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McCann Names Valedictorian, Salutatorian for Class of 2022

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NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Tyler Pettit and Ethan Rudin are the top students for the class of 2022 at McCann Technical School, said Principal Justin Kratz. 
 
Pettit, son of Lynn and Patrick Pettit, is valedictorian of the class and is graduating from the Information Technology Program. 
 
He is the recipient of the Massachusetts Association of School Superintendent's Award for Academic Excellence, Harvard Book Award, and Western New England University Book Award and is first in his class with a 4.38 grade-point average. He is a member of SkillsUSA, National Honor Society, and works at the Williams College Network and Systems department through the McCann co-op program
 
Pettit will be attending Western New England University to major in pharmacy.
 
Rudin, son of Alice and Benjamin Rudin, is the salutatorian and is graduating from the Computer Assisted Drafting program. 
 
He is a recipient of the John and Abigail Adams Scholarship and ranks second in his class with a 4.36 GPA. He is a member of National Honor Society and SkillsUSA, where he earned silver and
gold medals in the 2021 and 2022 SkillsUSA District Additive Manufacturing competition as well as a bronze medal at the state level in 2021. He has been awarded high honors every quarter since enrollment.
 
Rudin will be attending State University of New York at Buffalo to major in aerospace engineering.
 
Both seniors will graduate from McCann Technical School with high honors on Thursday, June 2, at 6 p.m. at the school. 

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North Adams Restaurant to Closing in Two Weeks

By Breanna SteeleiBerkshires Staff

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — A downtown restaurant announced on Wednesday that it will be closing.

In a Facebook post, Door Prize stated its last day of service is Saturday, Nov. 14.

"We are not making this decision lightly and wish there was another way forward," read the post by owners Bryan "Swifty" Josephs and Jenny Klowden.

"We feel great pride for our successes and for a wonderful year of serving our community. Now on to the next adventure!"

They also thanked their staff and patrons who enjoyed their food 

The restaurant opened over a year ago in Hotel Downstreet after Josephs and Klowden previously had a residence at Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art, where they sold some of their signature dishes, as well as working in area restaurants, bringing their food to farmers markets and operating a catering business. 

The two named the restaurant after a John Prine song that they danced to at their wedding. Josephs described their fare as European comfort food, with one of their most popular dishes being pierogies. 

They also successfully renovated the covered porch outside the restaurant for dining, raising $7,000 through a Kickstarter

While their post did not allude as to why they are closing, iBerkshires has reached out for more answers. 

The 90-room hotel has reportedly been sold, with a closing expected by the end of the month. Owner Peregrine Group put the former Holiday Inn up for sale earlier this year after purchasing the property for $4.45 million in 2021. According to reports in The Berkshire Eagle, the cost of renovations to the 55-year-old property put a dent into revenues that limited the hotel's ability to cover obligations. 
 
It's not clear if this has anything to do with the restaurant, which operates as a separate entity.
 
"We are not looking for a public discourse on our business model or the closure," the Door Prize post states, inviting patrons to personally contact the Josephs or Klowden rather than comment on the posting. 

 

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