image description — John Duval and Howard Rosenberg, seen outside the town garage Monday afternoon, were elected to the Adams Board of Selectmen.

New Selectmen Elected in Adams and Cheshire

By Jack GuerinoiBerkshires Staff
09:59PM / Monday, May 03, 2021Print Story | Email Story

ADAMS, Mass. — Incumbent John Duval and political newcomer Howard Rosenberg took the two open selectmen seats in Adams on Monday night.

Duval and Rosenberg were the clear winners in the town election with both collecting more votes than the third candidate and former selectman Donald Sommer.

Rosenberg received 727 votes and Duval, 572 votes. Sommer received 278 votes

There were no other races in Adams and open seats were either filled by incumbents or candidates running unopposed.

Around 1 p.m. in Adams, just over 450 of the town's 6,084 registered voters had cast their ballots.

In Cheshire, there were two open selectmen seats, and Raymond Killeen and Shawn McGrath were the top vote-getters. Killeen received 252 votes and McGrath received 244 votes. Candidate Michael Biagini Jr. received 158 votes.

There were no incumbents running for selectman in Cheshire. Selectman Ronald DeAngelis did not run for another term and Robert Ciskowski resigned from the board earlier this year.

All other seats were filled by incumbents or candidates running unopposed.

In Cheshire at around 2 p.m., 173 of the town's 2,501 registered voters had voted. By the end of the day, 362 votes, or 14 percent, were cast.

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Adams Posts Permanent Police Chief Job

By Tammy Daniels iBerkshires Staff
05:47AM / Tuesday, September 22, 2026

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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