Adams Lions Host Golf Tournament

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ADAMS, Mass. — The Adams Lions Club's annual golf tournament will be Saturday, May 18, at Forest Park Country Club. 
 
Teams of four will compete in a 9-hole scramble format with tee times beginning at 8 am.
 
Proceeds will support Lions initiatives, including scholarships for local high school graduates and community events, such as a Halloween parade for local children and lunch for senior citizens. In addition, the club assists residents who need help with vision and hearing loss-related needs and supports research to cure eye diseases and diabetes.
 
The entry fee is $50 per player/$200 per team and includes nine holes of golf, carts, longest drive and closest-to-the-pin contests, and a chance to win $10,000 for a hole-in-one. Lunch from the Adams Lions Club food truck is included in the cost. Cash prizes will be awarded to the winning teams.
 
To register for the tournament, sign up at Forest Park, call Forest Park at 413-743-3311, or text or call Lion Nick Staffin, event chair, at 413-822-5732.

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Cheshire Officials Question Structural Integrity of Fire Station

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff

The cracks have appeared in the concrete block wall raising issues of movement. 
CHESHIRE, Mass. — The fire station's meeting/training room is closed off because of concerns of a potential structural collapse.
 
Over the years, the fire station has had one problem after another and now officials are concerned about the room's structural integrity, deciding to close it last Thursday until it can be evaluated by a structural engineer. 
 
The training space hadn't been painted in more than two decades so officials decided to give it a bit of a "facelift," Fire Chief Thomas Francesconi said. 
 
However, this small project exposed something much more critical — the north wall appeared to be shifting away from the large steel I-beam. 
 
Upon further examination of the area, several larger issues stood out — including a large crack running up the concrete block wall above the bay door, a roughly 2-inch dip in the floor, and a shift in the exterior wall that has left it uneven.
 
There were too many things happening to not err on the side of caution, said Francesconi. Now that the area is exposed, this is the time to get it assessed to ensure that the wall's not moving or buckling, said Corey McGrath, department of public works director.
 
Around 2010, a company dug up around the station's foundation and installed support for the building. During that time, the contractors observed the north side of the building, the area believed to be shifting, was sinking into the ground, Francesconi said. 
 
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