Monument Mountain Names Valedictorian, Salutatorian for 2026

09:58AM / Saturday, June 06, 2026Print Story | Email Story

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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Great Barrington Unveils 9/11 Memorial Featuring World Trade Center Steel

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
12:58PM / Saturday, September 12, 2026

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — A piece of history will now stand in front of the Great Barrington Fire Department, serving as a lasting reminder of the courage, sacrifice, and heroism of those who rushed in, stepped forward, and answered the call on Sept. 11, 2001.

Hundreds of community members gathered outside the Fire Department for the unveiling of a 9/11 memorial featuring a steel I-beam salvaged from the wreckage of the World Trade Center.

The monument marks the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks, and its effect reached far and wide beyond New York, said Deputy Fire Chief James Mead.

"There are moments in our lives that become markers of time. Moments when we remember not only what happened, but where we were, who was beside us, and how the world somehow felt different afterwards," Town Manager Liz Hartsgrove said.

"For those of us who experienced September 11, 2001 — it is one of those moments for us to share."

The acquisition of the beam was a multi-year effort initiated by the late Andy Moro, former commander of American Legion Post 298 in Housatonic, and was carried on by the Legion's second vice commander, John Morris.

Morris said he was able to obtain the warped steel I-beam through connections he made during his time as a New York City firefighter.

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