Mount Greylock Regional Celebrates Graduation Saturday, June 6

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WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Mount Greylock Regional School will celebrate the graduation of 67 seniors at its annual graduation ceremony on Saturday, June 6.

Graduation will be held at 11 a.m. in the school gymnasium at at 1781 Cold Spring Road. The class of 2026 will be honored with speeches from two graduating student speakers.

Madison Powell has distinguished herself through academic ambition, leadership, and resilience, has been chosen by the Mount Greylock faculty to speak at graduation.

Passionate about mathematics, the Lanesborough resident intentionally shaped a rigorous high school curriculum, including pursuing college-level math coursework to support her interests in STEM-related fields such as architecture and construction science. At the same time, she maintained her creative interests by taking art classes throughout all four years of high school.

Beyond academics, Powell has made a strong impact within her school community. A three-season athlete and two-year member of the school's peer leadership team, she has served as a mentor and role model for younger students. Her dedication and excellence have earned her several accolades, including the MIAA Sportsmanship Award, the Greylock Athletic Award, and the Brandeis University Book Award. She also helps support her father's business outside of school, particularly during the busy summer season.

She will be attending Northeastern University to study architecture.

William Apotsos' accomplishments reflect both academic excellence and leadership, was chosen by the senior class to speak at graduation. Recognized for his authenticity, kindness, and selflessness, the Williamstown resident has consistently excelled in one of the school's most rigorous academic programs, completing eight Advanced Placement courses and a Williams College mathematics course while maintaining top performance in his class.

He leads by example, serving as captain of both the soccer and track and field teams, a teaching assistant in AP Computer Science, a youth soccer referee, and an active Student Council member, where he initiated a project to collect AP and test preparation books for fellow students.

His work ethic, intellectual curiosity, commitment to serving his community, have earned him numerous accolades, including National Honor Society, AP Scholar with Distinction, Rotary Youth Leadership Award, Williams College Sigma Xi Club High School Science Award, National Rural and Small Town Recognition Award (College Board), School Recognition Award (College Board), National Society Daughters of the American Revolution Good Citizens Award, John and Abigail Adams Scholar, CIAO Berkshire County Soccer Hall of Fame Scholarship, a 2026 Massachusetts Secondary Schools Athletic Directors Association scholarship, the 2025-2026 National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association nominee for the State of Massachusetts, Berkshire County Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award.

Apotsos will be attending the University of Michigan to study aerospace engineering.

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Williamstown Select Board Evaluates Town Manager

By Stephen DravisiBerkshires Staff
05:39AM / Wednesday, October 28, 2026

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — In 2022, the town still was recovering from the twin blows of a global pandemic and a lawsuit that exposed disturbing allegations against the town's police department.

The latter ultimately led to the resignation of the police chief and the town manager. To replace the manager, the Select Board at the time turned to Robert Menicocci.

Menicocci represented a break in style from his immediate predecessor, who was a more prominent voice in town government. That prominence, in part, was a product of the times: When town boards and committees were not meeting in-person and access to town hall itself was limited at the height of the pandemic, the manager's voice in Zoom meetings was more front and center.

In his four years in the corner office, Menicocci has helped shepherd the police department on its path to certification and helped the town weather the fiscal storm of skyrocketing costs linked to inflation – particularly sharp increases in the cost of health insurance that hit hard for a labor-intensive endeavor like municipal government. All the while, he has been a little more taciturn, while always willing to participate, when appropriate, with responsive answers in discussions of the Select Board and Finance Committee.

On Monday, the current Select Board – completely turned over from the 2022 edition – pushed Menicocci to be more of a cheerleader for the town.

"Do you see your role more as a behind-the-scenes guy and our role is to be out in public?" board member Matthew Neely asked Menicocci during the board's review of the manager's job performance. "Or is there more of a role for you in that? So many people, if I say your name, they're like, ‘Who?'

"I would have assumed your role would be more public facing as well, and more, for lack of a better word, leading the charge as opposed to running day-to-day operations. I feel you're strong running day-to-day. But something we all wish is we had a little more of a proactive [manager] …. Since we need development, need all these things in town so much. … I'd love to see more outward energy, I guess.

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