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Adams Lions Club President Peter Tomyl, left, with 85th anniversary grant recipients Adams Forest Wardens Chief Griffin Willette, Mary Parker of Adams Beautification, Adams Children's Librarian Emily Brannan, and Fire Department 1st Assistant Engineer David Lennon.

Adams Lions Club Makes Anniversary Donations

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ADAMS — To celebrate the 85th anniversary of receiving its charter, the Adams Lions Club awarded a total of $8,500 — $100 for each year of the club's existence — to four local organizations. 
 
These awards are in addition to the club's annual donations, such as for scholarships for local high school graduates and events for children and senior citizens.
 
Adams Beautification, Adams Fire Department, Adams Forest Wardens, and Adams Free Library received the awards, which were presented at an 85th anniversary celebration Nov. 21 at the Bounti-Fare restaurant.
 
"The motto of Lionism is 'We Serve,'" Adams Lions Club President Peter Tomyl said. "What better way to celebrate our anniversary than serving local organizations in need of support?"
 
Adams Beautification will use its grant to purchase flowers, mulch and other supplies for the public areas, such as the Route 8 rotary, Visitors Center and Adams Train Station, that it decorates seasonally to make the town more welcoming and attractive.
 
The Adams Fire Department and Forest Wardens will use their grants to upgrade equipment through the purchase of smooth-bore nozzles that reach farther than current nozzles and are easier for firefighters to handle, said Fire Chief John Pansecchi.
 
The Adams Free Library will use its grant to present two of the seven events scheduled as part of its 2025 summer reading program for children. The Science Heroes will present its Experiment Lab program for readers in Grades 6 to 12, and a former competitor in the Rubik's Cube World Championship will offer a workshop for kindergartners and up about how to crack the code of the Rubik's Cube.
 
The Adams Lions Club has more than 60 members. It is part of Lions Clubs International, the largest membership-based service organization in the world, with 1.4 million members in more than 49,000 clubs serving in 200 countries and geographic areas. Since 1917, Lions have improved health and well-being, strengthened communities and supported those in need, locally and globally. 
 
 

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Adams Town Meeting OKs Memorial Building Sale

By Tammy Daniels iBerkshires Staff
ADAMS, Mass. — Town meeting on Tuesday authorized the Board of Selectmen to negotiate purchase-and-sale and lease agreements for Memorial Building.
 
The vote was 85-2 supporting the sale of the former school building for housing and leasing back the gym/auditorium area for 20 years as a community center.
 
The goal has been to turn the south end of the 72-year-old building into a community center and Council on Aging facility using the gym, auditorium and offices. The condition of the building, primarily the bathrooms, has prevented this. 
 
Michael Mackin was the only bidder in the last request for proposals and plans to invest $1 million in the town's section, including upgrading the bathrooms that will make the space usable. He's proposing to put in 25 apartment units, of which around five will be affordable, and commercial space in the cafeteria.
 
Members spent more than a half-hour debating the wisdom of the sale, with some advocating for a way to retain ownership of the property. 
 
"I don't like the idea of giving away a nice beautiful location of a building and then having to pay rent for it," said town meeting member Corinne Case. "It just doesn't fit well with me." 
 
Community Development Director Eammon Coughlan said the town had always assumed it would be some type of condominium arrangement, with the developer taking over the classroom wing. 
 
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