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Katie Bentz, an eighth-grade student, took second place in Berkshire County.

Hoosac Valley Student Takes Second Place in Arson Watch Poster Contest

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CHESHIRE, Mass. — For the past eight years, Hoosac Valley middle school students have participated in the Arson Watch Poster Contest.

This contest is sponsored by the Massachusetts Property Insurance Underwriting Association (FAIR Plan) to promote
arson awareness and fire prevention.

The contest kicked off in October at the school with a middle school assembly about fire prevention. Adams Fire Chief Goyette did a presentation on fire safety and prevention. Terry Vivori, Family & Consumer Sciences teacher, presented the Arson Watch program.  

Katie Bentz, an eighth-grade student, took second place in Berkshire County. She was recognized at a banquet in
Framingham on June 2. She received a plaque and $100 for her winning poster.


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Adams Picks Select Board Candidates; Cheshire Nixes Appointed Assessor

By Tammy DanielsiBerkshires Staff
ADAMS, Mass. — Voters chose incumbent John Duval and newcomer Ann Bartlett for the two open seats on the Selectmen.
 
Bartlett, a co-owner of the former Red Carpet Diner, garnered the most votes at 791, more than 300 above the other three challengers, and Duval was returned for another three-year term with 685.
 
Incumbent Howard Rosenberg's decision sparked a five-way race for the two seats. Coming in third was Jerome Socolof with 465, Mitchell Wisniowski with 446 and former board member Donald Sommer with 367.
 
All results are unofficial.
 
Wisniowski did win a seat on the Parks Commission and Michael Mach outpolled challenger Timothy Kitchell Jr. 887-407 to stay on the Planning Board. 
 
Frederick Lora appears to have bested Jennifer Solak as Adams representative to the Hoosac Valley Regional School District by 10 votes. The unofficial tally is 814-804, with Lora gaining 674 votes to Solak's 620 in Adams; the voted flipped in Cheshire with Solak winning 184-140 but not enough to overcome the gap. Robert Tetlow Jr., running unopposed, was returned as the Cheshire representative. 
 
Write-ins for Board of Health and Redevelopment Authority, which had no candidates, were still being tallied. 
 
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