Adams' Meczywor Scores Winning Run for MCLA in Playoff Opener

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NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - MCLA's Abby Lucas lifted a sacrifice fly to right field in the bottom of the 15th inning scoring Adams' Amanda Meczywor as the Trailblazers outlasted the Bridgewater State Bears 4-3 Friday afternoon in the 2015 MASCAC Softball Championship tournament.
 
The second seeded Trailblazers (13-20) move on to face top seeded Worcester State on Saturday at 1:30 p.m. in Worcester, while the third-seeded Bears will face fourth-seeded Salem State in an elimination game at 11 a.m. All tournament games remaining will played at Worcester State.
 
Neither team could crack the scoreboard through nine innings as MCLA's Rachel Quackenbush and BSU's Kelly McCarthy kept the offenses in check. Both pitchers were outstanding as they each went the distance.
 
In the 15th inning, the Bears missed a golden opportunity to push in front.  With a courtesy runner placed on second, Karissa Pagan singled putting runners on the corners without an out. Quackenbush bore down however, as she induced a popup before notching her 13th strikeout of the day for the second out. She got out of the jam by getting Courtney Leddy to ground out setting the stage for Lucas' heroics.
 
Hoosac Valley graduate Meczywor was placed on second and moved to third on Michaela Dinicola's bunt single. BSU's Tara McCann made a great diving stop to keep the runners from advancing, however it loaded the bases for the Trailblazers with nobody out. McCarthy got a popup for the first out, and then Lucas lofted a fly ball to right field that scored Meczywor for the winning run.
 
For MCLA, Quackenbush allowed just six hits and struck out a season best 13 hitters. Lucas ended with a pair of hits and RBI.
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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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