ADAMS, Mass. — Three people have returned nomination papers for the two open selectmen seats.
Incumbents Joseph Nowak and Richard Blanchard will look to defend their seats from former Selectman Donald Sommer.
Nowak and Blanchard were elected together in 2013 and have served on the board since. Each are running for a third three-year term.
Sommer served on the board from 2007 and 2010, including as chairman. He was one of five who ran for the two available seats last May but did not receive more votes than incumbent John Duval and newcomer James Bush.
The only other contest this year will be for treasurer/collector. Kelly Rice, who has held the position since 2014, will be challenged by the town's former treasurer, Paul Nowicki.
Rice was elected to finish the final two years of a two-year term and then won a three-year term in 2016. Nowicki had held the post for more than 17 years after first being elected in 1983 as one of the youngest treasurer/collectors in the state. He resigned in 2000 to take a job elsewhere but came back the area some years ago.
No one took out papers for an open Adams-Cheshire Regional School Committee seat to be vacated by current Chairman Paul Butler.
Jennifer Gageant, another Adams representative on the committee, returned papers and will run unopposed.
Longtime Planning Board member Barbara Ziemba did not return papers and former board member Michael Mach will run unopposed for her vacated seat.
Incumbents Board of Health Member Peter Hoyt, Assessor Lorraine Kalisz, Moderator Myra Wilk, Cemetery Commissioner James Taylor, McCann Technical School Committee member Joseph Allard, and Library Trustees Karen Kettles and Virginia Phelps Duval will all run unopposed.
The deadline to withdraw or object to nomination papers is April 3.
The deadline for filing initial campaign finance report is April 26 and the filing date for the final campaign finance report is June 5.
Nomination papers were due Monday at 5 p.m. The election is Monday, May 6, and the last day to register to vote is April 16.
If you would like to contribute information on this article, contact us at info@iberkshires.com.
Your Comments
iBerkshires.com welcomes critical, respectful dialogue. Name-calling, personal attacks, libel, slander or foul language is not allowed. All comments are reviewed before posting and will be deleted or edited as necessary.
No Comments
Greylock Glen Outdoor Center 90% Complete
By Tammy DanielsiBerkshires Staff
ADAMS, Mass. — The Greylock Glen Outdoor Center is about 90 percent finished with an anticipated completion date in August.
Matthew Sturz of owner's project manager Colliers International updated the Selectmen on the project's progress via Zoom on Wednesday.
"We'll work with the town to determine exactly the logistics of that," he said in response to questions about the opening. "I think that there's certainly interest in getting the facility open as soon as it can open. But we do need to conclude the construction activities ... it's not federally advisable to have construction activity going on with the public."
The completion will depend on getting a certificate of occupancy for the 10,000-square foot facility.
The $8.3 million project is running eight months behind the expected schedule, Sturz said, largely because of permitting with the state Department of Environmental Protection that required an extensive environmental review of endangered species, working with National Grid to determine how solar will be integrated into the project, and the need for a water system for both potable water and fire suppression.
"Transformers and all manner of electrical switchgear is being significantly impacted by supply chain issues throughout the construction industry," said Sturz. "So coordinating those items up front took a little bit longer than anticipated."
A 350,000-gallon water tank is being constructed on the grounds to provide water with completion expected by July or August.
Michael Wynn, who was selected in January to run the center, submitted a level operating budget of $57,500 but said he could pull funding from different lines to ensure there was money for advertising this fall.
click for more
The Selectmen on Wednesday night voted to award the bid to Mackin Construction Co. Inc. of Greenfield, which plans to invest $11 million to build out 20 or more one- and two-bedroom apartments in the three-story classroom wing that parallels Columbia Street.
click for more
The Selectmen two weeks ago had requested the utility appear before the board after receiving numerous complaints over flickering lights, including in Town Hall.
click for more
Taylor Garabedian scored a team-high 22 points and grabbed five rebounds, and Abby Scialabba scored 16 points for the ‘Canes, who got 16 points, nine rebounds and four assists from Ashlyn Lesure. click for more
On Saturday afternoon at Lowell’s Tsongas Center, the Hurricanes will take aim at Division 5 State Championships in girls and boys basketball. click for more