Hoosac Valley Announces Valedictorian, Salutatorian

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CHESHIRE, Mass. — Mary E. Wilk has been named valedictorian and Shauna L. LeFebvre as salutatorian for the Hoosac Valley High School class of 2012. 

Commencement exercises will be held on Friday, June 8, at 7 p.m. in the school gymnasium.

Wilk is the daughter of Joseph and Nancy Wilk of Cheshire. She was a member of the Student Council, Debate Team, Prom Committee, Graduation Decorating Committee, and track, cross country and Nordic ski teams. She also participated in basketball and soccer, served as class president, president of the Leo Club, and a treasurer and member of the Susan B. Anthony Chapter of the National Honor Society.

She was a recipient of the John and Abigail Adams Scholarship, and received the Hugh O'Brien Youth Leadership Award and the Williams College Book Award. In the fall, Wilk will attend the University of Vermont, where she will major in Biology.


LeFebvre is the daughter of Peter and Carol LeFebvre of Cheshire. She was co-president of the Student Council and a member of the Leo Club, the concert, jazz and marching bands, and the track team. She was a contributor to the "Eye of the Hurricane," participated in soccer and took third prize in the Junior Prize Speaking Contest. She was also a member of the Susan B. Anthony Chapter of the National Honor Society and a recipient of the John & Abigail Adams Scholarship.

As a junior, she was the recipient of the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Medal for Excellence in Math and Science. In the fall, LeFebvre will attend Union College in Schenectady, N.Y., to major in physics.


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Adams Parts Ways With Police Chief

By Tammy DanielsiBerkshires Staff
ADAMS, Mass. — The town has parted ways with its police chief. 
 
K. Scott Kelley "is no longer employed by the Town of Adams," according to interim Town Administrator Holli Jayko. 
 
The Board of Selectmen voted on Sept. 8 to put the police chief on a paid leave of absence but town officials have declined to answer repeated questions about the nature of the absence other than to clarify it was not a "suspension."
 
His departure follows an executive session held by the Selectmen last Wednesday to discuss a personnel matter other than professional competence, including health or discipline, or dismissal. 
 
A request for further information on whether Kelley's leaving was through resignation or termination was not provided, or whether his contract had been paid out. 
 
"The Town does not comment on personnel matters and will have no further comment on this matter at this time," responded Selectmen Chair John Duval via email on Friday. 
 
Kelley, who moved here to take the post of chief in 2021, has reportedly sold his home. 
 
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