Adams Briefs: Solar Project At Landfill Finally Under Construction

The landfill, seen in this file photo,  is finally getting a solar array.

ADAMS, Mass. — Construction on a 1.1 megawatt solar array at the former Adams landfill is finally under way.

The array was stalled since 2011 while Tecta Solar worked out an interconnection agreement with National Grid.

Once that was solved, it was again delayed because the company redesigned the array to have a smaller footprint and needed to again submit the design to the state Department of Environmental Protection.

On Wednesday, Town Administrator Jonathan Butler said that project has officially begun construction with completion expected in August. The array will power many town buildings.

"The town should be looking at some significant solar savings," Butler said.

While that construction is beginning, Butler said the construction of infrastructure at the Greylock Glen is wrapping up. The town embarked the first phase of a $4.3 million project to install utilities up Gould Road to the Glen last year with a $2 million allocation from the state's supplemental budget bill.

Now, town officials are working on creating a punch list for workers to finish off that project.

Austin Design has completed an estimate on the library and the cost estimates have come in below expected. Butler said the estimates are less than $800,000, making the project "more feasible than we thought."

Cheshire Town Meeting Oks Budgets, Debates Potential Prop 2 1/2 Override

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
10:12PM / Monday, June 08, 2026

Moderator Carol Francesconi, left, and Anne Marie Furey were presented flowers in memory of the Rev. William Furey, their brother and husband, respectively. The town report was dedicated to him. 

CHESHIRE, Mass. — Town meeting on Monday approved all 35 articles on the annual meeting warrant, including a total spending for fiscal 2027 of more than $8.5 million. 

 

Some 77 of the town's more than 2,500 registered voters filled the Cheshire Community House meeting room, debating on a number of articles during the meeting that lasted nearly three hours

 

The town dedicated its annual report to the Rev. William David Furey, longtime pastor of First Baptist Church and more recently Berkshire Union Chapel in Lanesborough. Furey died last year at age 77.

 

His wife, Anne Marie Furey, and his sister, Town Moderator Carol Francesconi, were presented with a bouquet of flowers in tribute to him. 

 

He was an exemplary member of the community who left a lasting impression in each and every life that he touched, said Town Clerk Whitney Flynn. 

 

Voters approved several warrant articles that make up an operating budget of $3,840,314 for fiscal 2027. Of this amount, $1,642,481 is allocated for the general government budget, which was approved after clarification of a few questions.

 

One item was the administrative assistant's salary. Prior to the annual meeting, the town eliminated the executive assistant salary of $54,309 in favor of a part-time administrative assistant salary of $27,155, to reduce costs considering the financial constraint the town is in.