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There will, however, be some restrictions due to COVID-19. Code Enforcement Officer Mark Blaisdell noted that any large gathering in any of the parks needs a COVID safety plan. This needs to be submitted 10 days before the event occurs. Blaisdell said restroom and concession use would be restricted because Adams is still in the red regarding COVID-19 cases. The town has been in the red for a month. The commissioners asked Blaisdell for clarification, noting that visiting teams would have to use the restrooms at the fields. Blaisdell said event planners could request that bathrooms be opened, and that approval would be subject to requirements like limiting trips to the restroom to one person at a time and having an attendant enforcing that policy.
They want to help out sports in Adams, Parks Commissioner James Fassell said at Monday s meeting. They have enough money to do that. However, with an estimated cost of $65,000 for lighting, the question was how much were the club is willing to donate. The field renovation project did include repairing existing lights, but with the recent news of a potential donor, Director of Public Works Robert Tober said the town explored installing more efficient LED lights. Commissioner Jacob Schutz said the Youth Football league also used the field and needed lights. He said the commission may want to see if it was possible to include football lights in the estimate first. If the entire cost cannot be covered, he felt it may be worth revisiting the plan.
WILLIAMSTOWN â Mount Greylock Regional School District leaders are decrying a racist incident that interrupted a virtual class held Jan. 21.
âObviously, this starts with a very hurt individual and a very hurt family who were victims,â Superintendent Jason âJakeâ McCandless said after the statement had been read into the record during a special school panel session Thursday. âThen that hurt extends to a classroom and that hurt extends to a school, and then a whole community.â
The incident in question occurred as students were taking a self-guided midterm assessment, according to an incident report shared by Principal Jacob Schutz. As the class was wrapping up, an unknown student who was impersonating another student already in the class unmuted the mic to allow a song to be heard by the entire class. The song included profanity and an anti-Black epithet.