Drury High Names Top Students for 2013

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NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Drury High School has announced that the top students for the class of 2013 are Molly Howe, valedictorian, and Abigail Bolner, salutatorian.

Howe, daughter of James and Cathy Howe of Clarksburg, is a member of the Nu Sigma and Pro Merito honor societies, a recipient of the Principal's Award, given to the top five students in the class, and was presented the RIT Award for Computation

She was a member of the varsity track and cross country teams, the school newspaper, Drury SPIRIT, Senior Tribute Committee and the Student Service Learning Action Council. She works part time at Havenwood Kennel in Clarksburg. She has volunteered as gymnastics instructor at North Berkshire YMCA, for Meals on Wheels and at the North Adams Regional Hospital.

Howe will attend Radford University in the fall to study nursing.


Bolner is the daughter of Chris and Tina Bolner of North Adams.

She was a member of Student Council, varsity tennis team and the Northern Berkshire Softball League, and participated in Service Learning Projects, the Williams College Science Program and Northern Berkshire Relay for Life.

She is a member of the Nu Sigma and Pro Merito honor societies and was presented the Williams College Book Award, English Department Award, Principal's Award and the Rising Star Award.

Bolner will attend Westfield State University in the fall to study psychology.


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North Adams Council Gives Initial OK to Zoning Change

By Tammy DanielsiBerkshires Staff
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The City Council wrapped up business in about 30 minutes on Tuesday, moving several ordinance changes forward. 
 
A zoning change that would add a residential property to the commercial zone on State Road was adopted to a second reading but met with some pushback. The Planning Board recommended the change.
 
The vote was 5-2, with two other councilors abstaining, indicating there may be difficulty reaching a supermajority vote of six for final passage.
 
Centerville Sticks LLC (Tourists resort) had requested the extension of the Business 2 zone to cover 935 State Road. Centerville had purchased the large single-family home adjacent the resort in 2022. 
 
Ben Svenson, principal of Centerville, had told a joint meeting of the Planning Board and City Council earlier this month that it was a matter of space and safety. 
 
The resort had been growing and an office building across Route 2 was filled up. 
 
"We've had this wonderful opportunity to grow our development company. That's meant we have more office jobs and we filled that building up," he said. "This is really about safety. Getting people across Route 2 is somewhat perilous."
 
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