Adams Prudential Committee Says No Issues With Water

By Jack GuerinoiBerkshires Staff
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ADAMS, Mass. — Although there have been recent complaints about town water, clerk and treasurer of the Adams Prudential Committee Richard Kleiner said all is well.
 
Some residents took to Facebook late last week with concerns over the water after saying their pets had become sick.
 
Kleiner said there is nothing wrong with the water nor is the Fire District adding anything to the water that would make anyone or anything sick. 
 
"I have a cat and my cat drinks it all the time and it is fine," he said. "It's been so hot that they drink out of puddles and who knows what's in there."
 
Kleiner noted that traces of coliform bacteria was discovered in the water in early spring and that water users were notified. He said the district acted quickly and the coliform is no longer an issue because of regular chlorination treatments.
 
"They had to chlorinate it because that chloroform is an indicator that something can happen so we started it early because we knew it was going to be a warm year," he said. 
 
The only thing people may notice is the smell of chlorine in the water. He said this is just a regular treatment that will not cause any harm.
 
"If they smell a little bit of the chlorine in the morning it is nothing and it is not going to harm anyone," Kleiner said.

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Adams Sees No Races So Far

By Jack GuerinoiBerkshires Staff
ADAMS, Mass. — With less than a week left before nomination papers are due, there are currently no contested seats.
 
Only selectman incumbent John Duval has returned papers. Selectman Howard Rosenberg has decided not to seek re-election. 
 
Rosenberg, who was elected in 2021, said he has chosen not to run again to make room for younger candidates.
 
"I feel strongly, we need younger people running for public office,  as the future of our town lies within the younger  generation. The world is so fundamentally different today and rapidly changing to become even more so. I believe we need people who are less interested in trying to bring back the past, then in paving the way for a promising future. The younger generation can know that they can stay here and have a voice without having to leave for opportunities elsewhere," he said.
 
The only person to return papers so far is former member the board Donald Sommer. Sommer served as a selectman from 2007 to 2010 and before that was a member of the School Committee and the Redevelopment Authority. He ran unsuccessfully for selectman in 2019 and again in 2021 but dropped out of before the election.
 
Incumbent Moderator Myra Wilk and Town Clerk Haley Meczywor have returned papers for their respective positions.
 
Assessor Paula Wheeler has returned papers and incumbents James Loughman and Eugene Michalenko have returned papers for library trustees.
 
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