Berkshire County Medical Reserve Corps To Hold Information Session

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NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Berkshire County Medical Reserve Corps will hold an information session on Thursday, June 21, from 2 to 3 p.m. at the First Congregational Church. Non-medical and medical volunteers are needed to assist the community during a time of crisis.

Medical Reserve Corps units are community-based and function as a way to organize and utilize volunteers who want to donate their time and expertise to prepare for and respond to emergencies. MRC volunteers supplement existing emergency and public health resources.

MRC volunteers include many non-medical community members – any types of skills can be used to fill key positions from organization, help with phone calls, checking people in, serving meals and refreshments and providing support. Medical and public health professionals of many types are also needed, including physicians, nurses, pharmacists, dentists, veterinarians, and others.

For more info, contact Corinne McKeown, Berkshire County Medical Reserve Corps, at 413-539-4115 or cmckeown@wmmrc.org, or visit the Western Massachusetts MRC website.

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Northern Berkshire United Way: War and Peace

By Tammy DanielsiBerkshires Staff
09:38PM / Saturday, February 28, 2026

Northern Berkshire United Way is celebrating its 90th anniversary this year. Each month, we will take a look back at the agency's milestones over the decades. This first part looks at its successes and challenges during the war years.

The Community Chest started the decade on the upswing but ended with a decline in fundraising. A bright spot was its establishment of new agencies to help the citizens of North Adams and Clarksburg.

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The North Adams Community Chest ended its first decade on an upswing, even as the clouds were darkening over Europe.

But what goes up, must eventually come down.

The 1940 campaign drive again set a goal of $39,600 and volunteers toted up $23,000 at the first meeting.

James Hunter Machine was the first to attain 100 percent enrollment with annual gift of $6.13 per person for a total of $1,275. Some 200 businesses and organizations hit their red feather level of 100 percent, including all of the schools as well as State Teachers College.

The litany of businesses and organizations included long-gone establishments such as Simmons Funeral Home, Spofford Motors, McCann Ice Cream Co., C.H. Cutting, West End Market, Apothecary Hall, Florini's Italian Garden, and Pizzi's, along with still existing enterprises like Whitney's Beverage Shop, Cascade Paper and Mount Williams Greenhouse.

The now annual dinner was served by the Ladies Aid Society of First Congregational at the YMCA, and attendees were entertained by singers from the Advent Christian Church, directed by the Rev. Martin Ball and accompanied by his wife on the piano. "Assisting in useful capacities" were YMCA junior members Howard Goodermote, Roy Modlinger, Fred Myers, Norman Remillard, George Grenier, Wallace Konopka and Anthony Pessolano.

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