Candidate Forum for Adams Selectmen Set Tuesday

03:00PM / Monday, April 29, 2024Print Story | Email Story

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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Cheshire Shifts Focus From Merger to Improving Police Department

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
01:36PM / Tuesday, March 10, 2026

CHESHIRE, Mass. — The town will be seeking volunteers to serve on its police chief search committee.

The process of finding, interviewing, and selecting a qualified candidate is expected to take several months.

Interim Police Chief Timothy Garner, who has not accepted a stipend for the post, advocated that the board have a start date after the fiscal year to ensure voters approve the funds for the salary.

"I'm more than happy to stay until the first of the fiscal year. If you want to wait until a budget is in place where you can actually advertise [a salary already approved at town meeting,]" the retired chief said.

"If you do it now and you put somebody in there, what are you going to offer that might go away at town meeting."

The town has been in discussions with the Lanesborough Police Department to explore the feasibility of a merger.

However, after preliminary talks, that appears unlikely. As a result, the board is refocusing its efforts on strengthening its own department.

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