Northern Berkshire Registry of Deeds Names First Assistant Register

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ADAMS, Mass. — Deborah A. Moran of Adams recently was promoted to the position of first assistant register at the Northern Berkshire Registry of Deeds.

Moran has been employed at the Registry of Deeds since August 1992 and has served under the last three registers. She was hired by then-Register of Deeds Edward W. Buckley Jr. as a junior clerk; he later promoted her to microfilm operator.  Former Register Christopher Solari promoted her to head administrative clerk and Register Frances Brooks advanced her career further with a promotion to administrative assistant, the position she held until this most recent appointment.
 
As first assistant register of deeds, Moran is responsible for operations of the office as well as assisting the register with various duties and projects.  She will be supervising the staff of four clerks with a strong focus on customer service.

Moran has an extensive background in real estate. Before working at the registry of deeds, she was employed by the law firms of Freedman, Derosa & Rondeau, Cain, Hibbard, Myers & Cook and Grinnell & Dubendorf, as well as Taconic Title.

An Adams native and a 1977 graduate of Hoosac Valley High School, she is the daughter of John and Cathy Moran of Adams.  She has one brother, David, of Cheshire, who is director of facilities at Berkshire Community College.

 

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Adams Fire District Budget Adds SAFER Grant to Total

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
ADAMS, Mass. — The Fire District is now eyeing a total budget of $3,633,690.73, a 26 percent increase from this year. 
 
Although this increase is more than double the previously reported anticipated amount of $3,159,077.78, a 9.67 percent increase, the amount through taxation remains unchanged as the total will include a Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response Grant. 
 
The proposed budget would still raise the district tax rate by 30 cents per $1,000 of assessed value, resulting in a new rate of $1.17, however, the exact amount will not be known until the town determines on property valuations in the fall.
 
The total amount is up by $753,090 over this year's $2,880,601.
 
If the budget is passed as is, the overall FY27 tax increase for a single-family home will be $73.15 per year, or $6.10 per month.
 
The recent change in the budget adds a request to the annual meeting warrant to authorize the Prudential Committee to apply for and receive $645,000 in funding through a Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response Grant. 
 
The district will be responsible for a 25 percent contribution of $53,534.26. The grant will fund two full-time firefighters, if received. 
 
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