Mount Everett Names Top Students for 2013

03:59PM / Monday, June 03, 2013Print Story | Email Story

SHEFFIELD, Mass. — Mount Everett Regional School has named its top students for the class of 2013.

Catherine Twing is valedictorian and Erik Derwitsch is salutatorian. Both will speak at graduation exercises at 10 a.m. on Saturday, June 1, at Tanglewood in Lenox.

Twing is the daughter of Belinda and Robert Twing of New Marlborough. In addition to being president of the National Honor Society, she is vice president of the Mount Everett Future Farmers of America Chapter.

She has been an active member of the school choir, band and tennis team. She has also participated in Shakespeare & Company's Fall Festival of Shakespeare. She will attend Castleton State College in Vermont to pursue a degree in social work and participate in the honors program.

Derwitsch is the son of Joanne and Robert Derwitsch of Ashley Falls.

Derwitsch is a three-sport athlete, playing soccer, hockey and baseball throughout high school. He is also the treasurer of the National Honor Society, a Blue and Gold School Spirit team captain and an active member in the Students Against Destructive Decisions club, and serves on the Youth Advisory Board for the Berkshire County district attorney's office.

He will attend Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y., to pursue a degree in mechanical engineering.

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Possible Measles Exposure at Boston, Logan

12:05PM / Wednesday, December 24, 2025

BOSTON — The Massachusetts Department of Public Health confirmed Wednesday that an out-of-state adult visitor who spent time in Boston and Westborough earlier this month was diagnosed with measles and was present in a number of locations.

This could have resulted in other people being exposed to measles virus.

The visitor arrived at Logan International Airport on American Airlines flight 2384 from Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, on Dec. 11 at 2:39 p.m. They stayed at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Boston-Westborough in Westborough and departed the state on Dec. 12 via Logan at 9:19 p.m. on JetBlue flight 117 to Las Vegas.

DPH is working with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and local partners to identify and notify those who may have been exposed to measles from this individual.

"Measles is a highly contagious, airborne disease, which has increased significantly in the United States because of the unfortunate decrease in vaccination rates. It is also a preventable disease," said Public Health Commissioner Dr. Robbie Goldstein. "This current situation serves as an important reminder of the critical role vaccination plays in protecting our communities. While Massachusetts has not had a measles case this year, 2025 saw the highest number of nationwide cases in more than a decade — nearly 2,000 in 44 jurisdictions, and sadly, three deaths.

"Fifteen years ago, measles had been considered eliminated in the United States, but that tremendous progress is at risk. Vaccines are one of the most important public health interventions ever — they are safe, effective, and lifesaving."

Measles is very contagious. However, the risk to most people in Massachusetts is low because the vaccination rate in the state is high. People who are not immune and visited any of the locations on the following dates and times may be at risk for developing measles.

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