Adams Nomination Papers for May 2 Election Available

By Brian RhodesiBerkshires Staff
03:57PM / Saturday, February 05, 2022Print Story | Email Story

ADAMS, Mass. — Those interested in running for an elected position in the May 2 election can pick up nomination papers at the town clerk's office.

Including the numerous town meeting seats for each of the town's five precincts, there are a total of 75 open positions set to be on the ballot in May. Among the most notable openings is two three-year terms on the Board of Selectmen, currently held by board members Richard Blanchard and Joseph Nowak.

Two seats on the Board of Health are also up for re-election, one for a three-year term and another for two years. The two-year term seat is currently held by Joyce Brewer and the other by Peter Hoyt.

One Planning Board sear, a five-year term currently held by Sandra Moderski, will be on the ballot.

The position of treasurer and tax collector will be up for re-election. The seat is a three-year term held by current Treasurer and Tax Collector Kelly Rice.

A three-year term on the Board of Assessors, a seat filled by Lorraine Kalisz, will also be available.

Three seats on the Parks Commission, one for a one-year term and two for two-year terms, will also be up for re-election.

A three-year term on the McCann School Committee will also be available, a seat presently held by Joseph Allard. Two seats are also on the ballot the Hoosac Valley Regional School Committee, each for a three-year term.

Prospective candidates can also run for the position of moderator, a seat that will last for a one-year term and currently held by Myra Wilk. Other boards with openings are the Adams Free Library Board of Trustees, Cemetery Commission, Housing Authority and Redevelopment Authority.

Town Meeting Precincts 1 through 5 each have 10 three-year terms available, with Precinct Five also having three one-year term seats on the ballot. Precinct Two has two two-year seats as well, while Precinct Three has both one-year and two-year seats open for re-election.

Those planning to run for election must have nomination papers returned to Town Clerk Haley Meczywor by 5 p.m. on Monday, March 14.

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Adams Selectmen Continue Dog Hearing

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
03:10PM / Monday, February 23, 2026

ADAMS, Mass. — The Selectmen continued a public hearing on whether two dogs are a danger until Wednesday, March 4, because the owner was not present to provide his side of the situation at last week's board meeting.

The town will inform the owners via email and certified mail of the March 4 date, and police will serve them a notice.

The hearing was prompted by a complaint from Brianna Shepherd, who testified that on Nov. 25, 2025 the two dogs chased her; her children, ages 1 and 4; her sister, and her dog.

Shepherd said they were four houses down from the owners' property on Grandview, when the dogs, Penny and Mason, left their yard, "aggressively" charged at them unprovoked, and began to bite her dog.

Shepherd said her sister quickly put the 4-year-old into the stroller with the infant. As they attempted to get away, the dogs persisted in their attack on Shepherd's dog, which sustained multiple bruises, a broken toenail, and a cut paw.

Additionally, Shepherd's sister, who was eight weeks pregnant at the time, was also bitten, however the bite did not break the skin. The police were notified of the incident the following morning.

The animal control officer informed her that because this was an isolated incident and no skin was broken, that Shepherd should try to videotape the next time she sees the dogs off leash.

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