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John Duval and Howard Rosenberg, seen outside the town garage Monday afternoon, were elected to the Adams Board of Selectmen.

New Selectmen Elected in Adams and Cheshire

By Jack GuerinoiBerkshires Staff
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ADAMS, Mass. — Incumbent John Duval and political newcomer Howard Rosenberg took the two open selectmen seats in Adams on Monday night.
 
Duval and Rosenberg were the clear winners in the town election with both collecting more votes than the third candidate and former selectman Donald Sommer.
 
Rosenberg received 727 votes and Duval, 572 votes. Sommer received 278 votes 
 
There were no other races in Adams and open seats were either filled by incumbents or candidates running unopposed.
 
Around 1 p.m. in Adams, just over 450 of the town's 6,084 registered voters had cast their ballots.
 
In Cheshire, there were two open selectmen seats, and Raymond Killeen and Shawn McGrath were the top vote-getters. Killeen received 252 votes and McGrath received 244 votes. Candidate Michael Biagini Jr. received 158 votes.
 
There were no incumbents running for selectman in Cheshire. Selectman Ronald DeAngelis did not run for another term and Robert Ciskowski resigned from the board earlier this year.
 
All other seats were filled by incumbents or candidates running unopposed.
 
In Cheshire at around 2 p.m., 173 of the town's 2,501 registered voters had voted. By the end of the day, 362 votes, or 14 percent, were cast.
 

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Adams Lions Club Makes Anniversary Donations

ADAMS — To celebrate the 85th anniversary of receiving its charter, the Adams Lions Club awarded a total of $8,500 — $100 for each year of the club's existence — to four local organizations. 
 
These awards are in addition to the club's annual donations, such as for scholarships for local high school graduates and events for children and senior citizens.
 
Adams Beautification, Adams Fire Department, Adams Forest Wardens, and Adams Free Library received the awards, which were presented at an 85th anniversary celebration Nov. 21 at the Bounti-Fare restaurant.
 
"The motto of Lionism is 'We Serve,'" Adams Lions Club President Peter Tomyl said. "What better way to celebrate our anniversary than serving local organizations in need of support?"
 
Adams Beautification will use its grant to purchase flowers, mulch and other supplies for the public areas, such as the Route 8 rotary, Visitors Center and Adams Train Station, that it decorates seasonally to make the town more welcoming and attractive.
 
The Adams Fire Department and Forest Wardens will use their grants to upgrade equipment through the purchase of smooth-bore nozzles that reach farther than current nozzles and are easier for firefighters to handle, said Fire Chief John Pansecchi.
 
The Adams Free Library will use its grant to present two of the seven events scheduled as part of its 2025 summer reading program for children. The Science Heroes will present its Experiment Lab program for readers in Grades 6 to 12, and a former competitor in the Rubik's Cube World Championship will offer a workshop for kindergartners and up about how to crack the code of the Rubik's Cube.
 
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