Berkshire Music School Benefit Concert at the Adams Theater

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ADAMS, Mass. — Berkshire Music School and Adams Theater announced a collaborative concert at the North County theater on Dec. 5, 2025, at 7:00 pm.
 
Join the music school community for a performance with Samirah Evans and Nate Martel to support the Berkshire Music School's mission of providing high-quality musical experiences for Berkshire County residents of all ages. The concert will also feature a performance by Berkshire Music School student Dennis Hermanski, who will be leading Hermanski and the Radicals with Berkshire Music School faculty members Jim Wojtaszek, Andrew Smith, and Executive Director Luis Granda.
 
Attendees will help provide essential funding to Berkshire Music School that will help provide instruction and resources to aspiring musicians and help ensure the continued growth and success of Berkshire Music School, an 85-year-old organization.
 
For tickets, visit the Berkshire Music School website: berkshiremusicschool.org/tickets/p/benefitconcert2025. Sponsorship opportunities are available as well.
 
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Adams Town Meeting OKs Budget, Nixes Citizens' Petitions

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires.com

The annual town report was dedicated to retired Police Chief Richard Tarsa, above. 
ADAMS, Mass. — Town meeting members approved 23 of the 25 articles on the annual town meeting warrant. 
 
The gymnasium in the Memorial Building was filled with 104 town meeting members who voted to approve the authorization for a number of spending articles making up a budget of approximately $21 million during a meeting that lasted 50 minutes. 
 
Of that, members approved, Article 5, an operations budget of $10,650,057, of which $8,074,370 is made up of personnel and $2,642,107 for operating expenses. 
 
"This is a level of services budget from one year ago," Town Administrator Nicholas Caccamo said. 
 
The amounts budgeted are reflective of what it takes for an organization, pay employees, provide health insurance, and all the ancillary costs, he said. 
 
The town has not yet finalized union contract negotiations with the police and clerical unions and still has open positions. So, there will be a special town meeting in late September or early October to adjust the budget based on the salaries and health insurance.
 
The positions have been conservatively budgeted at previous rates, maintaining each staff member's prior step or grade, as if the roles were filled full time. 
 
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