Adams Oks Election Ballot, Early Voting Begins Saturday

By Brian Rhodes06:29PM / Thursday, October 20, 2022Print Story | Email Story

ADAMS, Mass. — The Board of Selectmen has approved the Nov. 8 state election warrant, with early voting hours available starting this weekend and running until Nov. 4.

Early voting will begin Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., with weekday hours available from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday. Voting will be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Wednesday and from 8 a.m. to noon on Friday.

Town Clerk Haley Meczywor said all mail-in ballots have already been sent out and should arrive in the coming days, if not already received.

"Please note that you should get an acknowledgment from my office that you are registered to vote," she said. "If you have any questions before the Nov. 8 election, please feel free to either stop in or give my office a call," she said.

The last day to register to vote is Oct. 29.

In other business, the board closed the warrant for the scheduled special town meeting on Nov. 15. Town Administrator Jay Green said the actual meeting warrant should come before the board for approval at its meeting next week.

The board approved a one-day liquor license and an entertainment license for Adams Theater for Nov. 11. The licenses are for a benefit concert for the theater, as part of its ongoing fundraising campaign.

Yina Moore, founder and executive director of the theater, said they are planning an open hose in addition to the concert. Beverages will be served by North Adams-based Bright Ideas Brewing.

"We're gonna have the benefit concert at Adams Theater inside the auditorium, but we also want to have our open house between five to 7:30 to invite the community to come in," she said. "And we got the Bright Ideas lineup for beverages, and we're also bringing a food truck," she said.

The board approved the appointment of Mark Pizani to the position of Parks and Grounds foreman. Pizani, who has spent 35 years with the Department of Public Works and is currently a foreman, will be replacing Steve Skrocki, who is retiring.

The board also approved the appointment of Andrew Ketchal as a transfer station attendant. Green said Ketchal, who has 20 years of experience working in a transfer station, is more than qualified for the position.

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Notre Dame Church Closed Indefinitely as Diocese Assesses Structural Damage

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
05:43AM / Wednesday, September 30, 2026

ADAMS, Mass. — What began as concerns over peeling paint inside Notre Dame Church turned out to be a much larger issue, as the church is now closed indefinitely after inspections revealed structural damage, particularly in the steeple.

Notre Dame du Sacre Coeur Catholic Church, located at 21 Maple St., has been taped off and closed since last week as the Diocese of Springfield assesses water damage affecting several areas of the building.

"There are multiple issues ... but the long and short of it is that there's been a water breach in a number of locations at the church, [compromising] some of the structures. The steeple clearly has been negatively impacted by this water breach, and so they're looking at the steeple as one potential major issue," said Mark Dupont, Diocese of Springfield's director of communications.

"A lot of the other ones are not to that level, but taken as a whole, they might be problematic in the long run. This church is well over 100 years old and has served that community with great distinction over the years, but unfortunately, sometimes our past history with these churches is that they quickly become very costly when they start having issues."

The church was built around 1882 to serve the area's French-speaking residents and is one of the three churches part of the Saint John Paul II Parish, which also includes St. Mary's in Cheshire and St. Stanislaus in Adams, Dupont said.

Parish staff first noticed peeling paint inside the Notre Dame church, which can be an indication of water intrusion, and hired a structural mason to inspect the steeple and possibly do some repairs, he said.

However, the inspection revealed more extensive damage to the steeple than initially anticipated, prompting parish staff to immediately contact the Diocese of Springfield and close the church, Dupont said.

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