Cheshire Interim Police Chief Refuses Stipend

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires.com
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CHESHIRE, Mass. — Retired Police Chief Timothy Garner has agreed to fill in as the interim police chief for the town at no cost to the town until the investigation into Michael Alibozek is complete. 
 
Alibozek has been on unpaid administrative leave after being arrested on charges of soliciting sex for a fee. 
 
The Select Board offered on Tuesday to pay Garner a stipend for filling in as the interim police chief; but he refused one. 
 
"I don't want one … I don't want anything for what I'm doing. Had to be done, and I don't mind doing it," Garner said. 
 
It was pitched to possibly compensate Garner for what he pays in real estate taxes but the chief refused.
 
"I'm good. Let's move on and use the money for something we could use it for," he said. 
 
Garner retired in 2022 after working on the Cheshire force for nearly four decades. 
 
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Comedy and a Cause: Hypnotist Fundraiser Supports Adams Street Fair

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
ADAMS, Mass. — You are getting sleepy ... very sleepy ... and when I snap my fingers, you'll feel an irresistible urge to support your first responders.
 
Did it work? Probably not — I'm a writer, not a hypnotist.
 
Fortunately, R-rated hypnotist Frank Santos Jr. has that part covered. On Saturday, Aug. 8, Santos will bring his comedy hypnosis show to town for a fundraiser benefiting the Adams Street Fair, with proceeds helping support the annual community event.
 
The fundraiser will be held at Turn Hall, 6 Turners Ave., beginning at 5 p.m. with a spaghetti dinner, followed by Santos' performance at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $35 and include dinner, with all proceeds benefiting the Adams Street Fair.
 
"It's going to be a great show," said Joseph Martin, Adams Street Fair Committee chair. 
 
The spaghetti and meatballs will be made by Stacy Gigliotti and the brownies for dessert will be donated by M&J's Taste of Home Diner, he said. 
 
To make the sale of the tickets as accessible as possible Martin said he is willing to personally deliver tickets to anyone interested in attending.
 
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