The Owls would capture a 83-74 win over the Trailblazers

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NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Both MCLA and Westfield State finished with three players in double figures, but the Owls would capture a 83-74 win over the Trailblazers. With the win, Westfield improves to 14-8 overall, 7-3 and third in the MASCAC.

Westfield senior, Dave Jaehnig (Quincy, MA) led all scoring with 24 points. On the MCLA side, Jon Greenberg (Antwerp, Belgium) earned his eighth double-double of the season scoring 22 points and pulling down 12 rebounds. With this stat, Greenberg will continue to lead the MASCAC with 11.3 rebounds per game.

In the first half Westfield jumped out to an 8-1 lead, but slowly the Trailblazers chipped away at that margin. They would pull as close as one, but Westfield went on an 11 to 4 run toward the end of the first half to take a 42-31 lead into the break. Jaehnig and Brandon Mauer (Pittsfield, MA) each scored nine in the half and Mauer would go on to finish with 12 points.

In the second half the Owls continued to keep their lead seeing it as close as five and as big at twelve. MCLA would make a run at the end, and actually outscored Westfield in the second half (43-41), but it wasn't enough. Greenberg scored 17 points in the second half and Mike Perreault (Whitinsville, MA) added eleven of his 14 total points.

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Saturday, 2/14 MCLA (1-20, 0-9) travels to Framingham (12-10, 4-5).
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Macksey Updates on Eagle Street Demo and Myriad City Projects

By Tammy DanielsiBerkshires Staff

The back of Moderne Studio in late January. The mayor said the city had begun planning for its removal if the owner could not address the problems. 
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Moderne Studio building is coming down brick by brick on Eagle Street on the city's dime. 
 
Concerns over the failing structure's proximity to its neighbor — just a few feet — means the demolition underway is taking far longer than usual. It's also been delayed somewhat because of recent high winds and weather. 
 
The city had been making plans for the demolition a month ago because of the deterioration of the building, Mayor Jennifer Macksey told the City Council on Tuesday. The project was accelerated after the back of the 150-year-old structure collapsed on March 5
 
Initial estimates for demolition had been $190,000 to $210,000 and included asbestos removal. Those concerns have since been set aside after testing and the mayor believes that the demolition will be lower because it is not a hazardous site.
 
"We also had a lot of contractors who came to look at it for us to not want to touch it because of the proximity to the next building," she said. "Unfortunately time ran out on that property and we did have the building failure. 
 
"And it's an unfortunate situation. I think most of us who have lived here our whole lives and had our pictures taken there and remember being in the window so, you know, we were really hoping the building could be safe."
 
Macksey said the city had tried working with the owner, who could not find a contractor to demolish the building, "so we found one for him."
 
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