Window World Opening Location in Adams by End of the Year

ADAMS, Mass. — Window World of Western Massachusetts plans on opening its third location at 10 Center St. 

Tim Drost, owner and home improvement specialist at Window World, said the business is beginning the necessary steps with the town to open and plans for operations to start by the end of the year. Window World purchased the former bank building for $350,000 in February. 

"We've done work in the Berkshires for many, many years. We would just come out of our Westfield location," he said. "The family has thought about it for multiple years and, looking in all the towns in the Berkshires, we really liked the feel of the town." 

Drost said the new location should make it much more convenient for people living in the area to shop at Window World. He explained the business already gets significant interest from people in Berkshire County. 

"Between windows and doors and siding, we probably install close to $5 million with the business already," he said. "We do a lot of work in that area now. So we feel strongly about the growth in that area." 

In addition to the showroom at 10 Center St., Drost said Window World is also looking for a potential warehouse location.

"We'll probably look to purchase other properties in Adams within the next year," he said. "We're going to establish some roots in the town, for sure. It was a multiple-year decision, and we felt that the areas and the towns that we work in that Adams was a perfect location for us."

Aside from the store itself, one way the company will benefit Adams, according to Drost, is Window World's multi-year carpenter apprentice program. He said this program has been successful in their other stores. 

"We have multiple people on our teams that come from Belchertown and went through the apprentice program or are still in the program. So I think it will be good for the community," he said. 

Beyond just the location, Drost said the ongoing growth in Adams was another reason they chose the town for their third location. 

"The past couple of years, there's been a lot of stuff done in Adams. The revitalization of the town and the investment in the town and in the older homes. And we like the feel of that," he said. "Our other locations are more in a small town. Belchertown is a similar feel, and we're a family business, and that's where we like to do business. In that type of community." 

The 10 Center St. building has been vacant since 2013 when TD Bank closed.

Friday Afternoon Fire Destroys Cheshire Barn

By Tammy Daniels iBerkshires Staff
04:40PM / Friday, April 03, 2026

 

CHESHIRE, Mass. — A fire on Friday afternoon destroyed a barn at 920 Sand Mill Road.

 

The building is a total loss but firefighters were able to prevent the flames from reaching another nearby barn and the house at Stoney Brook Farm. 

 

Fire Chief Thomas Francesconi said the fire was called in 12:39 p.m. by the homeowners "but it already had a foothold before they noticed it."

 

Responding firefighters found the L-shaped structure fully involved. Adams, Lanesborough, Savoy and Windsor fire companies responded and Williamstown Fire covered the station.

 

The tankers were used to transport water from a nearby brook until a pool could be set up near the scene and water pumped into it. 

 

Northern Berkshire EMS responded and one firefighter was treated at the scene and then taken to Berkshire Medical Center. 

 

Francesconi said there were no other injuries but the owners told him there were 18 chickens in the barn. The structure also had equipment and other materials in it, including a Jeep.