Letter: New Name for Apkin

Letter to the Editor12:00PM / Thursday, August 10, 2023Print Story | Email Story

To the Editor:

George Apkin & Sons Inc., would like to share with you some exciting news about our company. We have been working on a strategic plan to ensure that we will be able to continue servicing all our industrial and dealer customers seamlessly for the long term. To ensure that success, we have recently partnered with the Joseph Freedman Co. in Springfield and its affiliates, Perlman Recycling in Pittsfield and Eastern Vehicle Recycling in Westfield.

We are very excited for the depth that this partnership brings. They have a long history dating back 132 years, a great reputation, a professional and friendly team, and a full suite of metal recycling services to further complement our operations.

The only real change will be a small name change to: Apkin Inc. All of our employees in Adams are staying onboard in their current positions, and both of us (Joe Apkin and Bill Apkin) will be staying on as well. Joe Apkin will be leading the company as president, and Bill Apkin will be staying onboard in an advisory role. Sally Cable and Cindi McLain will remain in the office for anything you need.

We appreciate the community that we work with, and it is important to us that we sustain the reputaton and the standing that we have built. To ensure that, we have worked trelessly to make sure that we have partnered with a company that shares our values. We are confident that you will not be disappointed by the transiton.

Thank you to all who have supported us through the years, we look forward to a new chapter.

Joe & Bill Apkin, the Apkin Team
Adams,Mass.

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Adams Weighs New Rules for Short-Term Rentals

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
05:20AM / Wednesday, September 02, 2026

ADAMS, Mass.— Town officials are weighing new regulations for short-term rentals as questions about tax revenue, safety inspections, parking, and enforcement shape a proposed bylaw that is still taking form.

At a public hearing on short-term rentals last month, residents and owners discussed proposed limits on rental days, inspection and registration requirements, parking standards, and how—or whether—the town is capturing the tax revenue guests already pay.

The confusion about revenue especially stood out during the meeting, stemming from ongoing confusion over whether Adams is already receiving revenue from short-term rentals, since guests are reportedly paying both state and local lodging taxes through Airbnb and Vrbo.

Town officials reported that Adams currently only receives lodging revenue from hotels and bed-and-breakfasts. According to the state, having a local short-term rental bylaw could allow the town to receive a portion of the tax revenue collected from short-term rentals, one board member said.

"I think this is great. I think it's important that all short-term rental operators and owners are registered with the state. That is the way that the platforms make sure that the town gets its tax revenue," said one attendee, who is also a short-term rental operator.

"The way that Airbnb excises taxes is through the registration number that I have with the state. As an owner [of a short-term rental] in this town, I'm concerned when I hear that the town is not aware of its revenues from this type of business."

The short-term rental operator volunteered to work with the board to investigate whether Adams has actually activated, and is properly receiving, its share of short-term rental tax revenue.

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