Facilities, Savoy, Mass.); Peter R. Landry (Advancement Information Systems, Stamford, Vt.); Peter G. Mason (Facilities, North Adams, Mass.); Clare A. Morrison (Athletics Department, Williamstown, Mass.); Glenn E. Rougeau (Facilities, North Adams, Mass.); Robert F. Santiago (Campus Safety and Security, Williamstown, Mass.); Edward J. St. Pierre (Facilities, North Adams, Mass.); Dinny S. Taylor (Office for Information Technology, Williamstown, Mass.); Kathleen L. Therrien (Investment Office, Williamstown, Mass.); and James W.G. Wetteland (Facilities, Cheshire, Mass.).

Recognized for 20 years at the college: Ann M. Beauchamp (Career Counseling Office, North Adams, Mass.); Stephen R. Birrell (VP for-Alumni Relations & Development Office, Williamstown, Mass.); Sylvia Kennick Brown (Williams College Libraries, Williamstown, Mass.); Thoeun Ching (Dining Services, Williamstown, Mass.); Aaron T. Crandall (Dining Services, North Adams, Mass.); Mary Ellen Czerniak (Development Office, Williamstown, Mass.); Richard B. Davis (Office of Human Resources, Williamstown, Mass.); David F. Fitzgerald (Facilities, Lee, Mass.); Paula J. Langer (Controller's Office, North Adams, Mass.); Frances B. Lapidus (Admission Office, Williamstown, Mass.); Richard P. Lescarbeau (Art Department, Williamstown, Mass.); Nancy E. Luczynski (Chaplain's Office, Stamford, Vt.); Mary E. Murphy (Dining Services, North Adams, Mass.); Michele N. O'Brien (Dining Services, Adams, Mass.); Marco T. Oliva (Facilities, North Adams, Mass.); Patricia A. Peck (Advancement Information Systems, Clarksburg, Mass.); Amy M. Tatro (Williams College Museum of Art, Adams, Mass.); Patricia A. Travis (Science Center, Williamstown, Mass.); and Judi-Anne Willette (Facilities, Pownal, Vt.).


Marking 15 years of service: Stefan E. Berger (Facilities, Clarksburg, Mass.); Betty J. Coussoule (Dining Services, Adams, Mass.), also a retiree; Richard F. Daniels, Jr. (Facilities, Williamstown, Mass.); Kevin F. Erdeski (Dining Services, Adams, Mass.); Michael J. Frawley (Athletics Department, Williamstown, Mass.); Lisa A. Gazaille (Controller's Office, Adams, Mass.); Tricia A. Koch (Dining Services, North Adams, Mass.); Robert T. Kove (Williams College Museum of Art, Clarksburg, Mass.); Frances Lippmann (Department of Health Services, Stockbridge, Mass.); Khaled H. Maher (Facilities, Adams, Mass.); Patricia S. Malanga (English Department, Williamstown, Mass.); Brian D. Marko (Facilities, Adams, Mass.); Carol A. Parker (Dining Services, North Adams, Mass.); Alesia B. Parks (Facilities, Williamstown, Mass.); Virginia L. Parks (Facilities, Pownal, Vt.); Stephen D. Sneed (Dean's Office, Williamstown, Mass.); Stephen M. Tomkowicz (Advancement Information Systems, Williamstown, Mass.); Tina L. van Luling (Campus Safety and Security, Williamstown, Mass.); David S. Wilson (Facilities, Williamstown, Mass.); and Margaret H. Wood (Department of Health Services, Williamstown, Mass.).

Honored for 10 years of service: Kathleen W. Bassette (Dining Services, Adams, Mass.); Scott B. Braman (Campus Safety and Security, North Adams, Mass.); Michael R. Briggs (Facilities, Hoosick Falls, N.Y.); Dennis A. Brignolo (Campus Safety and Security, Lanesborough, Mass.); Karen S. Brule' (Department of Health Services, North Adams, Mass.); Charles W. Churchill (Facilities, Williamstown, Mass.); Gina M. Coleman (Dean's Office, Williamstown, Mass.); Judi A. Dodge (Dining Services, Florida, Mass.); Margaret W. Driscoll (VP-Strategic Planning & Institutional Diversity Office, Williamstown, Mass.); Lewis E. Fisher (Development Office, Williamstown, Mass.); Robert W. Iacuessa (Facilities, North Adams, Mass.); Robin A.H. Keller (Faculty Secretarial Office, North Adams, Mass.); Jeanette Kopczynski (Dining Services, Windsor, Mass.); Margaret M. Koperniak (Office for Information Technology, Adams, Mass.); Margaret L. Magavern (VP-Strategic Planning & Institutional Diversity Office, Williamstown, Mass.); Kristine A. Maloney (Office of Human Resources, North Adams, Mass.); Lawrence C. Mattison (Science Center, Cheshire, Mass.); Gabriel McHale (Office for Information Technology, North Adams, Mass.); Karen J. Parkinson (Admission Office, Williamstown, Mass.); David M. Pilachowski (Williams College Libraries, Bennington, Vt.); Linda A. Reynolds (Art Department, Williamstown, Mass.); Michael D. Richardson (Office for Information Technology, North Adams, Mass.); Karen R. Ryan (Dean's Office, Adams, Mass.); Jeanette M. Saie (Dining Services, Stamford, Vt.); Joan K. Scott (Dining Services, Clarksburg, Mass.); Jean M. St. Jacques (Academic Resource Center, North Adams, Mass.); Christopher F. Vince (Dining Services, North Adams, Mass.); Jason S. Wandrei (Dining Services, North Adams, Mass.); Karen E. Whalen (Athletics Department, Williamstown, Mass.); and Robert F. Wright (Office of Human Resources, Greenwich, N.Y.).

Employees with five years of service: Bernard F. Baker III (Facilities, Pownal, Vt.); Shane C. Baker (Facilities, Pownal, Vt.); Laurie J. Barbeau (Controller's Office, North Adams, Mass.); Christine A. Cooper (Facilities, North Adams, Mass.); Thomas J. Dwyer (Provost's Office, Bennington, Vt.); Patti J. Exster (Development Office, Stamford, Vt.); Robert J. Fachini (Dining Services, North Adams, Mass.); George E. Ferger (Graduate Program in Art History, Williamstown, Mass.); Amy C. Filson (Development Office, Williamstown, Mass.); John P. Gerry (Dean of Faculty's Office, Williamstown, Mass.); David R. Mangiacotti (Facilities, North Adams, Mass.); Terri J. Melville (Admission Office, Pownal, Vt.); Robin L. Meyer (Career Counseling Office, North Adams, Mass.); Rachel F. Moore (Development Office, Ashfield, Mass.); David A. Morrison (Facilities, Worthington, Mass.); Jane Nicholls (Development Office, Williamstown, Mass.); Mary G. Pfister (Athletics Department, Williamstown, Mass.); Corey A. Pierce (Dining Services, Adams, Mass.); Jason R. Racela (Center for Environmental Studies, Adams, Mass.); Ronald E. Rancatti (Facilities, Adams, Mass.); Douglas J.B. Schiazza (Office of Campus Life, North Adams, Mass.); Mark S. Thompson (Dining Services, Williamstown, Mass.); Christopher S. Warren (Office for Information Technology, Williamstown, Mass.); Alice E. Wilson (Development Office, Williamstown, Mass.); Elaine Yanow (Chapin Library, Williamstown, Mass.); and John C. Zustra (Dining Services, North Adams, Mass.).
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Pittsfield Reviews Financial Condition Before FY27 Budget

By Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The average single-family home in Pittsfield has increased by more than 40 percent since 2022. 

This was reported during a joint meeting of the City Council and School Committee on March 19, when the city's financial condition was reviewed ahead of the fiscal year 2027 budget process.

Mayor Peter Marchetti said the administration is getting "granular" with line items to find cost savings in the budget.  At the time, they had spoken to a handful of departments, asking tough questions and identifying vacancies and retirements. 

Last fiscal year’s $226,246,942 spending plan was a nearly 4.8 percent increase from FY24. 

In the last five years, the average single-family home in Pittsfield has increased 42 percent, from $222,073 in 2022 to $315,335 in 2026. 

"Your tax bill is your property value times the tax rate," the mayor explained. 

"When the tax rate goes up, it's usually because property values have gone down. When the property values go up, the tax rate comes down." 

Tax bills have increased on average by $280 per year over the last five years; the average home costs $5,518 annually in 2026. In 2022, the residential tax rate was $18.56 per thousand dollars of valuation, and the tax rate is $17.50 in 2026. 

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