Lee Bank Holds Annual Meeting, Elects Five New Corporators

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Lee, Mass. — Lee Bank held its Annual Meeting on Tuesday, April 21, 2026, bringing together leadership and community representatives to reflect on the Bank's continued focus on serving Berkshire County.

During the meeting, the Board of Trustees elected five new corporators, each of whom has accepted their role.

New corporators, nominated by the Board's Governance Committee, include:

  • Adrienne L. Arnold, a Housatonic resident and partner at Considine, Arnold & Schopp LLP. She holds degrees from Boston University and the University of Houston Law Center.
  • Christian Bianchi, a Pittsfield resident and CEO and Executive Director of the Berkshire Family YMCA. He previously held leadership roles at the Brien Center and is a graduate of St. Lawrence University.
  • Robin Helfand, a Sheffield resident and founder of RH Consulting. She is a graduate of Tufts University and the Cornell Graduate School of Management, serves as a board member of Community Development Corporation of South Berkshire, and is a former small business owner of Robin's Candy.
  • Bruce Marzotto, a Great Barrington resident and former Senior Vice President, Commercial Lending at Lee Bank. He is a graduate of Berkshire Community College and currently serves as Treasurer of the Board of Directors for BCARC.
  • Liana Toscanini, a Sandisfield resident and founder and former Executive Director of the Nonprofit Center of the Berkshires. She previously worked with Community Access to the Arts (CATA) and was recognized as South Berkshire Chamber Business Person of the Year.

"Strong governance is essential to who we are as a community bank," said Chuck Leach, President and CEO of Lee Bank. "Our corporators bring a wide range of experience and a deep understanding of the communities we serve. Their perspective helps ensure we remain thoughtful, locally focused, and aligned with the needs of Berkshire County."

Corporators are intended to represent a cross-section of Lee Bank's depositors and the broader Berkshire County community. They are responsible for electing the trustees and officers of Berkshire Financial Services, Lee Bank's holding company, and for approving changes to the Bank's bylaws or corporate structure. Corporators do not have a financial stake in the corporation.

For a full list of Lee Bank corporators and trustees, please visit: https://www.leebank.com/about/our-team/board-of-directors.html

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Lanesborough OKs Open Space Plan, Short-Term Rental Forms

By Breanna SteeleiBerkshires Staff
LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — The Select Board on Monday set fees for short-term rentals and adopted an Open Space and Recreation Plan.
 
Town Administrator Gina Dario discussed the draft for STR registration and certificate of inspection since the new bylaws were passed at the annual town meeting.
 
The draft shows the process to file for inspection through Permit Eyes, the town's online permitting system that includes the state building code and safety requirements. Dario said members of the Planning Board and Zoning Board of Appeals and the building commissioner looked at other town models to come up with the best process for registration.
 
Inspections will be annually for non-owner occupied units and five years for owner-occupied. The inspection fee is a flat $50. The last suggestion discussed was the posting requirements for key information.
 
Dario said they looked at about four other communities on how they used non-sensitive information on owner contacts. Chair Deborah Maynard motioned to have the information posted both inside and out to help with law enforcement if needed.
 
"I'm going to make a motion that we put that relevant information not only on the inside of the short-term rental but on the outside, so if the police need to respond, ambulance needs to respond, fire especially needs to respond, all that information is there, nobody has to go searching for it," she said. "If push comes to shove, and it's a matter of minutes, that's going to make a big, a big difference in the outcome of the incident."
 
The board then heard a presentation from Berkshire Regional Planning Commission's community planner Andrew McKeever and Open Space and Recreation Committee Vice Chair Mark Hawthorne.
 
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