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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Winter Storm Warning Issued for Berkshires

Another snowstorm is expected to move through the region overnight on Friday, bringing 5 to 8 inches of snow. This is updated from Thursday's winter weather advisory. 
 
The National Weather Service in Albany, N.Y., has posted a winter storm warning for all of Berkshire County and parts of eastern New York State beginning Friday at 4 p.m. through Saturday at 1 p.m. 
 
The region could see heavy to moderate snowfall rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour overnight, tapering off Saturday morning to flurries.
 
Drivers should exercise caution on Friday night and Saturday morning, as travel conditions may be hazardous.
 
Saturday night should be clear and calm, but warming temperatures means freezing rain Sunday night and rain through Monday with highs in the 40s. The forecast isn't much better through the week as temperatures dip back into the teens with New Year's Eve looking cloudy and frigid. 
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