Burke Scored 23 in Giorgi League Win

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NORTH ADAMS, Mass. -- Robbie Burke scored 23 points on Sunday to lead Frank Field Contracting to a 71-60 win over Pizza House in the John Giorgi Summer Basketball League.
 
Brandon Hurst and Paul Oparowski added 15 and 10, respectively, in the win.
 
Avery Hall scored a game-high 25 for Pizza House.
 
It was another busy Sunday on the Noel Field court with three games on the schedule.
 
Moonlight Dinner defeated Morese & Associates/Mingo’s, 64-47, behind 15 points apiece from Geoff Kondel and Adam Garner. Anthony Sims and Brendan Kordana each scored 13; Sims had a double-double with 10 rebounds.
 
Todd Hunt led Mingo’s with 16 points and eight boards.
 
Jumual Warren scored 15 points to lead three players in double figures for Dagnoli/Troiano & Sons Building in a 61-46 win over Pete’s Gun Shop/Maselli & Field.
 
Sedale Jones scored 14, and Lawrence Carrier added 12 with nine rebounds in the win. Greg Vreeland led Pete’s with 13.
 
Play continues Monday with two games starting at 6:30 p.m.
 
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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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