Adams Free Library Concert

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ADAMS, Mass. — Too Human music group to play "A Celebration of Song - The Great American Songbook and Beyond;" an hour of jazz standards and jazzy bluesy originals at the Adams Free Library on July 18, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. 
 
This program is sponsored in part by a grant from the Cultural Council of the Northern Berkshires, a local agency which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.
 
According to a press release:
 
Too Human are composers and songwriters. As staff songwriters for publishing giant Warner/Chappell Music, they wrote songs for multi-platinum recording artists including Cher, Pat Benatar, Teddy Pendergrass, Angela Bofill, Nancy Wilson, Agnetha Foltskog of ABBA and Martha Davis of the Motels; and for TV shows including Fame, General Hospital, and As The World Turns. But they eventually followed the urge to perform their own songs and formed a band, Too Human. From orchestral compositions to boppy jazz pieces, quirky little snippets and moody vignettes, their music will be enjoyed by all.
 
Library events are free and open to the public.  

Thursday, July 18, 6:00 p.m. Concert Event at Adams Free Library

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Dream Green Makes Mattress Recycling Easier

By Jack GuerinoiBerkshires Staff

Co-owner Patrick Kennedy says they aim to reuse more than 90 percent of a mattress.
ADAMS, Mass. — Dream Green owners Kyle Danforth, Cole Wojtkowski and Patrick Kennedy offer handcrafted recycling, ensuring that nothing goes to waste.
 
Kennedy, a longtime employee of Central Radio in North Adams, noticed a problem. It was not easy to recycle old mattresses, especially since the 2022 state law banning their disposal in trash.
 
Not only are mattresses difficult to move and transport, people often face steep disposal costs that dissuade them from recycling retired mattresses and box springs. 
 
"Mattresses have to go to Lenox or they go far out east to Gardner so we wanted to find a way to make it easier and more affordable," he said. 
 
Kennedy went to Danforth, a realtor and contractor, with the business opportunity. They roped in Wojtkowski and got to work in March 2023. 
 
"We were working out of my garage, but we got the boot from there. So we went to this place and it has been a lot easier since," Danforth said
 
Dream Green moved to the former MRA building in the Adams Industrial Park, located at 15 Print Works Drive. They converted some of the office space into a large working area that allows them to more easily process — or filet the mattresses.
 
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