EforAll Announces Spring Accelerator Cohort

01:01PM / Tuesday, February 15, 2022Print Story | Email Story

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Entrepreneurship for All (EforAll) Berkshire County today announced the 15 business ideas chosen to participate in the Spring 2022 Business Accelerator program which begins the week of Massrch 1--and will be held completely virtually.

These businesses represent an array of ideas and come from a broad swath of the region, including new outreach to Columbia County, New York:

Bonnie Davis/Baker Addiction, Chatham, NY

Brenda Carpenter/Berkshire Entertainment Center, Hinsdale, Mass

Dametrias Banks & Amy Dunton/D Banks Landscapes & Property Care, Great Barrington, Mass

Deirdre Horan/Dri Ocean Products, Great Barrington, Mass

Elizabeth Heller/Pig and Whale, Pittsfield, Mass

Erin Murphy/Erin Murphy Design, Pittsfield, Mass

Jacqueline Stoddard/Hierba Buena Mexican Food, Hudson, NY

Jenny Gitlitz/Berkshire Concierge, Dalton, Mass

Jonathon & Elena Morey/Baked! Pastries & More, Pittsfield, Mass

Kasha Sancho/Ktalented, Hudson, NY

Lara Tupper/Swift Ink Stories, Becket, Mass

Toula Taliadoros/Masske My Day Design, Pittsfield, Mass

Rachel Hailey/Rachel Hailey & Associates Consulting, North Adams, Mass

Valerie Conte-Mesquita/PGM Enterprises, Dalton, Mass

This will be the fifth cohort for EforAll's Berkshire County site, which attracted 49 applications total for the 15 final spots. Finalists were chosen through a competitive review process. The public will be invited in June to the Gala and Showcase at the conclusion of the 12-week intensive program.

EforAll Berkshire County's next event is a virtual All-Ideas Pitch Contest which will be held on Thursday, April 14. Application deadline is Massrch 31st. The application link is here: https://eforall.org/programs/berkshire-county-spring-2022-all-ideas-pitch-contest/

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Crane Drops Challenge to Dalton Land Sale

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
05:43AM / Thursday, January 22, 2026

DALTON, Mass. — The sale of the land known as the Bardin property is no longer being challenged.

Dicken Crane of Holiday Farm, the highest bidder on the property, withdrew his lawsuit and a citizen petition requesting the board award him the sale, recognizing that a reversal was unlikely after the deed had already been signed.

The Select Board's decision in December to sell the last 9.15 acres of land to Thomas and Esther Balardini, the third highest bidder, sparked outrage from several residents resulting in a heated meeting to sign the quitclaim deed. Crane was the highest bidder by $20,000.

The board swiftly had the deed signed on Dec. 22, following its initial vote on Nov. 10 to award the parcel to the Balardinis, despite citizen outcry against the decision during a meeting on Nov. 23.

Crane claimed he wrote a letter to the board of his intention to appeal its decision. However, once the deed was signed a month later, it was too late for him to do anything.

"My question is, why were they in such a hurry to push this through, even though there were many people asking, 'explain to us why this is in the best interest in the town,' when they really had no explanation," Crane said on Wednesday.

Litigation is expensive and the likelihood of success to get it changed once the deed was signed is minimal, he said.

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