ADAMS â With the March 15 filing deadline approaching, four incumbent candidates already have declared their intent to run for reelection in the townâs May 3 contest.
Haley Meczywor has filed to run for reelection to a three-year term as town clerk, James Loughman will seek another three-year term as library trustee, and Bruce Dale Shepley has filed to run again for a three-year term on the Cemetery Commission and the Northern Berkshire Vocational Regional School Committee.
There are two open seats on the Select Board. Incumbent John Duval is expected to run for another three-year term; the other open seat was held by the late Jim Bush. There are no candidates for that seat as of yet.
The committee voted Monday to ask Superintendent Aaron Dean to open negotiations with the teachers union to propose the creation of a panel that would have the ability to vote to reopen schools for in-person learning. I think we have a plan that will accommodate everyone s needs and keep everybody safe, committee member Regina Hill said. Dean would serve on the committee along with a cabinet member and a School Committee member. The remaining three members would be members of the Adams-Cheshire Teachers Association bargaining unit. Local health authorities would also be involved with the committee but as nonvoting members.
There will be two three-year term selectmen seats up for election this year as well as one Hoosac Valley Regional School District Committee seat. Robert Ciskowski resigned last month from the Board of Selectmen, months short of the end of his second three-year term in May, leaving that seat vacant. The second selectman seat is currently held by Ron DeAngelis, who won it as a two-year term in 2019 as part of the expansion of the board from three to five members. This year, the winner of the election will have a full three-year term. There are three Planning Board seats up for election for terms of five years, four years, and two years.
Nomination Papers for Elected Office Now Available in Adams
The Town of Adams announced on their Facebook page this week that nomination papers for town positions are now available at the Town Clerk’s office. These positions include a Hoosac Valley Regional School Committee seat, Town Clerk, Park Commissioner, Planning Board, Housing Authority, Park Commissioner and others.
According to the post, anyone interested in becoming a candidate to run for office must set up an appointment by contacting the Town Clerk’s Office to pick up nomination papers. All signatures must be in ink, no electronic signatures are allowed. Completed nomination papers must be returned to the Board of Registrars for certification by Monday, March 15