Adams Community Bank Announces Promotions

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ADAMS, Mass. — Adams Community Bank (ACB) announced the recent promotion of seven employees.
 
Samantha Tanner has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Marketing & Digital Strategy, from her VP position, and will continue to lead the marketing team. Tanner has been in the banking industry for 20 years and joined ACB in early 2021.
 
Laurie Pelczynski has been promoted to Vice President, Retail Lending Officer. She started her ACB banking career 38 years ago as a teller in our Adams branch. Throughout the years, Pelczynski has held various positions in mortgage lending through promotions she received.
 
Dawn Lampiasi has been promoted to Vice President, Retail Lending & CRA Officer. Lampiasi joined the Bank 27 years ago as a part-time teller and has held several positions through her earned promotions, on the mortgage lending side of the Bank.
 
Vale Maziarz has been promoted to AVP, IT Project Management Officer. Vale has 9 years of project management experience and has been with the Bank for 4 years.
 
Kelly Charon has been promoted to AVP Branch Manager in North Adams. Since starting her banking career with ACB in 2012, she has spent most of her time in the Bank's north county branches while earning several promotions.
 
Nicole Roberts-Wildermuth has been promoted to Government Banking Officer. She joined ACB in 2024 as a Treasury Management Manager, bringing with her extensive municipal experience.
 
Katie Saunders has been promoted to Digital Marketing Design Officer. She joined the Bank as a marketing specialist in 2022, bringing diverse knowledge in design, marketing, and social media.
 
"Our people are the foundation of our bank's strength, and we are fortunate to have such dedicated professionals on the ACB team," said ACB President and CEO Julie Fallon Hughes. "These promotions recognize individuals who consistently demonstrate leadership and integrity and play an essential role in supporting the Bank's overall goals. I look forward to
seeing the impact they will continue to make."
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Cheshire Shifts Focus From Merger to Improving Police Department

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
CHESHIRE, Mass. — The town will be seeking volunteers to serve on its police chief search committee. 
 
The process of finding, interviewing, and selecting a qualified candidate is expected to take several months. 
 
Interim Police Chief Timothy Garner, who has not accepted a stipend for the post, advocated that the board have a start date after the fiscal year to ensure voters approve the funds for the salary. 
 
"I'm more than happy to stay until the first of the fiscal year. If you want to wait until a budget is in place where you can actually advertise [a salary already approved at town meeting,]" the retired chief said. 
 
"If you do it now and you put somebody in there, what are you going to offer that might go away at town meeting." 
 
The town has been in discussions with the Lanesborough Police Department to explore the feasibility of a merger. 
 
However, after preliminary talks, that appears unlikely. As a result, the board is refocusing its efforts on strengthening its own department.
 
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