EforAll Announces 2022 Accelerator Program Cohort

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Entrepreneurship for All (EforAll) Berkshire County today announced the 14 business ideas chosen to participate in the Fall 2022 Business Accelerator program which begins the week of Sept. 27.

The program will be held in a hybrid format–virtually and select classes at the Berkshire Innovation Center in Pittsfield. This cohort brings in a wide array of business ideas and come from all over the region:

• Auto Appraisals Plus of the Berkshires, Jack W. Kearin and Jessica A. Mahoney, Otis, MA
• Wednesday’s Dolls, Barbie Rodriguez, East Greenbush, NY
• Berkshire Candle, Jenna Gable, Lanesborough, MA
• Berkshire Pup People, Michelle Marrocco and Tiffany Boyden, North Adams, MA
• Bumblebee Pet Care, Dana Grieb, Pittsfield, MA
• Herbellion, Molly Racette, North Adams, MA
• New Pathways Coaching and Consulting, Julie Haagenson, Pittsfield, MA
• Latinas413, Tannya G. Romero, Catheryn Chacon Ortega, and Liliana Atanacio, Stockbridge, MA
• Farm to Ladle, Lynn Romanick, Pittsfield, MA
• Mahogany Forum LLC, Alexa Icenia, Berkshire County, MA
• Mendel’s Stained Glass Art Studio, Lisa Mendel, Adams, MA
• Mind Over Motion, Tiffany Wilding-White, Lee, MA
• The Break Room, Stephany Feliciano and Erika Wells, Pittsfield, MA
• The Recovery Room, Christina Meucci, Pittsfield, MA

This will be the sixth cohort for EforAll’s Berkshire County site. Finalists were chosen through a competitive review process. The public will be invited in January to the Gala and Showcase at the conclusion of the 12-week intensive program.

Dalton Fire District Community Meeting Works to Find Solutions Various Problems

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
12:40PM / Monday, June 03, 2024

Dalton Fire Chief Christian Tobin established the monthly meetings for input on how to address the department's challenges and to foster collaboration with other town entities. 

DALTON, Mass. — The Fire District held its first community meeting on Thursday, starting the process in navigating the next steps in addressing problems the district is facing. 

 

The district's new Fire Chief Christian Tobin, established the monthly meeting to get different perspectives from residents to develop solutions to the town's problems and work together to solve them. 

 

During the meeting each attendee introduced themselves, providing background on their expertise. 

 

The nine residents had diverse backgrounds and expertise in finance, environmental, traffic and fire safety, local government, and more. 

 

Attendees included Finance Committee and Traffic Commissioner William Drosehn, Finance Committee clerk Karen Schmidt, Green Committee member Todd Logan, Prudential Committee member Daniel Filiault, former Select Board member William "Bill" Chabot, Water Commissioner Camillus Cachat, Assistant Fire Chief Chris Cachat, retired fire chief Rich Kardasen, and Dalton Democratic Committee Chair Michele Marantz. 

 

Tobin also mentioned that he had received more comments from other residents who could not attend on Thursday but expressed an interest in attending future meetings. 

 

During the meeting, attendees touched on problems the district is facing, including funding, building improvements to make the firehouse Americans with Disabilities Act accessible, building reorganization to optimize space utilization, and making the most of and expanding on tax dollars and emergency medical services fees.