Ecu-Health Care Awarded Health Care Grant

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NORTH ADAMS, Mass.— Ecu-Health Care was one of the 19 organizations awarded grants through the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation to support health coverage enrollment efforts, perinatal health-related projects, a comprehensive health insurance survey and other special initiatives.

Ecu-Health Care was awarded the grant through the Supporting Health Coverage Enrollment Efforts program, a statewide initiative to help eligible individuals secure and maintain MassHealth (Medicaid) or other insurance coverage.

The funding has supported the expansion of Certified Application Counselor (CAC) capacity in the Commonwealth. CACs are trained individuals who help consumers search for and secure health coverage options, including assistance with completion of eligibility and enrollment forms.

Over $1 million in grants were awarded to various organizations.

"These grant awards will support projects in a number of settings, ranging from public schools to higher education, fishing communities to urban neighborhoods, and all corners of the Commonwealth where we are working to improve equitable health care access," said Audrey Shelto, president and CEO of the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation, which has provided grants totaling more than $87 million since it was established in 2001.

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Key West Bar Gets Probation in Underage Incident

By Tammy Daniels iBerkshires Staff
05:54AM / Wednesday, February 11, 2026

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Key West is on probation for the next six months after an incident of underage drinking back in November.

The License Commission had continued a hearing on the bar to consult with the city solicitor on whether charges could be brought. The opinion was that it was up to the District Attorney.

Chief Mark Bailey at Tuesday's commission meeting said he did not believe criminal charges applied in this instance because no one at the bar "knowingly or intentionally" supplied the alcoholic beverages.

"I feel that the bartender thought that the person was over 21 so it's not like she knowingly provided alcohol to them, to a person under 21. She just assumed that the person at the door was doing their job," he said. "So I don't feel that we can come after them criminally, or the bartender or the doorman, because the doorman did not give them alcohol."

The incident involved two 20-year-old men who had been found inside the State Street bar after one of the men's mothers had first taken him out of the bar and then called police when he went back inside. Both times, it appeared neither man had been carded despite a bouncer who was supposed to be scanning identification cards.

The men had been drinking beer and doing shots. The chief said the bouncer was caught in a lie because he told the police he didn't recognize the men, but was seen on the bar's video taking their drinks when police showed up.

Commissioner Peter Breen hammered on the point that if the intoxicated men had gotten behind the wheel of their car, a tragedy could have occurred. He referenced several instances of intoxicated driving, including three deaths, over the past 15 years — none of which involved Key West.

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