ThunderFest Scheduled for March 22 in Adams

ADAMS, Mass. — ProAdams will present its ThunderFest event on Saturday, March 22, from noon to 5:00 p.m. at the Adams Visitor Center, located at 3 Hoosac Street. Admission to the event is free. (Rain date: Sunday, March 23)

ThunderFest will feature live music. Bacchus will perform from 2:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., and singer-songwriter Jack Waldheim will begin the entertainment at noon.

Food will be available for purchase from La Chalupa y la Enchilada, Pizza House, Adams Lions Club, and M&J’s Taste of Home. Local brewers and vintners scheduled to participate include Antimony, Sam Adams, Long Trail, Truly, and Balderdash Cellars.

The event will include vendors and exhibitors offering crafts, outdoor recreation gear, services, and information. Activities for children will be offered, and leashed pets are permitted on the grounds.

ThunderFest is supported by sponsors including Adams Community Bank, Berkshire Gas, Bounti-Fare, and SBM Insurance.

Additional information can be found at exploreadams.com/events/thunderfest/ and on the ThunderFest Facebook site.

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.