Letter: Greylock Glen Camping Proposal Aligns with Town's Needs

To the Editor:

For many years, we've maintained our community with little economic growth. It has not been for lack of effort. And now, smart people from many different backgrounds have uncovered what we all knew — Adams is special! The founders of the Project 13 1/2 Grove Gallery and Real Eyes Gallery know it, as does Yina Moore, who has breathed new life into the Adams Theater, a revitalization effort started by our Topia Arts friends.

Our Greylock Glen trail partners DCR and TSR contribute to Adams by maintaining and expanding our trails. The outdoor center is being built, after years of hard work from our Community Development Director Donna Cesan, our town administrator(s) and our state Rep. John Barrett, and [former] state Sen. Adam Hinds, to name a few. We never lost sight of the end game, and now the state has funded further investment in Adams.

The newest developers interested in Adams have proposed an EcoVillage at the Greylock Glen. Not only does the EcoVillage align with keeping the beauty of Adams intact, it is also innovative, attractive, and creates a revenue stream that we have not seen the likes of in Adams. We were impressed by the developer's presentation, and hope other community members will turn out for future outreach sessions.

It is our turn to embrace growth in innovative programs and projects. It is our turn to share in the creative economy and tourism. Shame on us if we are not one voice in that support. We have vetted all the details of the Greylock Glen projects together and will continue to do so with the same goal in mind: To grow our town in a thoughtful manner, while maintaining the quality of life that we all enjoy. This town belongs to all of us.

Erin Mucci & David Bissaillon
co-chairs ProAdams
Carol Cushenette
Adams Finance Committee chair

McCann Postsecondary Programs Graduate 18

By Tammy Daniels iBerkshires Staff
03:44PM / Thursday, May 28, 2026

Medical assisting graduate Kelsi Houghtlin has a job lined up at CHP. See more photos here. 

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — After an intensive eight months, Annaka Rose Bradley is looking to take a little break. 

 

Bradley was one of five graduating from the dental assisting pogram Tuesday at McCann Technical School. 

 

"This is a great program, I'm ready for anything now," she said, adding that there are so many places hiring she's not too concerned with taking a breather before jumping into the workforce. 

 

Why dental assisting? "I was like, you know what, I'm 26 I got to do something," she laughed between congratulations from family and friends. 

 

She and her classmates, along with two graduates in medical assisting program and 11 in the cosmetology program were presented with the diplomas on Tuesday night at the school. 

 

Superintendent James Brosnan thanked the families for supporting the students who "have successfully concluded one of the most condensed, difficult, and busy schedules," and the graduates for their "great spirits, good sense of humor, and you all had to work with each other, that team bonding will position for the rest of life."

 

School Committee Chair Gary Rivers offered his congratulations, saying the academic content and clinical experiences they had were extremely unique.