Great Barrington Promotes Assistant Town Accountant Position

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GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Carmen Morales, who joined the town's administrative staff in December 2020, has been promoted to the position of assistant town accountant.
 
She previously served as an administrative assistant in the office of the Selectboard and Town Manager.
 
In her earlier career, Morales was a senior account clerk for the City of Pittsfield, and she also worked for the city's Retired Senior Volunteer Program.
 
Earlier, she worked as an administrator and bookkeeper for Brodersen Enterprises in Puerto Rico. She studied communications at the University of Connecticut and, previously attended the University of Puerto Rico, where she studied liberal arts.
 
Morales participated in the National Puerto Rican Forum in Hartford, Conn., focusing on business and computer skills. She also holds an associate degree as a Federal Police Chaplain in Puerto Rico.
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Great Barrington Unveils 9/11 Memorial Featuring World Trade Center Steel

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — A piece of history will now stand in front of the Great Barrington Fire Department, serving as a lasting reminder of the courage, sacrifice, and heroism of those who rushed in, stepped forward, and answered the call on Sept. 11, 2001.
 
Hundreds of community members gathered outside the Fire Department for the unveiling of a 9/11 memorial featuring a steel I-beam salvaged from the wreckage of the World Trade Center.
 
The monument marks the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks, and its effect reached far and wide beyond New York, said Deputy Fire Chief James Mead.
 
"There are moments in our lives that become markers of time. Moments when we remember not only what happened, but where we were, who was beside us, and how the world somehow felt different afterwards," Town Manager Liz Hartsgrove said. 
 
"For those of us who experienced September 11, 2001 — it is one of those moments for us to share."
 
The acquisition of the beam was a multi-year effort initiated by the late Andy Moro, former commander of American Legion Post 298 in Housatonic, and was carried on by the Legion's second vice commander, John Morris. 
 
Morris said he was able to obtain the warped steel I-beam through connections he made during his time as a New York City firefighter.
 
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