Adams Street Fair Returns to Support First Responders

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ADAMS, Mass. — The Adams Street Fair is set to return on July 14, from noon to 6 pm at the Adams Visitors Center. 
 
First held in 2021, this community event was created to raise funds for the town's first responders who supported the community through the COVID-19 pandemic.
 
The festivities will kick off with a First Responders Parade at 11:30 am, starting at Renfrew Field and traveling down Columbia Street. An opening ceremony will follow immediately after the parade, setting the stage for the day's events.
 
There will be live performances from two bands: Tame the Rooster will play from 12:30 to 2:30 pm, followed by Whiskey City from 4 to 6 pm. A special dance performance is scheduled from 3 to 3:30 pm.
 
The Kidfest area will host a variety of activities for children, featuring illusionist David Garity from 1 to 4 pm and juggler Bryson Lang at 2:30 pm. Additionally, wrestling fans can catch the "Adams Street Showdown" presented by Truly Independent Wrestling at 2 pm on Hoosac Street.
 
This year's fair will also include a car show and numerous vendors offering a variety of goods and services. 

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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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