Lauren Mangiardi Scores Twice in MCLA Women's Soccer Win

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NORTH ADAMS, Mass. -- The MCLA women's soccer team scored a pair of first half goals and controlled the majority of play as they cruised to a 7-0 win over the visiting SUNY Poly women's soccer team at Shewcraft Field on Monday.
 
Hannah Van de Water scored twice and collected a pair of assists to lead the team. Taconic graduate Lauren Mangiardi scored a pair of goals as well for MCLA (5-9), both in the second half.
 
In the opening half, MCLA took immediate control. Kate Mancini notched her third goal of the season just eight minutes into the action for an early 1-0 lead. She took a nice feed from Meghan Dingman and converted into the upper left corner.
 
The Trailblazers increased the margin to 2-0 in the 27th minute of play. This time, Carol Fagan would collect her first goal in an MCLA uniform.  The sophomore connected off a nifty flick from Hannah Van de Water to make it 2-0 as she easily bested Poly's Felicia Bianca. 
 
MCLA held a commanding 18-4 edge in shots in the opening half of play and a 7-0 mark in corners.
 
Van de Water connected on a pair of goals just 30 seconds apart early in the second half to salt the game away.  Each of the goals came from nice through balls from Jess Halverson.  The goals were her team leading fifth and sixth of the season for Van de Water.
 
Mangiardi netted her goals in the 65th and 74th minutes of play while Cetera Moore added a goal in the 85th minute. 
 
Hoosac Valley's Megan Richardson earned her fifth win of the season in goal for MCLA.  
 
The Trailblazers are back in action on Saturday as they head to Salem State to continue conference play.
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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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