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Hijinx Night Returns To Adams Monday

By Jack GuerinoiBerkshires Staff
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ADAMS, Mass. – Although the event was postponed last month because of rain, Hijinx will return to Park Street this Monday.
 
Organizer Joseph Martin said people can expect a much bigger street fair this year.
 
"There are about maybe 80 vendors," he said. "We wanted to make it bigger this year."
 
Martin said along with the pony rides there will be a DJ, a bouncy house, and more games.
 
"There are a lot of games this year we have a lot more stuff for the kids," he said. 
 
Martin said it is important to keep these events going in Adams.
 
"Adams I such a small town and everybody knows everybody, and it is great thing together," he said. "We want to try to do more of these events…all of the stuff that I grew up with as a kid we want to try to bring back."
 
Martin said in the future they may move Hijinx night to a different location. Because the event is being held later in the summer and it gets dark earlier, he said it may be safer to hold the event away from traffic.
 
Martin said the event starts at 6 and ends at 9 and urged everyone to go. 
 
"It is a great night to get out and stroll Park St. and you meet people that you may not have seen in a while," he said.
 
"It is just great to get together and it helps build community. We want everybody  to come together and have a grand old time."
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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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