Letter: Moran Right for Register of Deeds

To the Editor:

I am writing to voice my opinion and support for Debbie Moran as register of deeds in Adams.

I worked with Debbie many years ago at Taconic Title Services, formerly located in North Adams. I was so nervous and completely inexperienced in that line of work. Debbie took me under her wing with patience, persistence, kindness and humor, to teach me what I needed to do in order to be successful in my position. Believe me, the character traits of patience and humor were key in trying to teach me how to do closing documents for a real estate transaction! It was a lot! We became friends then, and are still friends to this day.

I also read where Debbie is registered as an independent voter which supports her statement/belief that the position should be one of nonpartisonship. I'd also like to mention that I, too, am registered as an independent and I believe that she and I are not on the same side of politics. To me, saying she believes the position should be nonpartisan, proves that her professional career is a priority along with being fair to all whom she encounters. She will put her love for her job and the people of Adams first, making her an asset and a treasure to the town of Adams. She is the perfect fit!
 

Edwina Gazaille
Former resident of Adams, Mass.

Adams Welcomes New Officer; Appoints Housing Authority Board Member

By Tammy DanielsiBerkshires Staff
05:44AM / Friday, April 19, 2024

Officer Cole Desroches recently graduated from the Police Academy. 

ADAMS, Mass. — The Selectmen welcomed the newest member of the Adams Police Department, Officer Cole Desroches, on Wednesday evening. 

 

Desroches graduated from the Police Academy on March 22 in the top tier in his class. He's currently in the field training program and assigned to Sgt. Curtis Crane. He attended Hoosac Valley High School and Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts. 

 

"He's going to serve and protect the town of Adams very well," said Crane, who with Sgts. Matthew Wright and Gregory Onorato stepped in to introduce the new officer while Chief R. Scott Kelley was on vacation. 

 

"We don't often get an opportunity to kind of talk about, frankly, some of the positive things that are happening in town and one of the many things that I feel are positive with are the Adams Police Department," said Town Administrator Jay Green. "We are right now at full staff. We have a full complement of officers. We have a chief who just resigned a three-year contract. ... We have four very capable sergeants (including Donna Malloy)."

 

The force consists of the chief, the four sergeants, a full-time detective and 11 patrol officers. It also has a new position in Cpl. Joshua Baker who is responsible for training and keeping staff equipped. 

 

"We're on the cutting edge of ensuring that we have proper training in a very changing environment with law enforcement," continued Green. "And we have a nice complement of officers and we have a well-respected detective who handles some very complicated cases."

 

He called out the half-dozen officers who attended the meeting for the work they're doing as well as the K9 unit.