Annual Adams Fire District Election to Decide Treasurer Position

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
12:27PM / Saturday, May 09, 2026Print Story | Email Story

ADAMS, Mass. — Voters will head to the polls Tuesday to choose the district's leadership and decide whether the clerk/treasurer position should shift from an elected role to an appointed one.

During the district's special meeting in February, voters overwhelmingly passed making the fire chief and clerk/treasurer appointed positions.

Although the changes were approved during the meeting, they must also receive voter approval at the ballot. The proposal to make the clerk/treasurer position appointed will be before voters on Tuesday.

Despite also passing at the special meeting, the district's request to change the fire chief position to a paid, full-time, appointed role is not on this ballot.

District officials thought the question would be too confusing as the chief engineer's position is up for election this year. It will be posed to voters on next year's ballot.

If voters approve changing the clerk/treasurer role to an appointed position by the Prudential Committee, going forward the post will be filled based on expertise and individual will be required to have a medical exam and drug and criminal background check.

The appointed officials will report directly to the Prudential Committee. If approved the district bylaws will be amended to align with this change.

The current clerk and treasurer will also hold the office until their term expires or the office is vacated.

If the ballot question fails, the Adams Fire District bylaws will remain the same and the position of the clerk and treasurer shall continue to be elected by district voters for a three-year term.

The only qualification for an elected official is the individual must be a legal voter residing within the district

Also on the ballot are elections for several district positions, all of which are uncontested.

Three-year term for the Prudential Committee: Richard Kleiner
Two-year term for the Prudential Committee: John Pansecchi; remainder of the term ending in 2028
Three-year term for chief engineer: David Lennon
Three-year term for first assistant engineer: Edward Capeless
Three-year term for second assistant engineer: Dylan Grimes
Three-year term for third assistant engineer: Timothy Ziemba
Three-year term for fourth assistant engineer: David Lennon

The annual district meeting will be held Wednesday, May 27, at 6 p.m.

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Cheshire Urges Voters to Check Status, Deliberates New Fire Sign

By Breanna SteeleiBerkshires Staff
04:06PM / Monday, August 24, 2026

CHESHIRE, Mass. — Voters wishing to cast ballots in next week's primary and the general election should check their voting status: the town clerk's office reported about 900 inactive voters in July.

Town Clerk Whitney Flynn last week was announcing the state primary election date, Tuesday, Sept. 1 with early voting being:

Saturday, August 22: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Monday, August 24: 3 to 5 p.m.
Tuesday, August 25: 3 to 5 p.m.
Wednesday, August 26: 3 to 5 p.m.

She told the Selectmen that her office would be doing voter testing on Saturday, which was open for residents to observe.

In June, during the annual town meeting, Flynn reported there were more than 2,500 registered voters and on Tuesday, said more than a third have become inactive. The town's voting list is updated annually and those who have not responded to the annual town census are placed on "inactive" status. And those who don't vote in two consecutive state/federal elections while inactive are removed from the voter list.

"I encourage everyone to check their voter registration status. Nine hundred people were made inactive on the voter list," said Flynn. "It doesn't mean they can't come to vote. It just means that if they didn't fill out that continuous and concurrent residency form by signature that I sent out all those postcards for."

Residents can contact her or return the inactive voter cards she sent out by mail back in July to become active again or remove their name from the list. After the inactive postcards went out, Flynn said she received many back but still has around 500 inactive.

She urged voters to check their status online as some census cards were not verifiable. If you are inactive you can still vote, just be sure to have a document with your name and current residency when you arrive at the polls.

Flynn also added she is always looking for more poll workers.

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