Ghosts and Legends With Jeff Belanger at the Adams Free Library

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ADAMS, Mass. — Emmy-nominated host of New England Legends and Travel Channel's Ghost Adventure writer to offer an evening of exploring alleged reagionial haunts and others from around the world.
 
On Oct. 21, at 6:30pm, Belanger will be offering a multimedia lecture at the Adams Free Library located at 92 Park St., Adams.  Belanger will also have autographed books available for purchase.  Library events are free and open to the public.  This program is best for ages 15 and up.  Registration is required.
 
According to a press release:
 
For the last 17 years, Belanger has searched the world for monsters, ghosts, and other paranormal legends that have seeped into our culture, folklore, religion, and even our history books.  
 
Belanger is a storyteller, adventurer, journalist, and one of the most visible explorers of the unexplained today.  He's the author of over a dozen books published in six languages, and he is the Emmy-nominated host, writer, and producer of the PBS and Amazon Prime series New England Legends and the weekly New England Legends podcast.  Belanger is the writer and researcher for the Ghost Adventures series, and he's been a guest on hundreds of television and radio networks and programs, including History, Travel Channel, Biography Channel, PBS, CBS Sunday Morning, NPR, BBC, and Coast to Coast AM.
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Adams Applies for CDBG Grant to Address Blight

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
ADAMS, Mass. — The town continues its efforts to address blight in the community by applying for funds through the Community Development Block Grant, as it has done years prior.  
 
The Select Board recently approved the grant application requesting $950,000 to fund the highly anticipated Winter Street reconstruction and the town's Adams Housing Rehabilitation Program. 
 
CDBG is a federally funded competitive grant program administered by the state. It can be used for activities that address blight, housing, beautification, demolition and economic development.
 
The need for these funds is substantial as towns work to balance addressing high-cost infrastructure repairs with limited state and federal funding, such as Chapter 90, said Donna Cesan, community development director. 
 
"Adams is one of the poor communities in the commonwealth.  Here in the Northern Berkshires, we're still recovering from the '60s and the loss of our manufacturing base, so it's been a slow recovery," she said. 
 
Cesan has been working with the town for more than 20 years and during that time has seen improvements but there are still setbacks, including the rising costs to address the communities needs. 
 
"To continue to work on projects like this to improve the community. So, I think Adams is very deserving of this. I think the community needs this," she said. 
 
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