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.
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We are in the middle of budget season, Superintendent Aaron Dean said at Monday s school committee meeting. In the middle of everything we are in right now, we have to build a budget that is reflective of everything we want to do. Business Manager Erika Snyder said the district anticipates a small increase in Chapter 70 education funding typical of past years. She said funding will likely go up $30 per foundation enrollment student. All in all, she said, the district would be looking at a $21,875 increase that will likely not cover fixed increases. We can t do much with that, Snyder said. Any kind of increase we find in our budget falls to the towns. So we have some work to do in terms of getting our budget to where we can present it to the School Committee and the towns.
LENOX â The search for a new town schools superintendent is down to two finalists, both of whom are on deck for public interviews by the School Committee on Tuesday.
Chosen from an initial pool of 15 applicants to succeed interim Superintendent William Cameron, including three from Berkshire County and seven from elsewhere in Massachusetts, the finalists are:
⢠Beth Choquette, a Cheshire resident and principal of the Bridge Street School in Northampton since 2012. Itâs one of the Hampshire County cityâs three public elementary schools, with a student enrollment of 291.
Previously, she was principal of Stamford Elementary School in Vermont for six years. Concurrently, Choquette was co-founder, co-director, board president and instructor of the Windsor School of Music in North Adams from 2008-09. She taught music at the former Plunkett Elementary School in Adams from 2000-06 (now Hoosac Valley Elementary School).
April 08, 2021 | 12:38AM
Board of Health Chairman David Rhoads is urging residents to stay vigilant as Adams slips into the red level designation for COVID-19. click for more
April 07, 2021 | 04:13PM
Last week, the Selectmen approved the funding. In order to complete the transfer, the Finance Committee must do the same. click for more
April 06, 2021 | 09:22PM
The Zoning Board of Appeals approved Cumberland Farms special permit request to operate a 24-hour gas station and convenience store on Commercial Street. click for more
April 05, 2021 | 12:54AM
During a workshop meeting Wednesday, the Selectmen agreed to begin the process of amending the town s marijuana bylaws to accommodate unallowed uses in the park.