1 week Ago By Monica Bliss
Psychotherapist joins CHP North Adams Family Medical North Adams— Jonathan Meehan, LICSW, has joined the Behavioral Health team at CHP North Adams Family Medical, where he will care for patients of all ages with remote and in-person care. Most recently a psychotherapist caring for students at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, Meehan has also worked in several mental health care settings at Berkshire Medical Center, Child and Family Services of Pioneer Valley, Easthampton, Cooley Dickinson Hospital and other locations. Meehan holds a master’s in social work from the University of Texas with a concentration in mental health and chemical dependency.
He earned a B.S. in management from Ithaca College.
*** WAM names Flying Cloud Institute the beneficiary of their production Lenox— In accordance with their unique mission of arts as activism, WAM Theatre is thrilled to announce that a portion of the box office for their Fall production of “Galileo’s Daughter” will be donated to the Flying Cloud Institute. This partnership represents an on-going relationship between the two organizations who have co-facilitated workshops and community conversations around the importance of amplifying girls’ voices and opportunities in science and arts. “Like Maria Celeste’s character in Galileo’s Daughter, the arts and sciences share a love of inquiry and discovery,” said Managing Director Molly Merrhew.
“WAM is delighted to deepen our collaboration with Flying Cloud through this play, and contribute to the creation of spaces that empower the vibrant voices, curiosities, creativity, and intellect of girls.” “Galileo’s Daughter” runs from October 18th through November 3rd at the Elayne P. Bernstein Theatre Shakespeare & Company in Lenox.
Tickets and more information can be found online . *** MountainOne receives American Bankers Association ‘Brand Slam’ award Berkshire— MountainOne is excited to announce that it has been named a 2024 American Bankers Association (ABA) “Brand Slam” award winner. The ABA Brand Slam Awards recognize excellence in bank marketing across six key categories: video, integrated marketing, website redesign, public relations/community engagement, social media, and out-of-the-box idea.
MountainOne is proud to have won in the Video Campaign category for its video, “Mo’s Storybook.” Created in collaboration with HATCH The Agency, MountainOne’s award-winning video, “Mo’s Storybook,” introduces their new children’s storybook, “How to Climb a Mountain.” The video featuring Mo, MountainOne’s Spokesgoat, is part of a larger effort to engage young audiences in financial education, making financial literacy more approachable.
The Brand Slam Award was presented to MountainOne and five other financial institutions on October 7th at the ABA Bank Marketing Conference in Chicago, Illinois. *** Berkshire Community Land Trust awarded Massachusetts Office of Energy & Environmental Affairs Conservation Partnership grant Great Barrington— The Massachusetts Office of Energy & Environmental Affairs awarded the Berkshire Community Land Trust a Conservation Partnership grant of $172,500 which is targeted for Farmsteads for Farmer’s efforts to acquire River Run Farm. The majority of the funds, $157,500, will go toward land purchase and the remaining $15,000 for a new survey, which is a requirement of the grant.
The feature of the farm that made this project attractive for the grant is River Run Farm’s pristine riparian buffer along the the Housatonic River oxbow which spans over 3,000 feet and is home to over 75 species of birds. Great Barrington Land Conservancy, Hoffman Bird Club, and Berkshire Bird Observatory have identified the site as rich and pristine bird habitat and ideal for birding. In his first two-hour walk, Ben Nickley of the Berkshire Bird Observatory identified 53 birds, leading him to estimate there are dozens of more bird species either making permanent home on the site, or visiting it annually during migration.
The link to the list from the initial exploration can be found online . The grant announcement came just as Farmsteads for Farmers kicked off the Final Acre Campaign for the funds needed to close on the property. As a result of the Conservation Partnership grant from the state, the earlier Community Preservation Act grant from the Town of Great Barrington, and recent donations from individuals, Berkshire Community Land Trust has raised all but $185,000 to place River Run Farm into permanent community trusteeship.
Donations can be made online or by sending a check to Berkshire Community Land Trust, P.O. Box 276, Great Barrington, MA, 01230 with “River Run” written in the subject line.
*** Berkshire Health Systems to close the Williamstown Apothecary Williamstown— Driven by low utilization and pharmaceutical reimbursement rates, Berkshire Health Systems has made the necessary decision to close the Williamstown Apothecary, effective Thursday, November 14th . Patient prescriptions will be transferred to the Berkshire Community Pharmacy at North Adams, with the availability of free at-home delivery or free delivery by mail. Affected staff will be offered similar positions within Berkshire Health Systems.
Berkshire Health Systems is proud to be a nonprofit organization guided by a deep connection to community and a commitment to responsible financial stewardship in order to provide sustainable, accessible healthcare to this region, now and in the future. Affected patients may direct their questions to the Williamstown Apothecary by calling 413-458-7373..
