Polish Picnic In Adams This Weekend

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ADAMS, Mass. — The Parish Family of Saint John Paul II will hold it's Polka Picnic tradition on Sunday, Sept. 8 at the Polanka Grounds on Mill Street, Adams.

Gates open at noon with the Eddie Foreman Orchestra performing favorite dance tunes from 1-5. Traditional Polish foods and adult beverages will be available for purchase. The Adams Lions Club will be selling cookout fare and Crumb Bakery will be selling homemade treats.

Free games will be provided for children. Admission is $5.00/adult, free for children 12 and under. On-street and limited grounds parking will be available.

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From Empty Storefronts to New Opportunities, Park Street Eyes a Comeback

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
05:07AM / Tuesday, August 25, 2026

The latest Park Street sale is the 1890 Carlow building, a Queen Ann flatiron, purchased this past spring. The former owners ran Coffee Liberation Front until retiring.

ADAMS, Mass. — For several years, Park Street has seen a steady stream of businesses open their doors, only to close again after brief operations. Now, some are hopeful of a new beginning, with new businesses bringing fresh energy to the area.

Some residents can remember a time when people walked the streets of downtown Adams to shop or eat, whether it was getting your photo taken at Smith Studio, shopping at Schiff Clothing or Groves & Co. Women Apparel, or having lunch or ice cream at The Crest.

Over time, storefronts closed, and the once-bustling street grew quieter, with fewer people on the sidewalks and parking spaces sitting empty.

Adams is a very walkable town, said Glen Diehl, who sits on ProAdams Board of Directors.

Diehl highlighted ProAdams' destinations map that sits at the corner of Park Street and the Ashuwillticook Rail Trail.

The town needs restaurants and businesses he said, and as more move in the nonprofit will update the map.

Small-town retail corridors face challenges from the shift to online shopping and the high cost of renovating historic buildings to meet modern codes, real estate agent Jeffrey Loholdt of Engel and Volkers Wellesley.

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