Candidate Forum for Adams Selectmen Set Tuesday

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ADAMS, Mass. — iBerkshires will host a forum for the Board of Selectmen candidates on Tuesday, April 30, at 6:30 p.m. at the Adams Visitors Center. 
 
All five candidates — Ann M. Bartlett, John Duval, Jerome Simon Socolof, Donald R. Sommer and Mitchell Wisniowski — have indicated they plan to attend. There are two seats open on the Board of Selectmen in the May 6 town election. 
 
The forum will be moderated by iBerkshires Editor Tammy Daniels and recorded for later broadcast on Northern Berkshire Community Television. 
 
The candidates will be given the opportunity to introduce themselves at the beginning of the forum and time to address the audience at its conclusion. Daniels will ask the questions but residents my submit questions or topics of interest they would like addressed to info@iberkshires.com

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Adams Finalizing FY27 Budget Amid Staffing Uncertainty

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
ADAMS, Mass. — Officials continue to finalize fiscal year 2027's budget ahead of the annual town meeting, navigating numerous unknowns stemming from staff vacancies.
 
During a joint Finance Committee and Select Board meeting on Thursday, a budget of $21,458,601 was presented. 
 
More than half of the budget, not including schools, is for personnel, amounting to $8,721,572, while the remaining $4,075,600.19 is for operational costs.  
 
Education accounts for more than a third of the budget, making up 38.16 percent of the total spending plan at $8,018,218 — a 4.27 percent, or $328,341, increase from FY26.
 
Of that, the Hoosac Valley Regional School District's assessments is $6,814,144 and McCann Technical School is $1,204,074. 
 
The budget can be broken out into several categories, with Finance and Technology, and Public Safety being the second-and-third largest. 
 
Finance and Technology accounts for 15.78 percent of the total budget, allocating to $3,205,469, an increase of 9.32 percent or $273,186. While Public Safety makes up 12.11 percent, amounting to $2,494,514, an increase of 5.23 percent or $124,034. 
 
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