Adams Historical Society Eagles Holiday Concert

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ADAMS, Mass. —The Adams Historical Society's annual holiday concert, featuring the Eagles Brass and Trombone Ensembles, will ring in the holidays at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 30, in the Adams Free Library's G. A. R. Memorial Hall.
 
This year's concert will feature traditional Christmas carols, including "Joy to the World," "O ChristmasTree/The First Noel," and "What Child is This," along with contemporary arrangements of well-known holiday tunes such as "Jolly Old St. Nicholas/Up on the Housetop" and "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree," as well as a bit of Bach.
 
The Eagles Trombone Ensemble, under the direction of Mike Oft, is conducted by Gerald Zaffuts, Kyle Smith and Ron Barron, retired principal trombone for the Boston Symphony Orchestra. The Eagles Brass Ensemble, a ten-piece brass band conducted by Deanna Fraher, has been performing for 30-plus years. Members of the ensemble come from the area and include former music instructors, professional musicians and amateur musicians with a passion for playing brass repertoire.
 
The public is invited to attend. There is no charge for admission. Memorial Hall is on the second floor of the Adams Free Library, 92 Park St. Please use the elevator entrance on Melrose Street to avoid the stairs.
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Cheshire Considers Making Flaherty One-Way; Police Chief Update

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
CHESHIRE, Mass. — Town officials are considering making Flaherty Road one way following requests from street residents. 
 
The road is a short narrow residential street that connects the start of Wells Road and the end of East Main Street. 
 
There are a total of five residents on the street and two have come forward with the request claiming that their neighbors all agree to the change, Corey McGrath, public works director, told the Select Board last week. 
 
The residents explained that a one-way street would make the area safer because the bridge on Windsor Road restricts visibility. 
 
The change would make the street a one-way heading towards Wells Road, McGrath said. 
 
He said he has not talked to all of the residents personally but wanted to start the process of considering it as long as there is an understanding that plowing the street would still be done both ways. 
 
"It is a bus route. When there's a car on it, it's a mess," McGrath said.  
 
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