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North Adams Theater Showing TV Premieres on Big Screen

By Jack GuerinoiBerkshires Staff
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NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Fans of popular series can watch television premieres at the North Adams Movieplex for free this season.

Theater Manager Scott Ingalls said it is a great way new way to experience television.

"It's on the big screen, and I think it is a good opportunity for people to gather and experience a fandom kind of thing," Ingalls said. "The sound is great, the screen is huge, and it is just a nice place to gather and it doesn't cost them anything."

The showings started last Tuesday with the final season premiere of "Sons of Anarchy." Ingalls said, "Once Upon A Time" will play this Sunday night at 8.

The Disney show's modern take on fairy tales will introduce a character from last year's wildly popular "Frozen" animated movie in its season-opener.

There are also plans to run "The Walking Dead" and "American Horror Story: Freak Show" when they premiere in October. He suspects these will be very popular.

"I know people probably think I could just stay home and watch TV, but you can get out of your house and do something," he said. "Yeah, you are sitting there and you are still watching it, but at least there are other fans who like the same kind of thing there."



Ingalls said the television premiere showings are an attempt to bring different kinds of viewing experience to the community and broaden the theater's capabilities.

"We just like to do as many different things as we can just to keep people coming in and reminding them that we are here," he said.

Ingalls said he would like the television premieres to become a regular thing at the theater.

In addition to television, the movieplex also had a special free showing of "The Goonies" on Saturday morning to support the Berkshire Dream Center. Those who brought three or more non-perishable food goods were entered to win free movie passes for 2015.

Various showtimes and television premiere showings can be found on the theater's Facebook page.


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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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