Nomination Papers Available In Adams

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ADAMS, Mass. — Nomination papers for elected offices in the town of Adams are available in the town clerk's office.
 
Offices on the May 5 annual town election ballot will be: two selectmen, one treasurer/collector, one assessor, one Board of Health member, two library trustees, one cemetery commissioner, one representative to the Northern Berkshire Vocational Regional School District, and two Hoosac Valley Regional School Committee members, all for a term of three years.  
 
Also on the ballot is are one-year terms for moderator for a term of one year; and one seat each on the Planning Board seat, Housing Authority and Redevelopment Authority for terms of five years. There are terms of one, two and three years open for town meeting member in all five precincts. 
 
Candidates seeking to run for office should contact the town clerk's office to pick up nomination papers. All signatures must be ink signatures, no electronic signatures are allowed.
 
Completed nomination papers must be returned to the Board of Registrars for certification no later than Monday, March 17. Questions regarding running for town office can be addressed by reaching out to the town clerk's office at 413-743-8300, Ext. 176.

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Cheshire Hires Adams Officer as New Police Chief

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff

Matthew Wright shakes hands with board members and Town Administrator Jennifer Morse on Friday after being offered the post. 
CHESHIRE, Mass. — Adams Police Sgt. Matthew Wright has been tapped as Cheshire's next police chief. 
 
The four present board members unanimously voted to hire him after an interview on Friday afternoon held during a special Selectmen's meeting. 
 
Wright was the only finalist for a police chief search that lasted several months. The only public who attended, other than iBerkshires, was interim Police Chief Timothy Garner and Wright's wife. 
 
The board will meet in executive session with Wright for contract negotiations then set an open session to establish a start date. 
 
Board member Scott McWhirt recused himself from the interview as he had worked with Wright in the Adams Police Department prior to his retirement in 2016.
 
Wright highlighted his deep roots in Cheshire, where he was born and raised, being a Hoosac Valley High School graduate and earning an associate degree in criminal justice from Berkshire Community College and later a bachelor's from Westfield State University.
 
Now, he is raising his own family in town, following in his father's footsteps by giving back to the community by being a volunteer coach and participates in local festivities.
 
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