Adelson and Company P.C. Name New Partner

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Adelson and Company P.C., an accounting firm formed in 1938, specializing in audit, tax, and advisory services, has announced that Sylvia Zygawski has been named a shareholder and partner.
 
Zygawski, a Certified Public Accountant, is licensed in both the states of Massachusetts and New York. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from the State University of New York and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and both the Massachusetts and New York Society of
Certified Public Accountants.
 
Zygawski brings extensive audit experience across private companies, nonprofits, municipalities, private schools, and employee benefit plans. She has specialized training in auditing, compilations, and reviews, and is highly experienced in conducting compliance/single audits under Uniform Guidance and Massachusetts UFR requirements. 
 
She also leads internal training initiatives and supports quality control oversight within the firm.
 
Zygawski is an honorary member of the Rotary Club of Pittsfield and serves on the board and finance committee of Community Health Programs (CHP). Originally from New York, she lives in Pittsfield with her husband, two sons and their mini aussie Nexi.  
 
Partners at Adelson and Company PC are now: Carol Leibinger-Healey, David Irwin, Anthony Wimperis and Sylvia Zygawski.  Gary Moynihan and Richard LaFleche,  former partners, are Senior Directors with the firm.  
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Dalton Police Facility Report Complete; Station Future Still Uncertain

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
DALTON, Mass. — The Public Safety Facility Advisory Committee's final report is complete but the future of the station remains uncertain. 
 
Several members of the committee attended the Select Board meeting last week, as co-Chair Craig Wilbur presented four options delineated in the presentation — build on town-owned land, build on private land, renovate or repurpose the existing buildings, and do nothing. The full report can be found here
 
According to the report, addressing the station's needs coincides with the town facing significant financial challenges, with rising fixed costs and declining state aid straining its budget. 
 
These financial pressures restrict the town's ability to fund major capital projects and a new police station has to compete with a backlog of deferred infrastructure needs like water, sewer, roads, and Americans with Disabilities Act compliance.
 
In June 2024, Police Chief Deanna Strout informed the board of the station's dire condition — including issues with plumbing, mold, ventilation, mice, water damage, heating, and damaged cells — prompting the board to take action on two fronts. 
 
The board set aside American Rescue Plan Act funds to address the immediately dire issues, including the ventilation, and established the Public Safety Facility Advisory Committee to navigate long-term options
 
Very early on it was determined that the current facility is not adequate enough to meet the needs of a 21st-century Police Facility. This determination was backed up following a space needs assessment by Jacunski Humes Architects LLC
 
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