More than 100 Complete Mount Greylock Road Race

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ADAMS, Mass. — Jacob Wormald Sunday won the 46th annual Mount Greylock Road Race in a time of 57 minutes, 1.26 seconds.
 
Wormald, of Nashua, N.H., reached the summit with a pace of 7:07 and finished more than a minute and a half ahead of runner-up Brandyn Naro of Nashua, N.H.
 
The top woman in the field was Merrimack, N.H's, Kassandra Marin, who finished in 1:01.58.48. She finished eighth overall.
 
The top Berkshire County finisher was Williamstown's Matthew Howard, who placed sixth overall in 1:01:30.85.
 
The top Berkshire County woman was Adams' April Pitroff Varellas, the fifth woman overall across the finish line and the 28th runner overall in 1:13:58.13.
 
The race saw 123 finishers.
 
Age group winners included:
Male 20-29, John Paquet, Woburn, 1:11:02.11.
Male 40-49, Paulo Amaral, Lowell, 1:02:01.11.
Male 50-59, Steven Brightman, Providence, R.I., :59:44.26.
Male 60-69, Richard Larsen, Shelburne Falls, 1:10:28.21.
Male 70-over: Richard Stockdale, Mason, N.H., 1:23:35.07.
Female 20-29, Kelly Snyder, Somerville, 1:10:48.48.
Female 40-49, Liz Lieman, Florence, 1:11:38.15.
Female 50-59, Kara Hass, Chelmsford, 1:17:47.22.
Female 60-69, Jacqueline Shakar, Sutton, 1:20:11.46
Female 70-over, Laura Clark, Saratoga Springs, N.Y., 2:35:20.88.
 
Full results are available here.
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Adams Review Library, COA and Education Budgets

By Tammy DanielsiBerkshires Staff
ADAMS, Mass. — The Finance Committee and Board of Selectmen reviewed the public services, Hoosac Valley Regional School District and McCann Technical School budgets on Tuesday. 
 
The workshop at the Adams Free Library was the third of four joint sessions to review the proposed $19 million fiscal 2025 budget. The first workshop covered general government, executive, finance and technology budgets; the second public works, community development and the Greylock Glen. 
 
The Council on Aging and library budgets have increases for wages, equipment, postage and software. The Memorial Day budget is level-funded at $1,450 for flags and for additional expenses the American Legion might have; it had been used to hire bagpipers who are no longer available. 
 
The COA's budget is up 6.76 percent at $241,166. This covers three full-time positions including the director and five regular per diem van drivers and three backup drivers. Savoy also contracts with the town at a cost of $10,000 a year based on the number of residents using its services. 
 
Director Sarah Fontaine said the governor's budget has increased the amount of funding through the Executive Office of Elder Affairs from $12 to $14 per resident age 60 or older. 
 
"So for Adams, based on the 2020 Census data, says we have 2,442 people 60 and older in town," she said. "So that translates to $34,188 from the state to help manage Council on Aging programs and services."
 
The COA hired a part-time meal site coordinator using the state funds because it was getting difficult to manage the weekday lunches for several dozen attendees, said Fontaine. "And then as we need program supplies or to pay for certain services, we tap into this grant."
 
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