Greylock Federal Credit Union Holds Youth Week

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Greylock Federal Credit Union will hold its annual Youth Week celebration from April 16-23 with the theme “Pump Up Your Savings.”

“Passport to New Adventure” lanyards and free tickets for the week’s events are available at all Greylock branches beginning Saturday, April 16. The annual event fosters financial education among young people in Berkshire County through free fun events and activities designed to enhance skills for managing money and savings.

“The goal of Greylock’s Youth Week is to instill the habit of saving at a young age, offering positive encouragement, and providing financial education to young people," Victoria May, AVP Manager Marketing Promotions & Partnerships of Greylock Federal Credit Union, said. "Youth Week’s fun events combined with financial education and incentives to ‘Pump Up Your Savings,’ can help our community’s youngest members to grow into financially capable adults.”

The events are open to eligible Greylock Youth Members up to 18 years of age (must be accompanied by a parent or guardian). To become a Greylock Youth Member, go to any Greylock branch to open a Share Savings Account. Greylock will deposit $10 in every new Youth Member Share Savings Account opened during Youth Week. Please bring the child’s Social Security card and birth certificate to open a Share Savings Account. Greylock Federal Credit Union is federally insured by NCUA.

Activities schedule for Greylock’s Youth Week:

Saturday, April 16: Mass MoCA, North Adams

Monday, April 18: Norman Rockwell Museum, Stockbridge, “Drop-In on Art” Family Program, 1 to 4 p.m.



Tuesday, April 19: “Minions” (Rated PG) at the Beacon Cinema, Pittsfield, 11 a.m.

Wednesday, April 20: Bowl and Bounce, Valley Park Lanes, North Adams, 2-4 p.m.; Bowl and Indoor Golf, The Cove, Great Barrington, 2-4 p.m.

Thursday, April 21: Ventfort Hall, Lenox, Marionette Show, 3:30 p.m., “Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves”; RSVP to Jane at Greylock’s Lenox branch at 413-637-4999

Friday, April 22: Berkshire Museum, Pittsfield, 2-4 p.m., Earth Day Celebration and Scavenger Hunt.

Saturday, April 23: Mass Audubon’s Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary, Lenox, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

All Week Long: Berkshire Museum admission and Dalton CRA Family Swim.

 


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Pittsfield Cannabis Cultivator Plans Dispensary

By Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff

PITTSFIELD. Mass. — A cannabis cultivator and manufacturer has opted to sell its products on site in Downing Parkway. 

The Zoning Board of Appeals this month approved a special permit for J-B.A.M. Inc. to operate a dispensary out of its existing grow facility. There will only be changes to the interior of 71 Downing Parkway, as there will be less than 500 square feet of retail space in the 20,000-square-foot building. 

"My only concern would be the impact, and really would be traffic, which I don't think is excessive, the odor, if there was one, but that doesn't seem to be an issue, and I think it's a good location for a marijuana facility," board member Thomas Goggins said. 

The company's indoor cultivation site plan was approved in 2019, an amendment to add manufacturing and processing in 2021, and on the prior day, a new site plan to add a retail dispensary was approved by the Community Development Board. 

J-B.A.M. cannabis products are available in local dispensaries. 

The interior of the facility will be divided to accommodate an enclosed check-in area, front entrance, retail lobby, secure storage room, offices, and two bathrooms. There are 27 parking spaces for the facility, which is sufficient for the use. 

No medical or recreational cannabis uses are permitted within 500 feet of a school or daycare, a setback that is met, and the space is within an industrial park at the end of a cul-de-sac. 

"The applicant desires the restructuring of the business to be more competitive in the industry with the ability to grow and sell their own cannabis products so they have more financial stability," Chair Albert Ingegni III, read from the application. 

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