Greyock awarded Retired Income Specialist Designation

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. – Greylock Investment Group, a division of Greylock Federal Credit Union is pleased to announce that Anthony B. Clement, Vice President, Certified Fund Specialist (CFS), Certified Annuity Specialist (CAS) and LPL Financial Advisor, has been awarded the designation of Retirement Income Specialist from The Institute of Business & Finance.

This graduate-level designation is given to candidates who complete a one-year educational program focusing on fixed-income instruments, retirement and financial planning, taxes, Medicare, withdrawal plans, stretch IRAs, and reverse mortgages.

According to Angelo C. Stracuzzi, President of Greylock Federal Credit Union said, “Continuing professional education enables our Financial Advisors to sharpen their skills and gain knowledge that will help them advise our clients on a comprehensive range of wealth management needs.”

Mike Fazio, Senior Vice President Greylock Investment Group added, “Members of the financial services community are taught how to help their clients accumulate assets. What has always been missing is comprehensive and unbiased information as to how to turn assets into a stream of reliable income. We are more than capable to address these issues and provide the answers.”

To earn this designation, Clement had to pass three comprehensive exams and a written case study as well as adhere to The Institute of Business & Finance Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice and fulfill annual continuing education requirements. The Retired Income Specialist designation is designed for brokers and advisors who have clients that are seeking current income.

A graduate of the University of Massachusetts, Clement resides in Lanesborough with his wife, Michele, and children Matthew, Lauren and Nicole. He can be reached at the 128 South Street office in Pittsfield, MA by calling (413) 997-8080.

About The Institute of Business & Finance:

It’s accredited by the National Private Schools of Accreditation Alliance in all 50 states and is recognized as a non-profit charity by the Internal Revenue Service. The Institute of Business & Finance offers four additional financial designation programs: Certified Annuity Specialist, Board Certified in Estate Planning, Retirement Income Specialist and Certified Tax Specialist.

About Greylock Federal Credit Union:

Greylock Federal Credit Union was recently rated the top credit union in the United States for total value returned to Members/Owners according to Callahan & Associates, a national credit union research and consulting firm. Greylock Membership is open to anyone who lives, works, attends school, worships or regularly conducts business in Berkshire County. Greylock Federal is wholly owned by its more than 65,000 members and offers full-service branches in Pittsfield, Great Barrington, Lee, Adams, North Adams, and Williamstown. More information is available at www.greylock.org.

About Greylock Investment Group:

Greylock Investment Group is a division of Greylock Federal Credit Union and offers access to a full array of services including financial planning, retirement planning, investment management, mutual funds, annuities and portfolio management and is located at 128 South Street, Pittsfield in the Greylock Insurance Agency building and coming soon to North Berkshire County. More information is available by calling 413-997-8080.

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Pittsfield ConCom OKs Wahconah Park Demo, Ice Rink

By Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Conservation Commission has OKed the demolition of Wahconah Park and and the installation of a temporary ice rink on the property. 

The property at 105 Wahconah St. has drawn attention for several years after the grandstand was deemed unsafe in 2022. Planners have determined that starting from square one is the best option, and the park's front lawn is seen as a great place to site the new pop-up ice skating rink while baseball is paused. 

"From a higher level, the project's really two phases, and our goal is that phase one is this demolition phase, and we have a few goals that we want to meet as part of this step, and then the second step is to rehabilitate the park and to build new a new grandstand," James Scalise of SK Design explained on behalf of the city. 

"But we'd like these two phases to happen in series one immediately after the other." 

On Thursday, the ConCom issued orders of conditions for both city projects. 

Mayor Peter Marchetti received a final report from the Wahconah Park Restoration Committee last year recommending a $28.4 million rebuild of the grandstand and parking lot. In July, the Parks Commission voted to demolish the historic, crumbling grandstand and have the project team consider how to retain the electrical elements so that baseball can continue to be played. 

Last year, there was $18 million committed between grant funding and capital borrowing. 

This application approved only the demolition of the more than 100-year-old structure. Scalise explained that it establishes the reuse of the approved flood storage and storage created by the demolition, corrects the elevation benchmark, and corrects the wetland boundary. 

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