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

By Jack GuerinoiBerkshires Staff
06:38PM / Tuesday, March 16, 2021Print Story | Email Story

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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After More Than a Century, Heating Failure Puts Adams Turners' Future at Risk

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
07:20AM / Sunday, September 27, 2026

ADAMS, Mass. — For more than a century, generations have gathered for dances, community gatherings and bowling at Turn Hall, but that longtime tradition is now in jeopardy after the building's aging heating system failed.

The Adams community is known for rallying behind local people and organizations in times of need, and now Adams Turners is asking for that same support said Gail Burda, the group's financial secretary.

The boiler, referred to as "the Beast" by board members, is as old as the building itself, which was constructed in 1902. It started out burning coal, was later switched to oil and then to gas President Virginia Fuller said.

For several years, the nonprofit social club, a 501(c)7, has struggled with the aging system, with members periodically checking on it throughout the day during the winter to ensure it was still operating, she said.

Now, "the Beast" has reached the end of its life but the Adams Turners don't have the funding to replace it, prompting them to establish a GoFundMe.

At the time of writing, the GoFundMe has raised $1,750 and members have donated more than $2,500 toward the $30,000 needed to secure an additional $25,000 grant and $25,000 loan from American Turners, the national organization under which the club operates.

The nonprofit hopes to hire a contractor to install a multi-zone hydronic system, a project estimated to cost $81,443. The work would include new heating systems for the apartment, bar area, gym and bowling alley, along with new baseboards, gas lines, permits and other necessary fittings.

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