O’Geary’s Package Store To Double In Size

O'Geary's in Adams plans to double in size to offer a larger selection of beverages and look more appealing to customers.

ADAMS, Mass. – O'Geary's Package Store has received approval to more than double in size.

The owner of the 58-60 Commercial St. property, James Geary, presented his site plan to the Planning Board on Monday night

He said the business needs to expand and the addition would bring the package store's square footage from 1,139 to 2,412 square feet.

"We are just so tiny here, and we need the space," Geary said.

He said the addition will allow for a larger selection of beer, wine and liquor and the existing building will be used strictly for deliveries and possibly wine tastings.  

"A lot of this is just ideas of what we are going to do," he said. "It is not going to be retail space though."

The construction will call for the elimination of one curb cut and the demolition of the used car office on the property. The redemption center will remain.

Geary said the plans state that the new storefront will be made out of heavy timber, but he may change this to a more industrial look.

Vice Chairwoman Sandra Moderski advocated for the heavy timber storefront and said the renovations will be a great improvement.  

"I think you are on the Route 8 corridor, and I think this is going to be a great improvement," Moderski said. "You are going to have some nice plantings in front, take away some of the impervious surfaces, and I think a nice front will be wonderful as opposed to something more commercial."

Geary said he was open to suggestions and promised the store will look better.

"Whatever it is, the idea is to make it more welcoming," Geary said. 

Adams Welcomes New Officer; Appoints Housing Authority Board Member

By Tammy DanielsiBerkshires Staff
05:44AM / Friday, April 19, 2024

Officer Cole Desroches recently graduated from the Police Academy. 

ADAMS, Mass. — The Selectmen welcomed the newest member of the Adams Police Department, Officer Cole Desroches, on Wednesday evening. 

 

Desroches graduated from the Police Academy on March 22 in the top tier in his class. He's currently in the field training program and assigned to Sgt. Curtis Crane. He attended Hoosac Valley High School and Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts. 

 

"He's going to serve and protect the town of Adams very well," said Crane, who with Sgts. Matthew Wright and Gregory Onorato stepped in to introduce the new officer while Chief R. Scott Kelley was on vacation. 

 

"We don't often get an opportunity to kind of talk about, frankly, some of the positive things that are happening in town and one of the many things that I feel are positive with are the Adams Police Department," said Town Administrator Jay Green. "We are right now at full staff. We have a full complement of officers. We have a chief who just resigned a three-year contract. ... We have four very capable sergeants (including Donna Malloy)."

 

The force consists of the chief, the four sergeants, a full-time detective and 11 patrol officers. It also has a new position in Cpl. Joshua Baker who is responsible for training and keeping staff equipped. 

 

"We're on the cutting edge of ensuring that we have proper training in a very changing environment with law enforcement," continued Green. "And we have a nice complement of officers and we have a well-respected detective who handles some very complicated cases."

 

He called out the half-dozen officers who attended the meeting for the work they're doing as well as the K9 unit.