Greylock Federal Promotes Kellogg Street Branch Manager

11:33AM / Thursday, February 20, 2025Print Story | Email Story

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Greylock Federal Credit Union is proud to announce the promotion of Shirley Crandall Petithory to branch manager of its Kellogg Street branch in Pittsfield.

"I am very excited about Shirley's promotion to manager of the Kellogg Street branch," said Senior Vice President, Retail Services Robert Sims. "She's been the branch manager at our location in Lanesborough for a few years and is now moving to one of our largest branches. Under her leadership, Lanesborough and the team there have flourished. They have exceptional member satisfaction scores and have grown significantly. Shirley is well regarded by both her colleagues and our members. She is also a wonderful mentor. I think Shirley is the ideal person to lead the team at Kellogg."

In her new role, Petithory, who began her career with Greylock in 2010, manages a staff of eight and plays an active role in business development. Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to, originating mortgage and home equity loans, overseeing branch compliance, originating and underwriting consumer loans, and maintaining a wide variety of member accounts.

Petithory has 40 years of banking experience and has an associate's degree from Berkshire Community College.

"I'll miss my colleagues and the members at Lanesborough, but I'm so thankful for this new opportunity," Petithory said. "I have a wonderful team, and I look forward to serving our members and our community."

Petithory was born and raised in Otis. She resides in Cheshire with her husband. She has two children and four grandchildren.

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Pittsfield Seeks CPA Funds for Bike Racks, AED

By Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff
07:17PM / Sunday, October 25, 2026

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The city plans to apply for Community Preservation Act funds for park bike racks and an AED machine at the pickleball fields.

On Tuesday, the Parks Commission endorsed Pittsfield’s applications for CPA funds.

"Both of those projects are certainly, relative to CPA funds, low cost but high benefit," Commissioner Anthony DeMartino said.

Through CPA, bike racks are proposed for a few city parks, and the Berkshire Mountain Pickleball league is looking to place an automatic external defibrillator at the Benedict Avenue pickleball fields.

Parks, Open Space, and Natural Resources Manager James McGrath and Recreation & Special Events Coordinator Jennifer VanBramer presented the two small project applications, which will go through an eligibility period before full consideration in the spring of 2027.

During the city’s free, six-week, summer playground program, it was observed that many kids access parks by bicycle. The plan is to buy between six and eight racks to be placed at Durant Park, the Common, and Clapp Park; other parks are being considered as well.

McGrath explained that the three parks hosting the playground program don’t have bike racks, and they wind up on the ground and sometimes become a distraction.

"The ancillary benefit to having bike racks is that it encourages that mode of transportation for folks that want to come to the park on their bike," he said.

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