Yankee Self Storage, which recently moved to 160 Laurel St. in Greenfield, has partnered with U-Haul to offer trucks, trailers, towing equipment, moving supplies, storage and in-store pickup for boxes.
Yankee Self Storage, which recently moved to 160 Laurel St. in Greenfield, has partnered with U-Haul to offer trucks, trailers, towing equipment, moving supplies, storage and in-store pickup for boxes. Credit: Contributed Photo

Yankee Self Storage partners with U-Haul

GREENFIELD — Yankee Self Storage at 160 Laurel St. has signed on as a U-Haul neighborhood dealer, providing the Franklin County community with trucks, trailers, towing equipment, moving supplies, storage and in-store pickup for boxes.

Normal business hours are 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, and 9 a.m. to noon on Saturdays. Customers can reserve U-Haul products at this location by calling 413-774-7871 or visiting bit.ly/3roiI8x.

Other U-Haul rental locations in Franklin County include Byrne Towing in Greenfield, Aubuchon Hardware in Shelburne, Montague Mechanical Co. in Turners Falls and Weatherhead’s Storage in Erving, according to the U-Haul website.

John Place promoted to CEO at Nourse Farms

WHATELY — Nourse Farms Inc. founder and President Timothy Nourse has transitioned from overall leadership of Nourse Farms to chair of its board of directors, effective Jan. 1. He is leaving the day-to-day operational oversight in the hands of John Place, who was promoted to CEO.

“I have been looking for the right leader to take the reins at Nourse Farms for quite a while. John is the right guy,” Nourse said in a Nourse Farms press release. “I have full confidence the farm will continue to prosper under John’s leadership and service our customers at the outstanding level they expect from us.”

Over the past 90 years, Nourse Farms at 41 River Road has grown to be a leader in berry plant propagation. The releases states the business now produces more than 30 million strawberry plants in addition to 6 million raspberry, blueberry, blackberry, currant, gooseberry, elderberry, asparagus, rhubarb and horseradish plants each year.

Before joining Nourse Farms as chief operating officer in 2019, Place built his career in Pennsylvania at Keepsake Farm. He also holds a degree in agriculture and animal science from the University of Delaware.

“The core business is performing very well and our relationships with our outstanding network of customers remains our first priority,” Place said in the press release. “Nourse Farms is constantly innovating to meet the ever-changing needs of our customers to produce fruit from our plants. I am excited and honored to be able to lead Nourse Farms through the next chapter of the company.”

For more information about Nourse Farms, visit noursefarms.com.