Nomination Papers Available In Adams

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ADAMS, Mass. — Nomination papers for elected offices in the town of Adams are available in the town clerk's office.
 
Offices on the May 5 annual town election ballot will be: two selectmen, one treasurer/collector, one assessor, one Board of Health member, two library trustees, one cemetery commissioner, one representative to the Northern Berkshire Vocational Regional School District, and two Hoosac Valley Regional School Committee members, all for a term of three years.  
 
Also on the ballot is are one-year terms for moderator for a term of one year; and one seat each on the Planning Board seat, Housing Authority and Redevelopment Authority for terms of five years. There are terms of one, two and three years open for town meeting member in all five precincts. 
 
Candidates seeking to run for office should contact the town clerk's office to pick up nomination papers. All signatures must be ink signatures, no electronic signatures are allowed.
 
Completed nomination papers must be returned to the Board of Registrars for certification no later than Monday, March 17. Questions regarding running for town office can be addressed by reaching out to the town clerk's office at 413-743-8300, Ext. 176.

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North County Marks Memorial Day With Mount Greylock Trek, Ceremonies

By Jack Guerino, Tammy Daniels & Breanna SteeleiBerkshires Staff

Laurie Boudreau sings the national anthem during Memorial Day ceremonies at Clarksburg Town Hall on Sunday. 
ADAMS, Mass. — As they do every Sunday before Memorial Day, local veterans braved the elements to pay respects on Mount Greylock to fallen comrades.
 
"Past commanders have been coming up here for 93 years. I have been coming up for 64," said Adams American Legion member Donald Sommer. "We have had all kinds of weather, but this is some of the worst. It shows the dedication that we have for those who have gone before us and made the ultimate sacrifice."
 
Heavy winds and sleet met the motorcade at the summit. The Veterans War Memorial Tower — first built to honor World War I veterans — was barely visible and the 30 or so veterans and their families made their way to the memorial arm and arm, fighting the wind. 
 
The ceremony was held inside of the monument with only a rifle squad and taps player briefly stepping outside to conduct their part of the truncated ceremony. 
 
"It is important that we continue these ceremonies, not only for us, but for everyone else," Sommer continued. "So they remember what happened."
 
Veterans met early at the Adams American Legion Post 160 and promptly formed a motorcade to scale the mountain. The oppressive weather forced the Legion Riders off their motorcycles.
 
The group met at the Jones Nose Parking lot about halfway up the mountain to enjoy a traditional cocktail and toast fellow veterans.
 
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