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Drury High Names Valedictorian & Salutatorian for 2025 Graduation

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NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Drury High School has named Colin Matthew Daly and Atlas Lescarbeau as the valedictorian and salutatorian, respectively, of the class of 2025. 
 
Both will speak at graduation ceremonies on Thursday, June 5, at 6 p.m. A livestream of the event will run at www.napsk12.org/graduation
 
Daly, son of Anthony and Shelley Daly of North Adams, has challenged himself academically, going out of his way to
take advantage of the opportunities offered to him and will graduate with a GPA of 4.6. and having completed eight college courses through the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts' Early College Program. He has been
inducted into both the Nu Sigma and Pro Merito Honor societies, was awarded the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's Medal of Distinction during his junior year and has received the Principal's Award for having the one of the top five averages in his class for four years.
 
In addition to his excellence in the classroom, he has been an integral part of the boys soccer and basketball teams, has been an altar server at St. Elizabeth of Hungary Parish for the past nine years, is an active Student Ambassador and has held down a part-time job throughout high school.
 
Daly will be attending Thomas Aquinas College in Northfield in the fall and plans to major in engineering.
 
Lescarbeau, whose parents are Louis Lescarbeau and Angel Lescarbeau of North Adams, also has taken a rigorous course of studies including the completion of AP courses and several early college courses both at Drury High School and on the campus of MCLA. He has excelled academically with challenging coursework and was inducted to Drury High School's Nu Sigma Honor Society junior year and Pro Merito Honor Society senior year for maintaining a high grade point average. Lescarbeau has performed in the "School of Rock," marching band, and chorus/jazz band and has played the trumpet with Drury's band since seventh grade. He studied art classes as well and assisted backstage for Drury's theater program as a freshman and perform in several productions through senior year.
 
Lescarbeau has also shared his passion and creativity in the community as a member of the Community Intergenerational Action Orchestra since seventh grade and of Kids for Harmony since sixth grade. In senior year, he played trumpet for a theater production in Bennington, Vt., and was a teen activator at Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art during junior year.
 
Lescarbeau will be attending St. Michael's College in Colchester, Vt., to major in theater

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Friday Front Porch Feature: A North Adams Turnkey Home

By Breanna SteeleiBerkshires Staff

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Are you looking for a three-story home that's newly renovated? Then this is the home for you.

Our Friday Front Porch is a weekly feature spotlighting attractive homes for sale in Berkshire County. This week, we are showcasing 74 Washington Ave.

This home was originally built in 1880 and has four bedrooms and three bathrooms. It is 2,320 square feet on less than an acre. 

The first floor includes the kitchen, a full bathroom, an office, a large open living room and dining area, and an entry with a staircase to the second floor, which has three bedrooms, a second full bathroom, and a laundry closet. The third floor was turned into a spacious primary suite with a full bathroom.

The house comes with major kitchen and laundry appliances.

It's on the market for $349,900.

We spoke to Allison Pacelli with Pacelli Zepka Corp., which has the listing.

What do you think makes this property stand out in the current market? 

A house at this price point with so much space for several people is not easy to find. There are four bedrooms, three full bathrooms, large living room, kitchen, and a bonus room off the kitchen that could be an office or dining room or possibly even an extra guest room.

What was your first impression when you walked into this home?

I love some of the character of the house. For example, the banister and railing on the stairs is ornate and beautiful.

How would you describe the feel or atmosphere of this home? 

The house is light and bright. It's a great mix of some class features like the stairway and updates like the kitchen and bathrooms.

What kind of buyer do you see this home being perfect for? 

I can see all sorts of people in this house. 

What would you say to a buyer trying to imagine their life in this space?

North Adams is such a vibrant and welcoming community. You can walk to MCLA or downtown. Williams College and Mass MoCA are close. The hospital is nearby, and the house would be great for doctors or nurses. There are a lot of opportunities in the area.

Are there any standout design features or recent renovations? 

The entire house was renovated about two years ago. The owners removed all knob & tube wiring, installed a new boiler, added a new laundry setup on the second floor, and redid the third floor into a great primary suite, with private bathroom. The kitchen and all three bathrooms are also new.

You can find out more about this home on its listing here.

*Front Porch Feature brings you an exclusive to some of the houses listed on our real estate page every week. Here we take a bit of a deeper dive into a certain house for sale and ask questions so you don't have to.

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