Doctor Joins Berkshire Osteopathic Health in Adams

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ADAMS, Mass. — Berkshire Health Systems has appointed Dr. J. Boyd Vereen, a board-certified family medicine and osteopathic manipulative medicine specialist, to the medical staff of Berkshire Medical Center and the physician staff of Berkshire Osteopathic Health of BMC. 

Dr. Vereen is accepting new patients in need of primary care or Osteopathic Manipulative Therapy, serving patients in the North Berkshire office of Berkshire Osteopathic Health of BMC, 2 Park St., Adams.

He joins doctors Adam Hetland, Stephen Kisiel, Vanessa Mervyn-Cohen, Michelle Sansky, Victoria Tuttle and Mary Yee at Berkshire Osteopathic Health of BMC.

Vereen comes to the Berkshires from Cape Cod, where he served at Falmouth Primary Care for the past eight years, and previously worked at Fribromyalgia & Fatigue Center, Seattle, and had his own osteopathic manipulative medicine practice in Spokane, Wash., as well as family medicine practices in Washington state, Illinois and Kansas, and occupational medicine care in Kansas.

He is board-certified in family practice by the American Academy of Osteopathic Family Physicians, and received his medical degree from the University of Health Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine, Kansas City, Mo. He completed his residency in family practice at HCA Doctors Hospital, Tucker, GA.

For an appointment with Dr. Vereen, call Berkshire Osteopathic Health of BMC at 413-442-0085.


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Adams Fire Questions Impact of Retirement Mandate

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
ADAMS, Mass. — Fire District officials say the state's mandatory retirement age for firefighters will have a "catastrophic" impact on the Fire Department. 
 
After the Dalton Fire District was forced to retire four of its firefighters because of the mandate, the Adams Fire District is now questioning the impact it will have on its Fire Department. 
 
The district will seek a legal opinion regarding its available options. With Chief John Pansecchi set to retire, First Assistant Engineer David Lennon intends to run for the chief position, while Edward Capeless plans to run for Lennon's current role.
 
However, this mandate would also affect Capeless, so the district would need to seek a home-rule bill to waive the mandated retirement, which Lennon advocated they do as soon as possible because it is a lengthy process. 
 
Dalton had filed a home-rule petition last year but its fire chief was forced to retire because the bill is still sitting on Beacon Hill. 
 
Some wondered whether the policy applies to elected positions because they are not treated the same as employed firefighters. 
 
According to Public Employee Retirement Administration Commission Assistant Deputy Director Patrick Charles, the maximum age applies to all members of a paid department whether they are elected or not. 
 
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