We've been loyal customers for years. Steve and his staff have been excellent throughout the years…read more It could be 30 years or more. Our 3 children have also had many tax returns done by Steve and company. My mom and dad are also loyal customers. With the addition of David we look forward to many more years of tax assistance. Great local business. Excellent service. Knowledgeable and friendly staff. Steve was very helpful for years with our small business. Also a great person to run retirement issues by. Planning is the key to life.

Chris Miarecki has been doing my taxes for close to 20 years now and I can wholeheartedly recommend…read moreher and her services and say that she has always been professional and courteous. She is very detail oriented, very knowledgeable and if she doesn't know something- she will find out for you and get you the best return you can get within the law. I have never heard her be unprofessional in any way, so it is almost funny how the person below posted the exact opposite of my 20 years of dealing with Chris. Highly recommended and I will be disappointed when she retires. Best wishes, Aric

Chris has been helping me with my taxes for close to a decade at this point. She is honest and fair…read moreand my bill is significantly less than anywhere else I have experienced. She has taught me so much about accounting that I can almost file my complex business taxes myself. I choose not to however because she does such a fantastic job it would be foolish to attempt it myself.

Not only did she have to file an amendment for me last year because she missed a credit but now…read morethis year I find out that she messed up my MA taxes last year and instead of having owed money I should have received money back! Now I have to pay another accountant to file an amendment to get MY money back! She owes me $60. for that added expense!

From the owner: Julie Gromosky is a tax preparer practicing in Palmer, MA. Registered tax return preparers must…read moreobtain their preparer tax identification number, and have their tax history examined for compliance in order to become authorized to perform tax returns for other entities.

I have used David's tax preparation service for the last five years or so and he is great - very…read moreeasy to work with. He is competent (and if he doesn't know or isn't sure about something he finds out and gets right back to you). His fees are very reasonable. I visit him (because I don't live in the area) but I know he can travel to a client's home.

I try to open a checking account today with my D L and social Security card in my checkbook from my…read morecurrent bank. The teller denied to open the account sighting company policy!!! now I'm a happy customer with a checking account at North Brookfield savings Bank on Main Street.

A couple of weeks ago, my wallet was stolen, and I needed to replace my cell phone (which was in…read morethe wallet), license, credit cards, the rest. I have ATM cards from two banks that have locations in Palmer, and I went first to the big/national bank where I keep most of my money. It was first thing in the morning, but they couldn't help me. I needed to make an appointment to come back after lunch. They weren't very friendly about it, either. So, I decided to take out some cash (I had my passport for ID) and go see the Country Bank branch. As I suspected, Country Bank was able to help me immediately. Deanna K. was the teller who saw me first, and she was able to issue me a new ATM card. Unfortunately, there is usually a 2-day delay before the card could be used. Carole Reuter, the Branch Operations Manager, was able to override this for me once she understood that I was in a bit of a jam, since I needed an ATM or credit card to go online and get a temporary license to drive. Both Deanna and Carole were extremely nice and accommodating and understanding. This is truly customer service at its best, and it highlighted for me the difference between a big-name big-bank and a local bank that genuinely cares about its customers. This summer, I expect to take out a loan for some home improvements. Guess where I plan to go? Thanks, Country Bank. I'm sticking with YOU!

I used to own an iguarana for a pet. It was adorable…read more Soda of choice for the Brazilians. It's a really excellent product which I have been loving ever since I first tried it in Brazil but one person I know loves that way more than I do and that person is named Barbie. This is one of my favourite sodas even though it's a little on the sweet side and has a strange taste. It's made from some kind of Guarana syrup which is apparently sourced from the Amazon region and it's the Brazilian national drink. It is to them what Coca-Cola is to America - but it's definitely got more about it than Coca-Cola and I highly recommend giving it a try even though it is clearly not very good for you. Maybe that's why the Brazilians have such ample charms in the rear Department.