Family Bingo at the Adams Free Library

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ADAMS, Mass. — Join the Adams Free Library for a free evening of Bingo for the entire family on Thursday, July 31.

Winners will receive $50 vouchers to local restaurants, and the grand prize is a family ride on the Hoosac Valley Ice Cream Explorer Train.

"Adams is a very supportive community, and businesses were happy to provide a gift card to a local restaurant for a neighborhood family," said Emily Brannan, the Children's Librarian. "Tonight's Bingo event is all about local businesses supporting local families who support reading at the Adams Free Library."

The following businesses participated in purchasing the gift cards: Adams Specialty Printing, Daily Grind, Friends of the Adams Council on Aging, St. John Law Offices, Steeple view Reality, and the Susan B. Anthony Birthplace Museum. Additionally, the Berkshire Scenic Railway Museum generously provided four tickets on their Hoosac Valley Explorer Ice Cream Train.

Families are invited to call (413)743-8345 and register for our "Free Family Bingo Night" at the Adams Free Library on Thursday, July 31 from 6:00-7:30 p.m.

An adult must accompany children under 8 years of age. Library events are free and open to the public. Attendance at library programs constitutes consent to be photographed; photos may be used in print or electronic publicity for the Adams Free Library.

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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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