image description — Superintendent Aaron Dean stands with principal Erin Beaulac.

Hoosac Valley Elementary Unveils New Sign

12:37PM / Saturday, May 18, 2024Print Story | Email Story

The school community gathered Friday morning on the school's front lawn.

ADAMS, Mass. — On Friday morning the Hoosac Valley Elementary School community gathered on the school's lawn to welcome the school's first sign.

Nearly seven years ago, Cheshire Elementary School and CT Plunkett Elementary School joined together to become Hoosac Valley Elementary School. After the closing of Cheshire Elementary School, the school district voted to rename CT Plunkett as Hoosac Valley Elementary School.

"At HVES, we share the importance of identity and belonging in every classroom as part of our Responsive Classroom approach," Principal Erin Beaulac said in a statement Friday. "Every student is called by their name and everyone is a part of our community. With that being said, we felt it was very important for our school's exterior to match our school's interior. There hasn't been a sign of the school's name on the outside of the building. This morning, all of that changed."

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Mausert Block Signage Application on Hold Pending Revisions

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
12:02PM / Tuesday, September 15, 2026

ADAMS, Mass. — The Mausert Block signage permit application is on hold while it is revised to comply with the town’s current sign bylaw.

During the Zoning Board meeting last month, architect Stephen Stenson requested a special permit for signage at 19A and 19B Park St., which he aims to design in a way that aligns with the historical architecture of the building and improves visibility.

Stenson has been working to renovate the historic Mausert Block, already opening 10 two-bedroom apartments at 21 Park Street.

However, during the meeting, board members were hesitant to blanketly approve the overall sign bar rather than individual business signs.

The hearing was continued, with Stenson planning on returning with a more detailed proposal showing exactly how the signage would look.

Stenson told iBerkshires that the planned Sept. 8 hearing had been put on hold while he prepared more information, and "hopefully" plans to represent next month. The Tuesday meeting was also canceled because there wasn’t a quorum.

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