image description — Superintendent Aaron Dean stands with principal Erin Beaulac.

Hoosac Valley Elementary Unveils New Sign

12:37PM / Saturday, May 18, 2024Print Story | Email Story

The school community gathered Friday morning on the school's front lawn.

ADAMS, Mass. — On Friday morning the Hoosac Valley Elementary School community gathered on the school's lawn to welcome the school's first sign.

Nearly seven years ago, Cheshire Elementary School and CT Plunkett Elementary School joined together to become Hoosac Valley Elementary School. After the closing of Cheshire Elementary School, the school district voted to rename CT Plunkett as Hoosac Valley Elementary School.

"At HVES, we share the importance of identity and belonging in every classroom as part of our Responsive Classroom approach," Principal Erin Beaulac said in a statement Friday. "Every student is called by their name and everyone is a part of our community. With that being said, we felt it was very important for our school's exterior to match our school's interior. There hasn't been a sign of the school's name on the outside of the building. This morning, all of that changed."

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Adams Town Hall's Back Parking Lot Staircase Closed

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
05:42PM / Sunday, August 16, 2026

ADAMS, Mass. — The staircase behind Town Hall was closed earlier this month as a safety precaution.

The winding staircase features two gazebo-style landings and leads to the rear parking lot, which sits atop a hill overlooking Town Hall.

Town Administrator Nick Caccamo said he closed the staircase out of an abundance of caution because it seems that most of the structure is on borrowed time.

He highlighted several concerns, including multiple staircase footings that are or have been sliding off the concrete pilings, as well as significant erosion underneath the structure.

The timeline for repairs remains unclear. In the meantime, employees can walk down the driveway on the north side of the building and enter through that side.

Visitors are able to park on the street in the front of Town Hall and use the front entrance; there is also handicap parking at the side of the building, behind the bank.

Caccamo was unsure of the age of the staircase but believes that it was built during the Town Hall renovation project.

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