North Adams Little Leaguers to Appear on NESN Broadcast

By Shannon BoyeriBerkshires.com Sports
Print Story | Email Story
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — If you're a fan of Boston sports, you're most likely familiar with the New England Sports Network.
 
And if you're familiar with the network then you may be seeing some familiar faces airing on NESN Clubhouse this spring.
 
The North Adams 12-year-old Little League team has been asked to appear on the show, which will be the first Clubhouse telecast of the season for NESN.
 
"The Red Sox Foundation said they wanted a team from Western Massachusetts to represent Mass Little League," NALL President Marc Field said. "We are sending our 12-year-olds, which for quite a few will be their first time out of Berkshire County, never mind the Red Sox game."
 
The team is also receiving 20 tickets to the Red Sox game on Sunday, April 19, against the Baltimore Orioles.
 
Not only will the kids get to experience going in front of a camera, which for many young kids is something out of the ordinary, but they will have the opportunity to meet some of the players and get to experience taking the T into Boston and what it is like to be at Fenway, one of America's most loved baseball parks.
 
"It's an opportunity of a lifetime for most of the children so we want to make it as enjoyable as possible and something they remember the rest off their lives," Field said. "We're hoping this exposure will get more children out playing baseball or sports in general."

Tags: little league,   NESN,   Red Sox,   

If you would like to contribute information on this article, contact us at info@iberkshires.com.

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."
 
View Full Story

More North Adams Stories