NRG Energy Supports Farm Resiliency Fund with $10K Donation

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BOSTON – NRG Energy, one of the leading energy suppliers and home services companies in Massachusetts, has announced a donation of $10,000 to the recently created Massachusetts Farm Resiliency Fund.
 
The fund, which was launched to support central and Western Massachusetts farms damaged by last month's historic flooding, also aims to strengthen regional farm resiliency. The fund is administered by United Way of Central Massachusetts and supported by the Healey-Driscoll administration as well as private foundations and philanthropic organizations.
 
"Supporting the communities where NRG's customers and employees live and work is a key pillar of NRG's business," said Mike Rombach, vice president and general manager, NRG Home East. "NRG is grateful to the United Way of Central Massachusetts and Governor Healey for quickly standing up this fund."
 
More information is available at www.nrg.com
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Pittsfield UNICO Awards 2024 Scholarships

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Pittsfield Chapter of UNICO National held its scholarship awards ceremony on July 23 at the Italian American Club. 
 
Since 1987 UNCO has awarded thousands of dollars in scholarships to students from Berkshire County high schools. The UNICO Scholarship Committee, chaired by Julia Salatino, awarded $19,000 in scholarships this year to local high school graduates who are continuing their postsecondary education.
 
Scholarship Recipients
 
Alexandra Bills of Wahconah Regional High School received the the Gloria Powers Scholarship. The daughter of Mark and Teresa Bills, she will be attending the University of Massachusetts at Amherst's Isenberg School of Management.
 
Dominic Carnevale of Mount Greylock Regional School received the Richard Rilla Scholarship. The son of Alaina Moresi and Justin Carnevale, he will be attending Westfield State University.
 
Katarena Castagna of Pittsfield High School received the Francis Fazio Scholarship. The daughter of Krystal and Tony Castagna, she will be attending Roger Williams University in Bristol, R.I.
 
Jake Duquette of Pittsfield High received the Honorable Rudolph Sacco Scholarship. The son of Christopher and Alysia Duquette, he will be attending Fairfield (Conn.) University.
 
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