Adams Nomination Papers Now Available

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ADAMS, Mass. — Nomination papers for elected offices in the Town of Adams are available in the Town Clerk's office as of Jan. 25, 2021. 
 
Offices on the May 3, 2021 Annual Town Election ballot will be 1 Moderator for a term of one year, 1 Park Commissioner and 1 Housing Authority Member  for a term of two years, 1 Town Clerk, 2 Selectmen, 1 Assessor, 1 Board of Health Member, 2 Library Trustees, 3 Park Commissioners, 1 Cemetery Commission, 1 Redevelopment Authority Member, 1 Northern Berkshire Vocational Regional School District Committee Member, and 1 Hoosac Valley Regional School Committee Member for a term of three years, 1 Housing Authority Member and 1 Redevelopment Authority Member for a term of four years, and 1 Planning Board and 1 Housing Authority Member for a term of five years  and Town Meeting Member seats for various terms of office.
 
Candidates seeking to run for office must reach out to Town Clerk's Office to set up an appointment to pick up nomination papers.  All signatures must be ink signatures, no electronic signatures are allowed.  Completed nomination papers must be returned to the Board of Registrars for certification no later than Monday, March 15, 2021.    Questions regarding running for town office can be addressed by reaching out to the Town Clerk's Office at 413-743-8300 Ext. 176.   

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Cheshire Gets Grants for Bridge and Culvert Repairs

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
CHESHIRE, Mass. — The town has been awarded two grants to address the decaying condition of a bridge and a culvert on Lanesborough Road. 
 
The funding comes through the Municipal Small Bridge Program and the Community Culvert Program, both of which the town applied to last year. 
 
The state Department of Transportation will be reconstructing Good Life Bridge, as part of its Municipal Small Bridge Program, and repairing a deficient culvert on the same street over an unnamed stream as part of its Community Culvert Program.
 
The projects are being advanced by an engineering firm selected by MassDOT, which will develop a needs assessment and scope of the project, which will be reviewed and approved by the town and state before work begins. The firms selected for the project will invoice the state directly for all work conducted. 
 
According to the state website, Good Life Bridge was last inspected in January 2025, and rated as structurally deficient. Its deck and superstructure are in poor condition and the substructure is in fair condition. 
 
The steel stringer/girder bridge carries traffic along an east–west roadway and was built in 1916, then subsequently widened to the north shortly thereafter, a state Structures Inspection Field Report from January 2023, said. 
 
The report said that records indicated repairs were performed in the 1990’s when several beams were installed. 
 
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