MountainOne Expands Commercial Lending Team

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NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Commercial Lending Division at MountainOne continues to grow with the recent additions of Peter Duckett and Christopher Glynn as commercial portfolio manager and associate commercial portfolio manager, respectively.
 
Peter Ducket, Commercial Portfolio Manager
 
In his role as commercial portfolio manager, Duckett evaluates new and existing borrower relationships; manages, implements, and develops commercial and credit related initiatives, policies, and procedures; and assists with the preparation for internal and external audits, among other responsibilities.
 
Prior to joining MountainOne Bank, Duckett was a portfolio manager with Brookline Bank in Boston.
 
A resident of Dorchester, Duckett received a Bachelor of Arts in economics and business management from Assumption College where he was captain of the NCAA Division II Golf Team and a member of the Student Athlete Advisory Committee.
 
 Christopher Glynn, Associate Commercial Portfolio Manager
 
As an associate commercial portfolio manager, Glynn is responsible for interacting with and evaluating new and/or existing loan relationships, making credit recommendations, and managing specific credit activities to ensure that performance quality, consistency of underwriting, and timeliness meets or exceeds customer expectations.
 
Prior to joining MountainOne Bank, Glynn was an associate with BrightSpire Capital in Tampa, Fla.
 
Glynn received a bachelor's degree in communications from the University of Massachusetts – Amherst, and currently resides in Lenox, Massachusetts.
 
"We are excited to welcome both Peter and Chris to our growing commercial lending team," said Robert Fraser, president and chief executive officer at MountainOne. "Their addition supports our ongoing efforts to enhance our commercial lending capabilities and drive success for our clients."

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Clarksburg School Officials Cut Fiscal 2026 Budget by $90K

By Tammy DanielsiBerkshires Staff
CLARKSBURG, Mass. — School officials have shaved $90,000 out their $3 million budget for fiscal 2026. 
 
The reductions bring the total budget to $3,093,756, a 4.26 percent, or $126,346, increase over this year. 
 
The cuts include a reduction in hours in the school for the dean of students, cutting the tuition to Drury High by a third, imposing tuition for 4-year-olds in prekindergarten and trimming supplies and training. 
 
Town officials had pushed for the school to cut back from an anticipated 7 percent increase. That's frustrated school officials who point out the operating budget is only going up by 0.67 percent but covering nearly $200,000 for retirees' insurance and FICA is responsible for the hike.  
 
The Select Board was nominally supportive of the amended budget presented at Monday's joint meeting of the School Committee, Select Board and Finance Committee but held off on endorsing it until the town budget is presented next week. 
 
"I appreciate your hard work going down. We don't have the town budget ready yet, so I'm not sure if we're in trouble," said Select Board Chair Robert Norcross. "I'm not sure if I can be in favor of this if we have to cut some more. So we are going to work on that."
 
Assistant Superintendent Tara Barnes had outlined two possible options in mid-April how to get the spending plan down to 2 percent or 4 percent; the latter called for about $90,000 in cuts and reduction in positions.
 
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