MCLA Hands Out Book Award Scholarships

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NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts has announced the recipients of its Book Award scholarships, which recently were granted to students who will begin their senior years this fall at one of Berkshire County's public high schools.

One student from each of the high schools received this award, which honors outstanding high school juniors who have made a positive difference in the community.

"The MCLA Book Award is presented to an outstanding high school junior who exemplifies academic achievement, displays leadership qualities, and has a strong commitment to the Berkshire County community," said Joshua Mendel, director of recruitment and outreach at MCLA's Division of Graduate and Continuing Education.

Students who received this award are: Ava Guidette-Bocchino of Monument Mountain Regional High School, Hayley Caufield of BArT Charter School, Nora Griffin of Hoosac Vallery High School, Brianna Kasala of Wahconah Regional High School, Conor Fitzgerald of Mount Greylock Regional High School, Hunter Cannon of Lee High School, Nicole St. Germain of McCann Technical High School, Donovan Sawyer of Mount Everett Regional High School, Bryanna McKearney of Taconic High School, Nathaly Villalobos of Pittsfield High School, Cassandra Crosier of Drury High School and Danna Toledo of Lenox Memorial High School.

Guidance counselors at each high school were responsible for collectively identifying one student they felt was a strong role model and who would benefit from this award. Students had an overall GPA of a B or greater, displayed strong leadership qualities, and positively contributed to the school and the local community.

The awards were given to each student by a member of the MCLA Admissions staff at their high school's "Awards Night" or the equivalent. The award included a book, "World Transformed: The Art of Jessica Park," and an award certificate for a $500 MCLA scholarship, applicable for the fall 2018 term if the student is accepted to and decides to enroll at MCLA.


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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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