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 Fire District Exploring 'Bigger Picture' for Capital Needs

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
04:05PM / Thursday, October 01, 2026

ADAMS, Mass. — As the Fire District is facing ongoing capital planning needs, officials are exploring the best path forward.

The Prudential Committee met Monday to discuss several agenda items, including "district expansion," though the topic received only a brief update.

Fire Chief David Lennon told the committee that officials had held a "first informal meeting" with several people, and the result was that they needed to gather more information.

In a follow-up with iBerkshires, Lennon said the agenda item was titled "district expansion," but it is more encompassing than that.

"We're having informal discussions with people to gauge interest before we move forward with a more concrete plan," he said.

Currently, Lennon is working with "single parties from various groups" to get information on what works for other communities in similar capital situations as the Adams Fire District, Lennon said.

The district is facing several capital challenges, including a decaying fire station and apparatus repairs, he said.

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