Market 32 Raises Money to Fight Rare Disease

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SCHENECTADY, N.Y. — Price Chopper/Market 32, in collaboration with its trade partner Freihofer's Baking Co., has raised more than $19,000 to help fight rare disease.
 
The supermarket chain partnered with Cure Rare Disease (CRD), a nonprofit biotech organization with a mission to enable and finance the development of lifesaving genetic medicines for rare and ultra-rare populations previously deemed too rare to treat.
 
"Price Chopper/Market 32 is proud to support Cure Rare Diseases in raising funds that help with the development of lifesaving medicines for patients who have nowhere else to turn," said Mona Golub, Price Chopper/Market 32's vice president of public relations & consumer services. "We are grateful for the generosity of our valued trade partner, Freihofer's, and our customers and teammates, all of whom helped raise these much-needed funds."
 
Price Chopper/Market 32 promoted the purchase of specific Freihofer's products in its stores during May and June 2023 with a designated donation to CRD from every select purchase.
 
"We're grateful to Price Chopper/Market 32 for their support," said Rich Horgan, Cure Rare Disease founder and president. "This year's campaign, with support from Freihofer's, raised more than $19,000 and will help us develop new, potentially lifesaving therapies for patients with ultra-rare neuromuscular disorders. We want to thank customers for their continued support of our mission."
 
 
 
 
 
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Lenox Applying for Housing Rehab Program

By Breanna SteeleiBerkshires Staff
LENOX, Mass. — The town is applying for a federal Housing Rehabilitation Program to help low- and moderate-income residents fix their homes.
 
The Select Board last Wednesday voted to authorize Bailey Boyd Associates to apply for the Community Development Block Grant funding for fiscal 2026. 
 
The grant is up to $1,150,000 and will help with the renovation of 13 homes with zero-percent interest, deferred-payment forgivable loans. 
 
Cassie Boyd Marsh, president of Bailey Boyd Associates, a community development consultant, explained how the program will work. 
 
"The program prioritizes health and safety, including weather, vacant and other health and safety issues, septic, repair and replacement, roofs, windows, insulation, siding," she said. "We kind of work from the most demanding things in and so we're looking to apply for the next round, because the wait list is so long, we think we could keep applying year on year. That's the goal for as long as there's a need in Lenox."
 
Marsh said Lenox and Sandisfield have the option to apply together for upwards of $1.25 million, which would help about 13 units with repairs of up to $70,000.
 
"We can spend up to $70,000 per home. That's a 15-year, zero percent deferred forgivable loan, meaning that if you stay in your home, you don't pay it back. And with each year that passes, 1/15 of your loan is forgiven if you do happen to move and sell your home, the remaining loan comes back to the town of Lenox, which can be put toward programs like this," Marsh said.
 
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