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.