MCLA Women's Lax Falls to Worcester State

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WORCESTER, Mass. -- Worcester State's Alexis Vecchiarelli tallied five goals and added two assists to lead the Lancers to a 14-4 win over the visiting MCLA Trailblazers Tuesday evening at Alumni Field.
 
The Lancers improve to 7-6 overall and are now 2-2 in the conference.  MCLA drops to 1-6 on the season and is 0-4 in the MASCAC.
 
The Lancers (7-6, 2-2 MASSCAC) took control from the onset as they scored the games first ten goals over the opening twenty minutes of action. Vecchiarelli scored four of her markers during this stretch.  Five other Lancers converted during the opening surge and when Vecchiarelli tallied with 9:44 left it was 10-0.
 
MCLA (1-6, 0-4) scored the final two goals of the half as Mackenzie Cutler tallied back to back goals to trim the margin to 10-2 at halftime.
 
The hosts scored the first three goals of the second half to quell any thoughts of a Trailblazer rally and when Kelly Austin converted with 22:22 left to play, it was 13-2 in favor of the Lancers.  MCLA wouldn't get any closer than the final margin the rest of the way.
 
Austin, Mackenzie Little, and Alexa Harvey each scored a pair of goals for the Lancers. Chloe O'Brien earned the win stopping two shots on the night.
 
Cutler led the Trailblazers with three goals on the night. Zoe Elwell was tabbed with the loss for MCLA.
 
The Trailblazers are back in action on Friday night when they travel to Mass. Maritime to continue MASCAC play.
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North Adams Council Gives Initial OK to Zoning Change

By Tammy DanielsiBerkshires Staff
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The City Council wrapped up business in about 30 minutes on Tuesday, moving several ordinance changes forward. 
 
A zoning change that would add a residential property to the commercial zone on State Road was adopted to a second reading but met with some pushback. The Planning Board recommended the change.
 
The vote was 5-2, with two other councilors abstaining, indicating there may be difficulty reaching a supermajority vote of six for final passage.
 
Centerville Sticks LLC (Tourists resort) had requested the extension of the Business 2 zone to cover 935 State Road. Centerville had purchased the large single-family home adjacent the resort in 2022. 
 
Ben Svenson, principal of Centerville, had told a joint meeting of the Planning Board and City Council earlier this month that it was a matter of space and safety. 
 
The resort had been growing and an office building across Route 2 was filled up. 
 
"We've had this wonderful opportunity to grow our development company. That's meant we have more office jobs and we filled that building up," he said. "This is really about safety. Getting people across Route 2 is somewhat perilous."
 
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