Five Running For Selectman in Adams

By Jack GuerinoiBerkshires Staff
02:38PM / Tuesday, March 20, 2018Print Story | Email Story

ADAMS, Mass. — The race for the Board of Selectmen is on with five candidates vying for two seats this May.

Up for election is a three-year term currently held by John Duval and a second three-year term that was vacated with the resignation of Arthur "Skip" Harrington last year.

Duval, chairman of the board, will defend his seat from the other four candidates who returned their papers Monday.

James Bush, Heather Marie Cachat, Wayne Piaggi and Donald Sommer will be on the ballot this year.

The two highest vote-getters will win the seats and at least one of the challengers will be seated. However, it won't necessarily be a new face as Sommer has previously served on the board. He served one-term but failed to win re-election in 2010 and 2013.

There are no other races on the ballot this year and although there are some new faces running, they are running unopposed.

Mike Mucci Jr. will run for the Adams-Cheshire Regional School District unopposed and Lisa Gazaille will run for the Planning Board unopposed.

There are three open seats on the Parks Commission. Incumbent James Fassell will run for re-election and newcomers Cynthia Bird and Jacob Levesque will run for the remaining two seats.

Erica Girgenti will run for the Housing Authority unopposed and Jacob Levesque will run for the redevelopment authority unopposed.

All other positions will be filled by incumbents running unopposed.

Candidates have until April 4 to withdraw and the election is May 7.

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Adams OKs Parking Fix for Stalled Jordan St. Culvert Repairs

By Jack GuerinoiBerkshires Staff
05:45PM / Saturday, December 20, 2025

ADAMS, Mass. — Jordan Street residents displaced by a years-old culvert collapse have a place to park this winter, but town officials remain in the dark regarding when the culvert will actually be fixed.

The Select Board on Wednesday approved a traffic commission recommendation to allow permitted on-street parking for specific residents during the winter parking ban.

Interim Town Administrator Holli Jayko explained that the collapse, which occurred behind a Jordan Street apartment building several years ago, effectively eliminated off-street parking for several households.

"This collapse eliminated parking for some residents which creates challenges during the winter parking-ban period," Jayko said.

While most residents on the narrow, one-way street have access to private parking, a select few were left with no legal options during the winter months. Those affected can now apply for a town permit, provided they can prove their parking loss is a direct result of the collapse.

Selectman Joseph Nowak noted the culvert has been "down for years" and questioned if there were any immediate plans for repair.

Community Development Director Donna Cesan said the town has been working with the Massachusetts and Federal Emergency Management agencies through the Hazard Mitigation Program, but the project is currently stalled at the federal level. Cesan noted that MEMA will not enter into a formal agreement until funding is fully secured.

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