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McCann Names Valedictorian, Salutatorian for Class of 2021

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NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — McCann Technical School has named Stephen Perreault and Ciarra Kruzel as the class of 2021's valedictorian and salutatorian, respectively.
 
Perreault, son of Linda and Michael Perreault, is a senior in the Automated Manufacturing Technology Program. He is the recipient of the Massachusetts Association of School Superintendent's Award for Academic Excellence, the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute medal, and the John and Abigail Adams Scholarship. He ranks first in his class with a 4.35 grade point average. He is a member of SkillsUSA, National Honor Society and volunteers at the St. John Paul II Parish Food Pantry. 
 
Perreault will be attending Rensselaer (N.Y.) Polytechnic Institute to major in engineering. 
 
Kruzel, daughter of Jhody Nimmons and Mark Kruzel, is a senior in the Computer Assisted Design Program. She is a recipient of the John and Abigail Adams Scholarship and ranks second in her class with a 4.32 GPA. She is a member of SkillsUSA, National Honor Society and the Anime Club. In addition to her academic achievements, she earned a gold medal at the 2021 SkillsUSA State Competition in 3D Visualization & Animation. 
 
Perreault will be attending Full Sail University in Winter Park, Fla., in the fall, majoring in animation.
 
Both students will graduate from McCann Technical School with high honors on Wednesday, June 2.

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Clarksburg Sees Race for Select Board Seat

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — The town will see a three-way race for a seat on the Select Board in May. 
 
Colton Andrews, Seth Alexander and Bryana Malloy returned papers by Wednesday's deadline to run for the three-year term vacated by Jeffrey Levanos. 
 
Andrews ran unsuccessfully for School Committee and is former chairman of the North Adams Housing Authority, on which he was a union representative. He is also president of the Pioneer Valley Building Trades Council.
 
Malloy and Alexander are both newcomers to campaigning. Malloy is manager of industrial relations for the Berkshire Workforce Board and Alexander is a resident of Gates Avenue. 
 
Alexander also returned papers for several other offices, including School Committee, moderator, library trustee and the five-year seat on the Planning Board. He took out papers for War Memorial trustee and tree warden but did not return them and withdrew a run for Board of Health. 
 
He will face off in the three-year School Committee seat against incumbent Cynthia Brule, who is running for her third term, and fellow newcomer Bonnie Cunningham for library trustee. 
 
Incumbent Ronald Boucher took out papers for a one-year term as moderator but did not return them. He was appointed by affirmation in 2021 when no won ran and accepted the post again last year as a write-in.
 
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