Girard, Wiggins Lead Teams to Giorgi League Wins

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NORTH ADAMS, Mass. -- Justin Girard scored 28 points and grabbed 10 rebounds Wednesday to lead Moresi & Associates to a 68-41 win over the NA Celtics in the John Giorgi Summer Basketball League.
 
Rick Harrington scored 16, and Chris Piscioneri had a double-double with 10 points and 13 boards in the win.
 
Billy Galipeau scored 13, and Ethan Sheldon added 10 for the NA Celtics.
 
In Wednesday's other game, Joe Wiggins scored 15 to lead four players in double figures as Yard Work by Dan defeated Frank Field Contracting, 66-33.
 
Lavonte Wiggins had a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds, and Shaq Ardrey and Tank Roberson scored 13 and 11, respectively for Yard Work by Dan.
 
Jameson Coughlan scored 11 and grabbed 13 rebounds for Frank Field.
 
League play continues Sunday with two games at Noel Field starting at 6:30.
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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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