Adams Free Library to Offer Early Childhood Sensory Program

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ADAMS, Mass. — The Adams Free Library will host a free multisensory play group on Tuesday, April 22, from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM.

The program will be presented by Emilee Reynolds, an Early Childhood Educator and owner of Miss Emillee ECE, who has over 15 years of experience in the field throughout Berkshire County.

The program is designed for children ages six and younger and their caregivers. It will consist of five stations focused on engaging different senses. These stations will include activities such as a playdough station, a music and sound station, and a tactile and touch station. A light table will also be incorporated into one of the stations. The program aims to develop academic skills in young participants through sensory play, integrating academics and play in its learning activities.

Emilee Reynolds also hosts a free playgroup on the second Saturday of each month at the Uno Community Center. Further details can be found on her website, www.missemileeece.com. This program at the Adams Free Library is partially funded by a grant from the Cultural Council of Northern Berkshires, a local agency supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.

Families with children aged six and younger are invited to attend this event. No registration is necessary, but an adult must accompany all participants. Library events are free and open to the public. Attendance at library programs implies consent to be photographed, with photos potentially used for promotional purposes in print or electronic media by the Adams Free Library. Inquiries can be directed to the Adams Free Library at (413) 743-8345 or through the library's website, www.adamslibraryma.org.

 

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Adams Select Board Discusses Steps for Appointing Police Chief

By Stephen DravisiBerkshires Staff
ADAMS, Mass. — The town could have a new permanent police chief by the start of the new year.
 
On Wednesday, the select board approved a framework for a candidate screening committee and heard a potential timeline for making a decision to appoint the next leader of the 18-officer department.
 
The board heard a report from Chair Jay T. Meczywor, who serves on the panel's Public Safety Subcommittee along with Select Board Vice Chair Ann M. Bartlett.
 
Meczywor said the subcommittee recommended that the board appoint a seven-member panel to screen applicants and recommend three finalists for interviews and selection by the full board.
 
"If we move quickly enough, we could potentially get the screening committee up and moving by early September," Town Administrator Nicholas Caccamo told the board. "We would want to get the job posting up right behind it. Potentially, by mid-November, the screening committee could make recommendations to the board.
 
"Potentially, you could be making an appointment by the end of the calendar year."
 
Caccamo reminded the board that interim Police Chief Timothy Sorrell, who joined the force in October 2025 to serve in place of then-Chief K. Scott Kelley, has a contract that runs through Dec. 31 with an option to renew for up to six months.
 
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