ADAMS
There are three candidates for two open Select Board seats to be decided at the May 3 town election. ¶ They are incumbent John Duval, and challengers Howard Rosenberg and Donald Sommer.
John Duval
Duval is seeking his fourth term on the Select Board, having served on it for the past nine years. He previously served on the School Committee for 17 years, and is the vice chairman of the Berkshire Regional Planning Commission.
âI really enjoy working with the Select Board and town residents to make Adams a better town,â Duval said.
He said the main challenge that the town faces at present is to come out of the coronavirus pandemic with an accurate inventory of businesses that have failed because of COVID-19 and those that survived, so town officials can get started on economic recovery.
Thunderfest Is Happening..Sort Of
I have been receiving calls at WUPE, a lot of people wanted to know if we have any information on this event that everybody loves. Well, we found out, This year it will be a Virtual Thunderfest!
Late in the winter for the past nine years, a thousand or more people have gathered in Adams for a celebration of winter in the Berkshires called ThunderFest.
Last year it was held on March 7, six days before the pandemic brought an end to large events in Massachusetts. This year, the organizers of the 10th Thunderfest will not let it be canceled, instead, they will take it online!
ADAMS â As the weather got colder, Haflinger Haus Restaurant Tavern & Inn owner Don Sommer knew he needed to get creative and heat things up to keep his business going. All restaurant business is down due to the pandemic, he said in a recent phone interview. Last summer, we invested in new patio furniture [for outside dining]. As it got colder, we added propane heaters and it helped business.
However, as the weather got even colder, business fell. We went to the Cape, Scargo Cafe in Dennis, where they have dining huts. We had dinner in a hut and thought it might be a good idea for us.
ADAMS â The Berkshires Academy for Advanced Musical Studies is the proud owner of two churches; the problem is, it only needs one.
So, the academy, which was given the former First Baptist Church this summer, has put its current home, the former St. Markâs Church, on the market.
Don Sommer, one of the organizers, emphasized that the academy was not closing; activities eventually will move to the new space just down the street.
âThe Baptist church is much more conducive to a performance and music venue,â Sommer said. âItâs going to make a perfect concert space.â
The academy purchased St. Markâs, at 39 Commercial St., in December 2019 for $150,000, and then spent an additional $125,000 on refurbishing the structure and renewing the heating system.
Check Out The Haflinger Haus Austrian Dining Huts (Photos)
The last time I ate the wonderful food from the Haflinger Haus was on News Years, it was take out only at that point, my husband Scott had never had Weiner Schnitzel and he loved it! I loved the stuffed shrimp with real crabmeat it was so good. Also get me around a bowl of their Goulash and I am one happy camper! the food was all delicious that we had ordered. Now with the huts there, we can go and eat at the Haflinger Haus.
If you ve driven down Route 8 in Adams you ve likely noticed the dining huts on the Haflinger Haus front porch. The folks at Haflinger Haus remind them of the Christmas Market Huts in Austria! They really look magical with the twinkle lights and lighting.