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Town meeting members at Bowe Field last year. The town meeting will again be held at the agricultural field to ensure social distancing and ventilation.

Adams Town Meeting to Be Held Outside Again

By Jack GuerinoiBerkshires Staff
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ADAMS, Mass. — The Selectmen set a June 21 town meeting and plan to hold it outside at Bowe Field. 
 
During a short meeting Wednesday, Chairwoman Christine Hoyt said she wanted to nail down a town meeting date so she could begin planning an outdoor town meeting this summer.
 
"I understand the logistics would be similar, if not the same, as they were in September," she said.
 
To accommodate better ventilation and social distancing during the pandemic, town meeting was held outdoors at Bowe Field last September. The town utilized the pavilion along with additional tents. 
 
With a second vote, the Selectmen opened the town warrant. It will close on May 6.
 
In other business, the Selectmen appointed Natasha Beauchesne as a library aide/cataloger. 
 
"I look forward to starting at the library," she said. "I am very passionate about it."
 
Library Director Holli Jayko said Beauchesne will replace a retired employee and bring staff numbers level.
 
"She comes with high recommendations from her references," she said. "Her background and education make her an excellent candidate."
 
Beauchesne is from Dalton.
 
The Selectmen also appointed seasonal staff.
 
Hoyt said the six employees have worked with the town in the past. She said three of them helped prepare Bellevue Cemetery for Williams Evans' funeral last week.
 
The Selectmen approved the installation of a utility pole on Friend Street to service a house on West Burt Street.
 

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Adams Posts Permanent Police Chief Job

By Tammy Daniels iBerkshires Staff
ADAMS, Mass. — More than a year after its police chief was put on administrative leave, the town of Adams is finally seeking a permanent replacement. 
 
The Board of Selectmen last week voted to advertise the position with a salary range of $110,000 to $125,000 and with the expectation of interviewing finalists in early December. 
 
The town is seeking an experienced law enforcement or security officer who's worked in a supervisory role for at least five years and be able to meet Massachusetts Peace Standards and Training Commission standards.
 
Town Administrator Nick Caccamo provided the board with the draft minutes from the July's Public Safety Committee meeting and its recommendations for job posting.
 
He reminded the board that the police chief is one of two positions that report directly to the board, the other being the town administrator. 
 
Board members reviewed the salary and experience requirements, leaning toward what the committee had advised with the pay level. 
 
Caccamo said interim Police Timothy Sorrell had compiled salary information for chiefs within Berkshire County and that he had created the data sheet looking at metrics such as population and number of staff members. Sorrell, a former Lanesborough chief, stepped in as interim last year. 
 
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