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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Adams Couple Found Guilty in Foster Child's Death

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — An Adams couple have been found guilty in the 2020 death of their 10-month-old foster child.
 
Matthew Tucker and Cassandra Barlow-Tucker were found guilty of involuntary manslaughter and reckless child endangerment in the death of Kristoff Zenopolous on Feb. 18, 2020.
 
A Berkshire County Superior Court jury returned the verdict on Monday. Assistant District Attorneys Andrew Covington and Stephanie Jimenez prosecuted the case as special prosecutors from the Northwestern District Attorney's Office because of a conflict of interest with the Berkshire DA's Office. 
 
Evidence presented at trial showed that the child died after the defendants failed to seek medical treatment despite clear and obvious signs that he required care, according to the DA. The medical examiner determined that the child died from complications of a strep infection, bronchopneumonia, and empyema, a condition in which pus accumulates in the lungs and chest wall. 
 
Medical experts testified at trial that these conditions are routinely treatable with timely medical care. The six-day trial included testimony from 14 witnesses. After approximately 2 1/2 hours of deliberation, the jury returned guilty verdicts against both defendants on charges of involuntary manslaughter and reckless child endangerment. 
 
Kellie Beaulieu served as the victim-witness advocate. 
 
The Tuckers were indicted by then District Attorney Andrea Harrington in 2021 but the charges were dismissed the following year by Superior Court Judge John Agostini, who found the evidence too circumstantial. His findings were overruled by the Supreme Judicial Court in 2023. Current Berkshire District Attorney Timothy Shugrue recused himself because he had consulted with the Tuckers as a defense attorney. 
 
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