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Drury High School Names Valedictorian, Salutatorian for 2017

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NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Alexandra Jane Flynn Bernard and Chase Emery Christopher have been named the valedictorian and salutatorian, respectively, of the Drury High School class of 2017.
 
Both students will speak at Drury's graduation exercises on Thursday, June 8, at 7 p.m. at the high school. 
 
Bernard is the daughter of Thomas and Jennifer Bernard of North Adams. She has served as a Student Ambassador, a member of Student Council and Service Learning Action Council, and with concert and marching band. She was elected as Drury's representative for the Berkshire Chamber of Commerce Youth Leadership Program.
 
She has been a vital member of the Drury Stage Company, acting as the lead in several musicals. She has also been a committed member of her community, volunteering at St. Elizabeth of Hungary Parish and participating in several community service learning projects. She has been inducted into both the Nu Sigma and Pro Merito honor societies and was the 2016 recipient of the Rochester Institute of Technology Book Award. 
 
Bernard will be attending Wililams College in the fall.
 
Christopher, of North Adams, has been an active member of the concert and marching bands and was a section leader for the clarinets. He has participated in Student Council, as a peer mentor and in two of Drury's musical productions. He has been inducted into both the Nu Sigma and Pro Merito honor societies, has taken several courses at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts. 
 
A recipient of the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Book Award in 2016, Christopher will be attending RPI in the fall.

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Macksey Updates on Eagle Street Demo and Myriad City Projects

By Tammy DanielsiBerkshires Staff

The back of Moderne Studio in late January. The mayor said the city had begun planning for its removal if the owner could not address the problems. 
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Moderne Studio building is coming down brick by brick on Eagle Street on the city's dime. 
 
Concerns over the failing structure's proximity to its neighbor — just a few feet — means the demolition underway is taking far longer than usual. It's also been delayed somewhat because of recent high winds and weather. 
 
The city had been making plans for the demolition a month ago because of the deterioration of the building, Mayor Jennifer Macksey told the City Council on Tuesday. The project was accelerated after the back of the 150-year-old structure collapsed on March 5
 
Initial estimates for demolition had been $190,000 to $210,000 and included asbestos removal. Those concerns have since been set aside after testing and the mayor believes that the demolition will be lower because it is not a hazardous site.
 
"We also had a lot of contractors who came to look at it for us to not want to touch it because of the proximity to the next building," she said. "Unfortunately time ran out on that property and we did have the building failure. 
 
"And it's an unfortunate situation. I think most of us who have lived here our whole lives and had our pictures taken there and remember being in the window so, you know, we were really hoping the building could be safe."
 
Macksey said the city had tried working with the owner, who could not find a contractor to demolish the building, "so we found one for him."
 
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