Northern Berkshire Children's Parade Winners Announced

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NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The annual Children's Parade marched down Main Street on Friday evening featuring costumes and floats recalling the Fall Foliage Parade's 60 years of history.

Monsters, superheroes, soldiers, fairies and nursery rhymes were among the many participants. Two groups even copied costumes that had been worn by parents and relatives in past parades.

The Drury High School band and SteepleCats' mascot Slider led the 89 children, accompanied by parents, to City Hall along with a North Adams Police escort.

Help with registration, organization and judging was provided by: Dale Waterman, Amanda Chilson, Fran Berasi, Mohawk Forest teen leader Gio Santelli, and MCLA volunteers Matt Costa and Kircys Cane. The gift certificates for all nine winners were provided by Persnickity Toys and Antionette Cariddi of the former Cariddi Sales, ensuring every child who participated also received a prize.

Winners in the following categories were:

Floats
1st: The Peanuts Gang (Snoopy and Friends): Avah DeBenedetto, Jack Tanner, Lennon Kirby, Kenley McConnell, Sophia Piantoni, James Lovett
2nd: North Adams Ambulance, the Meaney Family: Andrew Meaney, Abigail Meaney, Natalie Meaney


3rd: Ice Palace from Frozen with Elsa, Olaf and Knight ("Tribute to Walt Disney 1967): Carmela Reynolds, Wyatt Reynolds

Group
1st: Susan's Day Care, "Flashback to 1983" (when parents of some of the kids were in the parade): Katherine Richardson, Evelyn Richardson, Thomas Richardson, Madison Saunders, Cameron Saunders, Ava Griffith
2nd: The Family Center of Northern Berkshire, Community Helpers: Jaydon Dimitropolis, Chloe Dimitropolis, Leila Millard, Owen Poirer, Estelle Klein
3rd: "Toys on Parade 2012":  Race Chilson, Abby Moulton, Weston Moulton

Individual Costumes
1st: Civil Soldier with American Flag: Andrew Daniels
2nd: Hockey Player: Jack George
3rd: Owl of the Berkshires: Ayden Duncan


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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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