Pittsfield High School Class of 2023 Scholarships & Awards

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The following awards and scholarships were presented to the Pittsfield High School class of 2023.

Aaron Timothy Coty Memorial Scholarship: Kellie Harrington

Adams Community Bank Scholarship: Huseyin Colak, Marlene LeBeau

Allendale Elementary PTO: Kiera Devine

American Legion Post 68 Academic: Tessie Tierney, Thomas Mullin

Angela Taylor Memorial Scholarship: Kiera Devine

Anne Wetzel Memorial Scholarship: Bryan McKinney

Berkshire County Arc Scholarship: Bethany Iffetayo, Randi Duquette; Carol Craighead Memorial Scholarship: Kiera Devine

Bianchi-Barbarotta Sportsman Scholarship: Jamie Duquette

Boomerang Project Link Crew Scholarship: Brian Annor-Baah

Buddy Pellerin/PHS Class of 1966 State Champion Baseball Scholarship: Walker Abdallah

Charles Henry Derby Scholarship: Lina Chen

Christopher Forte Memorial Scholarship: Emma Vittum

Civitan Club: Colin McKinney

CCUA-Credit Union College Scholarship Program: Kiera Devine

Daniel Pearl Memorial Scholarship: Geivens Dextra

DAR Good Citizen Program: Taibat Ahmed

Dave Zerbato Memorial Scholarship: Ty Roloson, Jack Wildgoose, William Kinne

David Landa Memorial: Riley Steinman

Donald Dwyer South Little League: William Kinne

Donald Gleason Memorial Scholarship: Keegan Crouse

Eastern Corp. FCU-Vertifi Berkshire County Chapter Sponsor: Jamie Duquette

Egremont Make a Friend Be a Friend: Colin McKinney, Charlotte Noyes, Walker Abdallah, Ty Roloson

Egremont PTO Scholarship: Allison Blau

Elks National Foundation Most Valuable Student, State Allocated Scholarship: Tyler Vosburgh

Francis J. Powers Memorial: Lily Smith

Francis J. Quirico Education Foundation: Keanu Arce-Jackson, Abigail Archey, Brian Annor-Baah, Brayden Bunnell, James Difilippo, Anna DiNicola, Bryan McKinney, Colin McKinney, Natalie Mendez, Kasey Miranda, Ty Roloson, Lennox Silvestro-Dias, Lily Smith, Tessie Tierney, Haven Timoney, Emma Vittum, Tyler Vosburgh

Gold Wings Foundation: Kiera Devine

Greylock Federal Credit Union: Community Enrichment Scholarship: Abigail Archey, Kiera Devine; Scholastic Achievement Scholarship: Cecelia Supranowicz

Harold & Myla Hennessey: Riley Steinman

Heisman HS Scholarship School Winner: Asa Chard, Jamie Duquette

International Association of Firefighters, Local 2647: Kiera Devine, Jamie Duquette, Bryan McKinney, Colin McKinney, Lily Smith, Justin Underdown, Jayshawn Warren

Irving I. Rubin, M.D., Memorial: Jamie Duquette

James Marlowe Memorial: Cameron Sime

James T. Powers Memorial: Aynur Ozdemir

Jane L. & Theodore S. Ciejka Memorial: Justin Underdown

Jewish War Veterans: Justin Underdown

John Curletti Memorial Scholarship: Ben Cornish

John J. Kowalczyk Memorial: Bryan McKinney

Joseph J. Pizzonia Jr. Memorial Scholarship: Asa Chard, Aynur Ozdemir

Joshua Morgan Stracener Athletic Scholarship: Alicia Houle

Judy M. DiCicco Memorial: Justin Underdown

Knights of Columbus 411, David Carmel Scholarship: Justin Underdown

Lawrence Laine Selkowitz Musical Scholarship: James Swanton

Liann Bordeau-Buck Memorial Scholarship: Jackie Roccabruna, Kiera Devine

Louise Morey Fraser Scholarship: Aidan Coco

Massachusetts Elks Association Scholarship: Taibat Ahmed

Massachusetts Secondary Student Achievement Award: Connor Lavinio

Massachusetts Superintendent's Academic Excellence: Jamie Duquette, Randi Duquette

McGinty Memorial Scholarship: Autumn Ochs, Abigail Taylor

McNeil Memorial Scholarship: Charlotte Noyes

Moody Burt Brown Family Scholarship: Connor Lavinio

National Ski Patrol Eastern Division, David J. Nelson Sr. Memorial Scholarship: Aidan Coco

PHS Class of 1965, F. Baxter Lane Memorial: Graham Auxier, Paige Williams

PHS Class of 1990: Riley Steinman, Autumn Ochs, Haven Timoney

PHS Class of 1991: David Moon Memorial: Haven Timoney; Karen Rench Memorial: Bethany Iffetayo

PHS Class of 1998, David Lombard Award: Abigail Taylor

PHS Class of 1996: Lennox Silvestro-Dias

PHS Class of 2000: Randi Duquette

PHS Class of 2011: Anna DiNicola

PHS Class of 2016: Kiera Devine, Jack Wildgoose, Allison Blau, Ava Brazeau

PHS Student Council: Katerina Livermore, Brian Annor-Baah, Asa Chard, Riley Steinman, Lennox Silvestro-Dias, Aynur Ozdemir

Pittsfield Co-op Bank Conrad R. Bernier Memorial: Jamie Duquette, Randi Duquette, Jackie Roccabruna

Pittsfield Educational Administration Association: Jayshawn Warren, Juliana Johansen

Pittsfield Little League: Walker Abdallah

Pittsfield/Adams Lodge of Elks 272: Abigail Archey, Tyler Vosburgh

Principal’s Leadership Award: Kiera Devine

Randy Sacco Memorial: Tyler Vosburgh

Robert E. Powers Memorial: Lina Chen

Robert J. & Louise F. Cella Family Scholarship: Alicia Houle

Rotary: Jamie Duquette, Randi Duquette

Ruperto Family Memorial: Lyndsay Vosburgh, Allison Schnopp, Aidan Coco, Ty Roloson, Sheila Alexander

Ruperto Immigrant Family Scholarship: Alma Maison, Brian Annor-Baah

Skylar R. Cantarella Memorial Scholarship: David Castegnaro

Spirit of the Dome Scholarship, in memory of Janet Rajotte: Randi Duquette, Jamie Duquette, Lily Smith

Tee Off for Youth Sports Classic-Baseball: Ty Roloson

Thomas M. Rindfuss Memorial: Justin Underdown, Anna DiNicola

UNICO Awards

Louis M. Shogry Jr. Memorial: Justin Underdown

Hon. Rudolph Sacco: Jamie Duquette, Randi Duquette

Gloria Powers Scholarship: Juliana Johansen

Baseball Hall of Fame Scholarship: Walker Abdallah

Francis Sanginetti Scholarship: Jackie Roccabruna

Richard Rilla Scholarship: Ty Roloson

Edward DiAngelo Scholarship: Lennox Silvestro-Dias

United Educators of Pittsfield Scholarship: Jackie Roccabruna, Lennox Silvestro-Dias, Lily Smith

VFW Voice of Democracy, School Winner: Taibat Ahmed

Washington Scholarship: Tyler Vosburgh

William Herbits: Bethany Iffetayo

Williams Elementary PTO: Kellie Harrington

Outstanding Academic Recognition: Cameron Sime (Art), Kellie Harrington (Band), Collin Merwin (Business), Walker Abdallah (Computers), Sidni Anderson (CVTE), Tessa Hanson (Drama), Marlene LeBeau (English, Edward J. McKenna Award), Asa Chard (Math), Eladio Mendoza (Multilingual), Geivens Dextra (Orchestra), William Kinne (Physical Education), Abigail Archey (Psychology), Kiera Devine (Science, John Leahy Memorial Award), James Swanton (Social Studies), Taina Figueroa (Chorus), Lily Smith (World Language)

Seal of Biliteracy: Katerina Livermore (Spanish, with distinction), Kasey Miranda (Spanish, with distinction), Angel Sandoval (Spanish, with distinction), Manuel Lewis (Spanish), Gabriela Loaiza Chavarro (Spanish), Paola Rosito (Spanish), James Swanton (Spanish), Maria Villanueva Portillo (Spanish)

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Two Men Found Guilty of Marijuana Trafficking

01:23PM / Tuesday, May 07, 2024

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — On Monday, May 6, Yebin Mai, 32 of Staten Island, NY and Dem Wu, age 52 of Staten Island, NY, were found guilty by jury of their peers in Berkshire Superior Court.

Yebin Mai was found guilty of two charges: Marijuana Trafficking in 100 pounds or more but less than 2,000 pounds and Witness Intimidation. Dem Wu was found guilty of Marijuana Trafficking in 100 pounds or more but less than 2,000 pounds.

According to a report, on July 30, 2020, State Police responded to a request for assistance from the Eversource Electric Company. The emergency dispatcher stated that two Eversource linemen were attempting to fix an electrical problem when they had a confrontation with individuals at 72 Jackson Road, Savoy. The residence belonged to Bin Huang after he purchased it in 2017 for $200,000 cash.

When state troopers arrived, the linemen stated that they responded to a report from a resident at 72 Jackson Road, Savoy claiming that power was fluctuating. When the linemen arrived at the house, they observed severely damaged wires and insulators leading from the roadside poles to the residence. When the Eversource linemen approached the house a man came out to meet them. The man, later identified as Yebin Mai, spoke limited English; therefore, communication between the Eversource linemen and resident became difficult. The linemen tried to explain that they would need to turn the power off to conduct a safety check of the electric meter and surrounding electrical connections. Mai became agitated. He handed the linemen an envelope filled with money later determined to be $600. The linemen attempted to return the envelope multiple times, but Mai would not take it. The linemen decided to leave the property. They called the police and waited for them to arrive, stated a report.

A trooper and Eversource supervisor arrived on the road at the end of 72 Jackson Road's driveway. A short time later, Mai drove down the driveway and attempted to leave in a pick-up truck with New York plates. There were two other passengers in the truck, including Dem Wu.

The trooper instructed Mai to stop and turn off the truck which he obeyed. All the individuals returned to the residence so the linemen could complete their inspection.

In a police report, the following items were observed at and around the house:

4 separate electrical meters in poorly constructed boxes on the side of the house
Some melted wires and metal around the meter boxes (believed to be due to an excessive amount of energy being drawn through the wires)
Evidence of a small fire around one of the meter boxes
A smell of fresh grown marijuana (which grew once power was cut to the house and fans in the residence stopped running)
The sound of multiple fans inside the residence with no visible air ventilation system on the outside of the house
Windows with curtains drawn and boarded shut
A backyard covered in debris from a renovation, green planning pots, and large florescent light fixtures
Ring door cameras
A small path in the woods that ended in a pile of used potting soil and roots and stalks of freshly harvested marijuana plants

Additionally, Eversource reported that the monthly electric bill for 72 Jackson Road was approximately $10,000 per month, much higher than the average homeowner's bill.

The individuals on the property were questioned and ultimately allowed to leave. On July 31, 2020, Massachusetts State Police, including the State Police Detective Unit assigned to the District Attorney's Office, and a member of the DEA arrived at 72 Jackson Road to execute a search warrant.

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