Friday Front Porch Feature: A Cozy Home in Adams

ADAMS, Mass. — Are you looking for a cozy single-family home? Then this is the home for you.

Our Friday Front Porch is a weekly feature spotlighting attractive homes for sale in Berkshire County. This week, we are showcasing 84 North Summer St.

This 1950, two-story, three-bedroom cape is 1,260 square feet on less than an acre. It has a primary bedroom and renovated bathroom with shower on the first floor and two bedrooms upstairs. It also features a fireplace in the living room and wood floors throughout the rooms.

There's a detached one-car garage and a patio to enjoy mountain views.

The home is on the market for $349,900.

We spoke to Pauline Green with Steepleview Realty, which has the listing.

What do you think makes this property stand out in the current market?

Outstanding views of Mount Greylock. The charm of a mid-century cape, many updates. 

What kind of buyer do you see this home being perfect for?

Perfect for someone who wants to live on the first floor (bedroom and bath) and a family home with additional bedrooms upstairs. 

What was your first impression when you walked into the home?

The coziness. 

Are there any standout design features and/or recent renovations?

Kitchen and bath updates, new windows on the first floor, Buderus boiler, rebuilt side porch and patio. 

What would you say to a buyer trying to imagine their life in this space?

Convenient to everything, including the Ashuwillticook bike trail. Easy maintenance. 

You can find out more about this home on its listing here.

*Front Porch Feature brings you an exclusive to some of the houses listed on our real estate page every week. Here we take a bit of a deeper dive into a certain house for sale and ask questions so you don't have to.

Williamstown Backs Parents on School Amendment, Passes All But One Article

By Tammy DanielsiBerkshires Staff
11:17PM / Tuesday, May 19, 2026

School Committee Chair Julia Bowen speaks in favor of the school budget, saying difficult decisions had to be made.

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Annual town meeting voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to increase the $30.9 million operating budget of the Mount Greylock Regional School District by $120,000 to fund a math interventionist at the elementary school.

 

The fiscal 2027 assessment of $16,963,270 to the Mount Greylock Regional School District then passed easily by voice vote.

 

All town meeting questions on the 32-article warrant passed easily with the exception of a request by the Select Board to initiate special legislation to allow the town administration to determine the type of media for legal notices. 

 

The addition of the math interventionist generated the most discussion, focusing on the educational and financial effects of the position.

 

A group of WES parents concerned about mathematics instruction at the school had been advocating for the additional funds, about 0.7 percent of the proposed assessment.

 

Jenna Hasenkampf, a member of the School Council that unanimously recommended the post, made the amendment, which was quickly seconded.

 

"Our MCAS state math scores at WES have declined every year since 2019," said Hasenkampf. "Our iReady assessments, which is our current math curriculum from this school year, show that 40 percent of our students are currently below grade level by at least one grade level, if not more, in math, as of December 2025."