Adams Historical Society Holiday Concert

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ADAMS, Mass. — The Adams Historical Society's 9th Annual Holiday Concert, featuring the Eagles Brass Ensemble and Eagles Trombone Ensemble, will take place at 3 p.m. on Sunday afternoon, Dec. 3, at Memorial Hall of the Adams Free Library.
 
The Brass Ensemble's offerings will include such standards as "Carol of the Bells" and "Ding, Dong Merrily on High," and will highlight the journey of the Magi with "March of the Three Kings" and "The Five Kings." The Trombone Ensemble will perform several selections, including a fresh harmonic setting for "Little Drummer Boy" and a trip down memory late with Bing Crosby's "Mele Kalikimaka," both arranged by ensemble member Kyle Smith.
 
The public is invited to attend. There is no charge for admission. 
 
Memorial Hall is on the second floor of the library; please use the elevator entrance on Melrose Street to avoid the stairs.

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Hoosac Valley School Committee Approves $23M Budget for Fiscal 2026

By Tammy DanielsiBerkshires Staff
CHESHIRE, Mass. — The Hoosac Valley Regional School Committee approved a fiscal 2026 budget of $23,136,636 on Monday. 
 
The budget consists of a foundation budget of $21,038,650, a transportation budget of $1,013,986 and a capital budget of $1,084,000.
 
The vote was 5-1 with member Fred Lora voting in opposition. 
 
The spending plan is up $654,917, or 2.9 percent, over this year. Out-of-district special education tuitions and a 16 percent hike in health insurance are major drivers of the increase. 
 
"Between those two pieces alone, we're about a $1.5 million increase in our budget," said Superintendent Aaron Dean. "That doesn't take into account any of our obligations contractually, and things like utilities. So the bottom line is we have limited resources."
 
The town assessments will be within their levy limits with Adams seeing a 2.3 percent increase of $135,391 for a total of $5,958,203, and Cheshire a 3.623 percent increase of $104,773 for a total of $2,996,643.
 
"I will point out that both of these assessments are lower than the municipal minimum that was put out by the state," said Dean. "So we did a lot of work and continue to do to get these to a range that I think was respectful to the towns. As you look around, there's a lot of towns that are that are going to go up, 7, 8, 9 percent."
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