WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Dagny Albano was chosen by the faculty at Mount Greylock Regional School and Joshua B. Narey by the senior class to speak at the 2017 graduation to be held at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts on Saturday, June 3, at 11 a.m.
Dagny has been a member of the Student Council for four years. She served as parliamentarian in her junior year and was elected president in her senior year. As a sophomore, Dagny was able to participate in the Rotary Youth Leadership program. She was also selected for the National Honor Society in her junior year.
She has participated in junior varsity basketball and lacrosse. She was a star athlete on the volleyball team for four years and was captain in her senior year. Dagny recorded more than 1,500 career assists play volleyball and was named to both the All-Berkshire Team and the Volleyball Hall of Fame All-Western Mass team her senior year. She also participated on the track and field team and was captain in her senior year. She was recently named the Berkshire County Field Events Most Valuable Player for the 2017 season.
Dagny has been recognized by Mount Greylock with the scholar-athlete award in each of her varsity seasons.
She plays the flute in the orchestra, the pit orchestra and the band. As a freshman, she attended All-District and was awarded the principal first chair spot in the orchestra. She has written, composed and performed pieces for the viola, clarinet and piano. During her senior year, she co-directed GreylockPlays, the student-organized concert series.
Dagny enjoys outdoor activities especially hiking and kayaking. She is very proud to have been able to hike 82 miles of the Appalachian Trail in 10 days.
Dagny lives in Williamstown with her parents, Barbara Walsh and John Albano. She will attend Gonzaga University in Spokane, Wash.
Narey is a National Honor Society member, a College Board National Merit Commended student and an Advanced Placement scholar.
A three-season athlete, he participated in cross-country running, cross country skiing, and tennis all four years of high school. He was noted for his dedication and loyalty and was voted captain of two teams and, individually, has been recognized as an outstanding tennis player.
He enjoys working with the community and is a founding student member of PALS (Promoting Acceptance and Learning through Sports). Narey has spent hours volunteering with the Massachusetts Down Syndrome Congress and New Hope Church. He is always willing to reach out and help others.
He lives in Williamstown with his parents, Donna and Stephen Narey, and his brothers, Ryan and Cole. He will attend the University of Rochester, N.Y., in the fall.
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Williamstown Fire Committee Talks Station Project Cuts, Truck Replacement
By Stephen DravisiBerkshires Staff
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Prudential Committee on Wednesday signed off on more than $1 million in cost cutting measures for the planned Main Street fire station.
Some of the "value engineering" changes are cosmetic, while at least one pushes off a planned expense into the future.
The committee, which oversees the Fire District, also made plans to hold meetings over the next two Wednesdays to finalize its fiscal year 2025 budget request and other warrant articles for the May 28 annual district meeting. One of those warrant articles could include a request for a new mini rescue truck.
The value engineering changes to the building project originated with the district's Building Committee, which asked the Prudential Committee to review and sign off.
In all, the cuts approved on Wednesday are estimated to trim $1.135 million off the project's price tag.
The biggest ticket items included $250,000 to simplify the exterior masonry, $200,000 to eliminate a side yard shed, $150,000 to switch from a metal roof to asphalt shingles and $75,000 to "white box" certain areas on the second floor of the planned building.
The white boxing means the interior spaces will be built but not finished. So instead of dividing a large space into six bunk rooms and installing two restrooms on the second floor, that space will be left empty and unframed for now.
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