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Susan B. Anthony is unveiled at the Town Common by members of the committee who raised more than $300,000 for the statue and event. Another party will be held on Aug. 21. See the entire ceremony here.  ADAMS, Mass. — Susan B. Anthony was arrested when she tried to vote in the 1872 presidential election. But in 2020, more than half the 158,000,000 votes in the presidential election were cast by women.    "We've come so far, but we have many miles to go," said Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito at the unveiling of the Susan B. Anthony monument on Thursday morning.    The bronze statue has been w...

  This budget — which was given a positive recommendation by the Finance Subcommittee earlier this month — is $1,059,797 higher than this year's budget. This increase in the spending plan is primarily due to several new grants for economic development, education, and public health programs.   The budget includes salary increases of $496,455 that are largely for the promotion of a senior planner to a program manager, hiring a senior economic planner, an additional planner, and an open administrative position.     BRPC's overall benefits have increased by $193,231 from $640,138 t...

The signs will be placed at five locations in the downtown area. ADAMS, Mass. — A new historical signs project is coming to Adams in the coming months. The Historical...

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  The Selectmen were in for a bit of a surprise Wednesday and instead of discussing the wastewater treatment plant at a scheduled workshop meeting, they got a call from the lieutenant governor's office.   "I received a call from what has been long-awaited in Adams from Gov. Charlie Baker and he was kind enough to inform me that the Baker-Polito administration is happy to fund the development of the Adams Outdoor Center," Town Administrator Jay Green said. "That will finally realize a long-waited 60-year dream."      Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito, who called into the workshop via Zoom, said...