ThunderFest Scheduled for March 22 in Adams

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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.


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Cheshire West Mountain Bridge Reconstruction Eyed for April

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
CHESHIRE, Mass. — The town is hoping to start the reconstruction of the West Mountain Road bridge in April. 
 
The steel culvert, which carries West Mountain Road over Kitchen Brook, has several structural and erosion-related issues, including cracking, rusting, minor wall displacement, sinkholes, partially failed and dulled galvanized coating, roadway settlement, and signs of leakage. 
 
According to the state Structures Inspection Field Report from January 2025, the structure is a single-barrel corrugated steel arch with an open bottom supporting fill with an asphalt wearing surface.
 
The town was previously awarded a small municipal bridge grant to cover the engineering costs, which was done by Gill Engineering.
 
The town was again awarded another bridge grant for the reconstruction project, anticipated to cost $770,518, with the bid being awarded to CD Davenport of Greenfield. 
 
According to the plans from Gill Engineering, the project will include repairing the bridge's foundation, reinforcing the sides of the crossing, rebuilding the road surface, and adding new guardrails and drainage. 
 
During excavation, the contractors will take "extreme care" not to damage the existing corrugated steel culvert. To prevent unbalanced loading, they will remove equal amounts of fill from both sides simultaneously. 
 
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