Drury Announces Fourth Quarter Honor Roll

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Drury High School has announced the honor roll for the fourth quarter of the 2014-2015 school year.

Grade 12 high honors go to: Candiloro, Alexander Josiah; Girard, Justin William; Giron, Joshua Dante; Goodermote, Brittany-Ann Sartori; Gray, Lindsey Taylor; Hebel, Austin James; Laikind, Cain Kirk; Lapine, Cameron Michael; Peterson, Daelyn Virginia; Preite, Thane John; Robinson, Schuyler Michael; Scanlon, Matthew John; Sherman-Gauthier, Renee Amore; Tatro, Jacob Michael; Therrien, Allison Lynn; Thomas, Monica Katherine; Trombley, Nicholas Stephens and Waryjasz, Emma Elizabeth.

Grade 12 honors go to: Birch, Meghan Marie; Blackmon, Indica Magohany-Tatalia; Bryce, Kirby David; Forrest, Ryan Mychal; Fronsman, Robert Harrisonl Garvey, Shayne Kevin; Girard, Amber Kelsey; Goewey, Abigail Caitlyn; Johnson, Audrey Rita; Knickerbocker, Emily Ann; Lescarbeau, Julia Ann; Marceau, Catherine Berenece; McDonough, Kasey Jeanne; Mineau, Wyatt Rollond; Rivard, Hannah Elizabeth; Sigsbury II, Douglas Francis; Smith, Tyler Michael; Sprague, Christa Marie and Stanley, Angela Leeann.

Grade 11 high honors go to: Bator, Nicholas Ryan; Billetz, Elizabeth Ann; Boulger, Nicholas David; Carlson, Olivia Kathleen; Darkins, Lakeria Charnee; Gallagher, Destiny Jordan; Gavazzi, Jenevieve Marie; Grant, Olivia Faithe; Kline, Abigail Nicole; Koperek, Celene Marie; Lacosse, Katelynn Marie; Marceau, Madison Jean; Martinez, Gabriella Elizabeth; Maselli, Jennafer Saree; Massari, Isabella Jeanna-Maria; Mazzu, Michael Robert; Michaels, Amanda Elizabeth; Moulton, Molly Elizabeth; Pontier, Sara Elizabeth; Rumbolt, Logan Thomas; Schrade, Hanna Florence; Sweeney, Skye Amber; Tarsa, Madison Lark; Tietgens, Jillian Ellen and Toomey, Katlyn Taylor.

Grade 11 honors go to: Andreatta, Emily Rose; Andrews, Christopher Samuel Healing; Brown, Haley Victoria; Burchard, Nicholas Alan; Crosier, Kody Michael; Eastman, Elliott Joseph; Kelly Jr., David James; Mendez, Jordan Daniel; Olsen, Ingrid Louise; Raymond, Tatianna Syann-Marie; Vivori, Kayla Marie and Zungy, Mayan Isabel.

Grade 10 high honors go to: Bernard, Alexandra Jane Flynn; Brassard, Allison Mary; Cellana, Julia Susan; Christopher, Chase Emery; Girard, Allison Paige; Giron, Taylor Cheyanne; Griffis, Alex Lee; Harpin, Hunter Noel; Howland, Maya Emile; Lamarre, Sarah Noelle; Mekdeci, Ethan Samuel; Miles, Jonah Finley; Rumbolt, Aubrey Rose; Superneau, William Theodore; Suters, Ella Ladd; Therrien, Kelly Ann; Wissman, Miranda Anne; Wood, John Kaelan Peters; Wright, Makenzie Lyn and Yeaton, Zachary.

DiLego Jewelry to Close After Over 90 Years in Business

By Daniel MatziBerkshires correspondent
05:28AM / Tuesday, May 07, 2024

Sisters Pamela Costine, left, and Cynthia Lamore have been operating the store since their aunts retired in 1987. Both started working in the business as teens.  Lamore's decided it's time to retire. 

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — DiLego Jewelery Store, the family-owned business that has been a staple of North Adams for nearly a century, will be closing this summer. 

 

The closure was announced on the store's Facebook page late Sunday night, where it immediately drew comments of remembrance and well-wishing.

 

Cindy Lamore, whose great uncle Frank DiLego opened the store on Main Street in the late 1930s, said the shop will cease operations following her retirement, slated for June 30. A 20 percent off Mother's Day sale will begin immediately, with increasing discounts leading up to the closing date.

 

It took Lamore "a couple of years" to reach the decision to close. Witnessing the passing of lifelong friends or their struggles with debilitating illness prompted her to reconsider her priorities, especially considering the extensive time devoted to running a small business. 

 

"You really question what you're waiting for," she reflected.

 

While recognizing that changing consumer habits have led to a decrease in jewelry and watch sales in recent years, Lamore stressed that her decision to close was a personal one. She and her business partner and sister, Pamela Costine, wanted "to do it on our terms," she said.

 

Comments on Facebook praised the store's customer service, and friends, family, and customers alike reminisced about buying jewelry for special occasions, stopping in for watch repairs, and the perennial rite of childhood for many: getting ears pierced.