Adams Free Library to Host Dinoman!

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ADAMS, Mass. — Families and children of all ages are invited to register and join a presentation by Dinoman! for the 2022 Reading Challenge hosted by the Adams Free Library followed by a party to celebrate summer.

Join the Adams Free Library on Thursday, August 18, 2018 at 1:00 p.m. for Dinoman with Bob Lisaius. Bob leads children of all ages on a search through natural history, to examine fossils, and explain origins. His passion for paleontology is contagious. When Dinoman’s three life-sized, self-inflating dinosaurs appear, prepare to be amazed!

With magic, merry mayhem, and magnificent props, the audience is taken on a trip throughout the Mesozoic era. How do we know dinosaurs were here? What is a fossil? How are they made? This program is fun and informative for all ages.

Immediately following Dinoman at 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. join a party celebrating the 2022 summer reading challenge. Raffle basket winners will be announced at party and will be available for winner to take home. Light refreshments will be available. Prizes provided by the Friends of the Adams Free Library.

“Read Beyond the Beaten Path” is sponsored by the Adams Free Library, the Massachusetts Library System, the Boston Bruins, and the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners. Additional funding by the Friends of the Adams Free Library.

This program is supported in part by a grant from the Cultural Council of Northern Berkshire, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency. Additional funding provided by the Friends of the Adams Free Library.

Families and children of all ages are invited to register to join the Adams Free Library for this presentation. An adult must accompany children under 8 years of age.

Library events are free and open to the public. Attendance at library programs constitutes consent to be photographed; photos may be used in print or electronic publicity for the Adams Free Library.

visit the library’s website at www.adamslibraryma.org for more information.

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Crane Drops Challenge to Dalton Land Sale

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
05:43AM / Thursday, January 22, 2026

DALTON, Mass. — The sale of the land known as the Bardin property is no longer being challenged.

Dicken Crane of Holiday Farm, the highest bidder on the property, withdrew his lawsuit and a citizen petition requesting the board award him the sale, recognizing that a reversal was unlikely after the deed had already been signed.

The Select Board's decision in December to sell the last 9.15 acres of land to Thomas and Esther Balardini, the third highest bidder, sparked outrage from several residents resulting in a heated meeting to sign the quitclaim deed. Crane was the highest bidder by $20,000.

The board swiftly had the deed signed on Dec. 22, following its initial vote on Nov. 10 to award the parcel to the Balardinis, despite citizen outcry against the decision during a meeting on Nov. 23.

Crane claimed he wrote a letter to the board of his intention to appeal its decision. However, once the deed was signed a month later, it was too late for him to do anything.

"My question is, why were they in such a hurry to push this through, even though there were many people asking, 'explain to us why this is in the best interest in the town,' when they really had no explanation," Crane said on Wednesday.

Litigation is expensive and the likelihood of success to get it changed once the deed was signed is minimal, he said.

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