First Congregational Church North Adams Appoints New Pastor

11:31AM / Tuesday, May 20, 2025Print Story | Email Story

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The First Congregational Church North Adams (FCCNA) has announced the selection of the Reverend Suzy Aja Burba as its new pastor, following a unanimous vote by the congregation.

Reverend Burba is currently the minister of Pilgrim Congregational Church in Weymouth.

Reverend Burba obtained a Master's Degree in Divinity and a Certificate in Pastoral Care from Andover Newton Theological School in 2018 and was ordained in January 2021. Her stated professional interests include pulpit ministry and attending to the spiritual needs of congregants. She also believes that a church's engagement with current social issues conveys a message about Christianity to the wider community, with her personal emphasis being environmental justice.

An avid hiker, Reverend Burba is anticipated to relocate to North Adams with her three cats and expressed interest in exploring the Berkshire landscape. She was drawn to FCCNA due to its welcoming atmosphere and commitment to social justice.

Founded in 1827, FCCNA's current building on Main Street was established in 1865. Since 1987, the church has hosted the Berkshire Food Project, which provides daily meals in the church's Assembly Hall.

Reverend Suzy Aja Burba is scheduled to commence her ministry at the First Congregational Church North Adams on Sunday, June 15.

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North Adams' New Kimbell Building Taken at Foreclosure Auction

By Tammy Daniels iBerkshires Staff
01:03PM / Tuesday, February 17, 2026

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The iconic New Kimbell Building on Main Street went to foreclosure auction on Tuesday after the owner fell behind on both mortgage payments and property taxes.

Mortgage-holder MountainOne Bank was the only bidder at the auction, taking the historic building for $1,248,000. It was held in the entrance lobby at 85 Main by Daniel P. McLaughlin & Co. Auctioneers LLC.

The New Kimbell Building, better known as 85 Main St., was purchased by PKC Capital LLC for $1.65 million from 85 Main Street Nominee Trust in 2021.

PKC Capital LLC, which transferred to 81-91 Main Street LLC in December, still owed $1,124,316 to MountainOne at that time, according to documents on file with the Registry of Deeds.

As of Friday, the owners owed $133,517.33 in back taxes and interest to the city of North Adams dating back to fiscal 2023. A tax-taking was filed on Oct. 28, 2024.

The city lists the principal as Charalabos Bakalis of the state of Florida. Bakalis, as KCS MATERIALS LLC, also owns 306 Union St., which went into foreclosure last year. Work was done on the exterior of the apartment building some years ago but then halted, and the city filed a tax taking in 2024. A for-sale sign recently appeared on the property.

The block that encompasses 81 to 91 Main St. was built in 1908 by two daughters of Jenks Kimbell, owner of the "old" Kimbell building that had been the city's first commercial livery.

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