Trailblazers Fall To Conference Rival

By Jeffrey PuleriMCLA Sports Info
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WESTFIELD, Mass. — The Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts women's soccer team traveled to Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference rival Westfield State, but loss to the Owls 4-0. With the loss, MCLA is now 5-8 overall while sporting a 2-3 conference mark. Westfield remains perfect on the season at 13-0-1, 5-0 in conference play.
 
Westfield took an early 2-0 lead in the opening period and never looked back. The Owls' Ashley Bovat scored off an Ashleigh Chretian feed in the 8th minute for his first marker of the season. Kayley Miller would then convert a Melissa Kulik pass for the 2-0 advantage.
 
Westfield put to rest any hopes of a Trailblazer comeback early in the second half scoring twice in the opening 2:18. Brittanie McGregor tallied ahead of Chretian's goal to post a commanding 4-0 lead. The Owls were never threatened from there.
 
Westfield owned a commanding 23-4 shot advantage, including 17-0 in the opening half.
 
Danielle Heinsohn stopped 8 shots in the loss for MCLA. Jess Habif earned the win for the Owls.
 
MCLA is off until next Saturday when they travel to Bridgewater State for a 4 p.m. kickoff.
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North Adams Council Gives Initial OK to Zoning Change

By Tammy DanielsiBerkshires Staff
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The City Council wrapped up business in about 30 minutes on Tuesday, moving several ordinance changes forward. 
 
A zoning change that would add a residential property to the commercial zone on State Road was adopted to a second reading but met with some pushback. The Planning Board recommended the change.
 
The vote was 5-2, with two other councilors abstaining, indicating there may be difficulty reaching a supermajority vote of six for final passage.
 
Centerville Sticks LLC (Tourists resort) had requested the extension of the Business 2 zone to cover 935 State Road. Centerville had purchased the large single-family home adjacent the resort in 2022. 
 
Ben Svenson, principal of Centerville, had told a joint meeting of the Planning Board and City Council earlier this month that it was a matter of space and safety. 
 
The resort had been growing and an office building across Route 2 was filled up. 
 
"We've had this wonderful opportunity to grow our development company. That's meant we have more office jobs and we filled that building up," he said. "This is really about safety. Getting people across Route 2 is somewhat perilous."
 
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