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Monument Mountain Names Valedictorian, Salutatorian for 2026

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GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Monument Mountain Regional High School has named Sadie Honig-Briggs and Reese Duchesne as the valedictorian and salutatorian, respectively, for the graduating class of 2026. 
 
They will speak at graduation ceremonies on Sunday, June 7, at 1:30 at Tanglewood in Lenox.
 
Honig-Briggs lives in Tyringham with her parents and two younger siblings. She has been attending the Berkshires Hills Regional Schools since kindergarten. In her free time, she enjoys volunteering at Volunteers in Medicine, teaching and playing the violin, acting, and camping with family and friends. 
 
Honig-Briggs will be attending Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine, where she currently plans to study chemistry and music. 
 
Duchesne resided in Bristol, R.I., before moving to Great Barrington in the winter of 2022. In her free time, she enjoys reading, solving crossword puzzles, spending time outdoors, working at SoCo Creamery, gardening, and socializing with friends and family.
 
Duchesne plans to study environmental science at Duke University in Durham, N.C.

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Units Available at Lee's New Eagle Mill Housing Development

By Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff

It's took more than a decade to bring the Eagle Lofts to fruition in the former Eagle mill. 

LEE, Mass. — Hearthway wants community members to know there are three-bedroom units available at The Lofts at Eagle Mill with little to no waitlist. 

The apartments at 73 West Center St. recently came online in the historic building on the banks of the Housatonic River after more than a decade of work. The first tenants began moving in last week. 

Three-bedroom units are less than $2,000 per month for those who meet income requirements. 

"These units are $1,855 a month with hot water included. To qualify, applicants must be under the 60 percent AMI income limit by household size and be able to afford the rent," the affordable housing provider wrote in a communication on Monday. 

"Mobile vouchers are welcomed."

A ribbon was cut at the former paper mill over the summer for 56 one- to three-bedroom, mixed-income units in the heart of downtown. 

According to a chart provided by Hearthway, 60 percent area median income is $55,320 per year for a one person household, $63,240 a year for a two-person household, $71,160 a year for a three-person household, and $79,020 a year for a four-person household. 

Applications are available in English and Spanish. They can submitted via email to leasing@hearthway.org, drop off to the main office at 1 Fenn St in Pittsfield, fax to 413-403-2710, or USPS mail to P.O. Box 1180, Pittsfield, MA 01202-1180. 

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