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Nue Electrolysis, located at 69 Church Street in Suite 4, is now accepting patients to help remove unwanted hair.
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Owner, Kristen Fontaine, recently opened the space around July 15th.
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It takes multiple sessions to help get rid of the hair

New Permanent Hair Removal Option in Lenox

By Breanna SteeleiBerkshires Staff
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LENOX, Mass.— Nue Electrolysis, located at 69 Church Street in Suite 4, is now accepting patients to help remove unwanted hair.

Owner, Kristen Fontaine, recently opened the space around July 15th.

What she does is use electrolysis to zap the hair out of your body. Electrolysis is the only FDA approved method for permanent hair removal.

"Basically what you do is you take a fine probe and use it to get into a particle, and it goes down to the base of the root and use that with electricity," she said.

Fontaine went to the Electrology Institute of New England becoming licensed in Massachusetts.

Electrology has three methods: Galvanic, where she uses a direct current to create a chemical reaction to remove the follicle; Thermolysis, which uses an alternating current to generate heat coagulating the follicles cells; and the Blend method, using both of the first two methods to destroy the follicle which is best used for coarse or distorted hairs.
 
Fontaine said she was inspired to get into the field from another electrologist.

"I find electrology to be very detail oriented, which I love. I like getting focused in on something and just working towards a goal and I like helping people," she said.

It takes multiple sessions to help get rid of the hair, with the range varying based on hair growth. However Fontaine recommends having appointments at least once a week. 

"You need a series of sessions to really get results with this kind of thing. It's because of the hair growth cycle. Once the hair comes out, another one's going to come in. Keep going until you keep zapping that one bulb eventually it will grow finer and finer."

Fontaine grew up in Pittsfield wanted to open her business in Lenox because this part of the county was lacking in the electrology field. 

"I specifically wanted Lenox, just because there is somebody in Barrington doing electrology, somebody in Pittsfield who is also in Williamstown doing it. So, I wanted to be able to kind of serve this area of Berkshire County."

Fontaine hopes to help people feel better in their skin and make their life easier when it comes to their hair on their body.

"I want people to be comfortable in their skin and I want people to not have to shave every day and tweeze and pluck or go through 'beauty is pain' even though that is the process here, but it'll end eventually," she said.

Fontaine is planning to go to school for aesthetics at the Aesthetic Science Institute, where she can hopefully provide services like facials.

"I'm going to start going to school for esthetics very soon, in a couple weeks, hopefully I can add on some basic esthetic services. I definitely want to keep my focus on hair removal," she said. 

Hours are by appointment and can be made here or by calling.


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Pennrose Breaks Ground in Lenox, Bringing 68 Units of Affordable Housing

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LENOX, Mass. — Pennrose announced the groundbreaking of 238 Pittsfield Road, a 68-unit affordable rental community.

The development will bring much-needed affordable, family-friendly housing options to the area.

The community will consist of 10 residential buildings offering a mix of 23 one-bedroom, 38 two-bedroom, and seven three-bedroom apartments. Of the 68 total homes, 57 will be affordable for households earning from 30 percent of the Area Median Income (AMI) up to 80 percent AMI, with the remaining 11 units available at market rate rents.

A community building at the entrance of the development will offer resident-focused amenities, including event space and a fitness center, along with on-site offices for Pennrose management and resident services staff.

"238 Pittsfield Road builds on the progress that the Town of Lenox has made in addressing the region's pressing needs for affordable, family-sized rental housing," said Karmen Cheung, Regional Vice President at Pennrose. "This partnership with the Town of Lenox continues to deliver communities that give families of all sizes a place to call home. Together with Forge, these two communities reflect our long-term commitment to meeting the diverse housing needs of Berkshire families."

Currently only 7 percent of Lenox's housing stock is deed-restricted affordable, falling short of the 10 percent goal established by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Additionally, approximately 90 percent of the town's existing affordable housing is limited to seniors, and market-rate rental options remain sparse.

238 Pittsfield Road is located a mile down the road from Forge,  a mixed-income community that celebrated its grand opening in August. Together, the two sister developments will add a total of 133 new affordable units to the town.

The project continues Pennrose's collaboration with the Town of Lenox and is guided by the goals of the Town's 2017 Housing Production Plan, 2021 Master Plan, and 2002 Gateway Redevelopment Plan.

The project is financed via federal 4 percent tax credit and state tax credit allocations from the Commonwealth's Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities (EOHLC), with the National Equity Fund as the syndicator and Rockland Trust and US Bank as the investors. Rockland also provided construction debt, and the Massachusetts Housing Partnership (MHP) provided both permanent debt and Workforce Housing Funds. MassDevelopment is the bond issuer, and EOHLC provided additional soft sources and operating subsidy. Finally, the Town of Lenox provided local Affordable Housing Trust and Community Preservation Act funds, as well as funds through the Commonwealth's HousingWorks Infrastructure Program (HWIP).

Haynes Construction is serving as general contractor and The Architectural Team as architect for the development.

Construction is underway and is expected to be completed in early 2028.

 

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