MOLARI Employment and HealthCare Services Announces Management Team

08:34AM / Friday, March 24, 2023Print Story | Email Story

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Gail Molari, President and Chief Executive Officer of MOLARI Employment and HealthCare

Services, announced today that Nicholas Kirchner, Guin Griswold and Lee Rudin together will lead

MOLARI as the company's management team.

"As MOLARI Employment and HealthCare Services celebrates 40 years of serving Berkshire County this year, we are excited to introduce our management team", said Gail Molari. "Nicholas Kirchner, Guin Griswold, and Lee Rudin bring a wealth of experience and expertise with over 85 years of combined experience, and we look forward to working together to strengthen the services that we provide and lead MOLARI to an even stronger position in the future."

Nicholas Kirchner, as COO/CFO will be responsible for overseeing day-to-day operations of MOLARI as well as the financial aspects of the business and ensuring the company's continued growth and success.

Guin Griswold, as Director of Employment Services, will oversee MOLARI's staffing division, whichspecializes in providing temporary, temp-to-hire, and direct hire staffing solutions to clients throughout the Berkshire County region. With Guin's experience in staffing and employment services, she has a deep understanding of the unique needs of employers and job seekers in our community.

Lee Rudin RN, as Director of HealthCare Services, will lead the MOLARI's healthcare division, providing oversight and direction of our caregivers to ensure the highest level of care for our clients.

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Pittsfield Considers Repairing East Part Cemetery

By Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff
06:57AM / Friday, October 02, 2026

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Historical Commission will consider grant opportunities for repairs to East Part Cemetery.

A resident reached out to the city with concerns about degradation in the half-acre burial ground at the top of Williams Street. East Part Cemetery was established in the early 1800s and has about 300 interments.

“It's a nice old cemetery, and basically, (the resident) had had concerns that the stone wall had taken some damage, the gravestones have taken some damage, and was wondering if there's anything that could be done to repair the gravestones and the wall," City Planner Kevin Rayner told the commission on Monday.

In cooperation with cemetery leadership and residents, the Historical Commission will consider applying for Community Preservation Act funds to support repairs. West Part Cemetery, on the other side of Pittsfield, has previously used CPA funds for revitalization work.

The 1080 Williams St. property is owned by the city and managed by the Pittsfield Cemetery Commission. Rayner presented photos of broken and overgrown gravestones, parts of the stone wall collapsing, and knocked-over obelisks.

Some aspects could use general maintenance and restoration, he observed.

According to the Pittsfield Cemetery and Crematory's website, East Part Cemetery was established around 1808 on land owned by Nathan Webb, who permitted and authorized its use as a public burying ground.

In 1842, Nathan Webb's son, also named Nathan Webb, deeded the property to the Methodist Episcopal Society of Pittsfield as a public burying ground, and in 1893 the Trustees of the Methodist Episcopal Society transferred their control of the cemetery to the Proprietors of the Pittsfield Cemetery. Their action was confirmed by the Berkshire Probate Court.