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Three Will Vie for Two Seats on the Adams Board of Selectmen

By Jack GuerinoiBerkshires Staff
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ADAMS, Mass. — Three candidates will vie for two seats on the Board of Selectmen this year.
 
Incumbent John Duval has returned papers along with former member of the board Donald Sommer and newcomer Howard Jay Rosenberg. The deadline for nomination papers was Monday at 5 p.m.
 
Duval is seeking a fourth three-year. The second three-year seat is open and had been held by James Bush, who died in 2020. The Selectmen decided against appointing a replacement to finish out the last year of Bush's term.
 
All other open positions will be filled by incumbents running unopposed except for Paula Wheeler, who is running for the open assessor position unopposed.
 
No papers were returned for an open Board of Health seat, three open Parks Commission seats, two Housing Authority seats and two Redevelopment Authority Board seats.
 
On the ballot will be Myra Wilk for moderator, one year; Haley Meczywor, town clerk, three years; James Loughman and Eugene Michalenko, two seats on the library trustees; David Rhinemiller, Planning Board, five years; Bruce Shepley Cemetery Commission, three years; Carol Roberts, Housing Authority, four years; and James Fassell, Parks Commission, three years.
 
Shepley will also run unopposed for at three-year seat on the McCann School Committee and Michael Mucci for a three-year seat on the Hoosac Valley Regional School Committee.
 
The annual election is Monday, May 3, at the town garage.

 


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Adams OKs Parking Fix for Stalled Jordan St. Culvert Repairs

By Jack GuerinoiBerkshires Staff
ADAMS, Mass. — Jordan Street residents displaced by a years-old culvert collapse have a place to park this winter, but town officials remain in the dark regarding when the culvert will actually be fixed.
 
The Select Board on Wednesday approved a traffic commission recommendation to allow permitted on-street parking for specific residents during the winter parking ban.
 
Interim Town Administrator Holli Jayko explained that the collapse, which occurred behind a Jordan Street apartment building several years ago, effectively eliminated off-street parking for several households.
 
"This collapse eliminated parking for some residents which creates challenges during the winter parking-ban period," Jayko said.
 
While most residents on the narrow, one-way street have access to private parking, a select few were left with no legal options during the winter months. Those affected can now apply for a town permit, provided they can prove their parking loss is a direct result of the collapse.
 
Selectman Joseph Nowak noted the culvert has been "down for years" and questioned if there were any immediate plans for repair.
 
Community Development Director Donna Cesan said the town has been working with the Massachusetts and Federal Emergency Management agencies through the Hazard Mitigation Program, but the project is currently stalled at the federal level. Cesan noted that MEMA will not enter into a formal agreement until funding is fully secured.
 
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