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A collection of 34 issues

Obituary notices, week of Monday, June 15 through Sunday, June 21, 2026

One Adams obituary was published during the week of June 15–21, 2026: Pasternak, Edward C., age 88, of Adams, Massachusetts, who died June 18, 2026. No profession or public role is identified in the published obituary. He is survived by his wife, two sons, three grandchildren, and a sis…

Adams Enters Thursday With a Quiet Slate Across Town and Schools

Adams logs a quiet start to Thursday, June 18, with no dispatches from any primary source. No press releases from town departments, no Adams Public Schools district notices, no Adams Public Library announcements, and no commercial-outlet coverage of Adams arrived in the 24-to-48-hour wi…

Adams Select Board Ratifies Three Hires, Taps Reserve Fund for Legal Bills

ADAMS -- June 10, 2026, Adams Select Board unanimously ratifies three town employees and moves to drain reserve fund over legal bill crisis. The board, meeting June 3, approved the appointments of Katie Lemansky as finance director at $80,463 annually, Tammy Flatly as assistant treasurer collector at $27.26 per

Adams Select Board skips special election, saves $6,000 with four-member board

ADAMS -- May 20, 2026, Adams Select Board votes to leave vacant fifth seat open until May 2027. The four-member board, down one after the May 5 resignation of John Duval, rejected calling a special election Wednesday, citing an estimated $6,000 cost to fill a seat with only nine

Adams Planning Board Begins Short-Term Rental Bylaw Process, Eyes June Draft

ADAMS -- May 11, 2026, Adams Planning Board opens short-term rental bylaw process with no local rules currently on the books. The board hosted Brett Roberts, principal planner for housing at the Berkshire Regional Planning Commission, who told members that 45 short-term rentals are registered with the state in