Adams Lions Club Hosts Wine and Beer Tasting Fundraiser

ADAMS, Mass. — The Adams Lions Club is hosting an Around the World Wine and Beer Tasting event Friday, March 28, from 6 to 8 pm, at the Bounti-Fare Restaurant, 200 Howland Ave.

Craft beers and wines from around the world will be paired with food, giving guests the opportunity to taste for themselves how food enhances the beverages. Advance tickets cost $30 per person and may be purchased from Adams Lions Club members, at Smith Brothers-McAndrews Insurance agency, 45 Park St. or by Square https://square.link/u/fci2HFVB?src=sheet. Tickets sold at the door cost $35.

The event co-chairs, Lions Rachel Tomkowicz and Sarah Kline said 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 Adams Lions Club has more than 60 members. Lions clubs are groups of men and women who identify needs within the community and work together to fulfill those needs.

Lions Clubs International is the largest service club organization in the world. More than 1.4 million members in over 48,000 clubs are serving in 200 countries and geographic areas around the globe. 

Cheshire Town Meeting Oks Budgets, Debates Potential Prop 2 1/2 Override

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
10:12PM / Monday, June 08, 2026

Moderator Carol Francesconi, left, and Anne Marie Furey were presented flowers in memory of the Rev. William Furey, their brother and husband, respectively. The town report was dedicated to him. 

CHESHIRE, Mass. — Town meeting on Monday approved all 35 articles on the annual meeting warrant, including a total spending for fiscal 2027 of more than $8.5 million. 

 

Some 77 of the town's more than 2,500 registered voters filled the Cheshire Community House meeting room, debating on a number of articles during the meeting that lasted nearly three hours

 

The town dedicated its annual report to the Rev. William David Furey, longtime pastor of First Baptist Church and more recently Berkshire Union Chapel in Lanesborough. Furey died last year at age 77.

 

His wife, Anne Marie Furey, and his sister, Town Moderator Carol Francesconi, were presented with a bouquet of flowers in tribute to him. 

 

He was an exemplary member of the community who left a lasting impression in each and every life that he touched, said Town Clerk Whitney Flynn. 

 

Voters approved several warrant articles that make up an operating budget of $3,840,314 for fiscal 2027. Of this amount, $1,642,481 is allocated for the general government budget, which was approved after clarification of a few questions.

 

One item was the administrative assistant's salary. Prior to the annual meeting, the town eliminated the executive assistant salary of $54,309 in favor of a part-time administrative assistant salary of $27,155, to reduce costs considering the financial constraint the town is in.