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North Adams Hosts 9th Annual Motorama

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NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The downtown will be filled roadsters, jalopies, muscle cars, vintage vehicles, and pretty much anything on with a motor on Sunday as the city of North Adams hosts the 9th annual Motorama Car Show.
 
The event is free and open to the public and runs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Main Street, Holden Street and Eagle Street, which will be closed to all but pedestrian traffic. 
 
Last year's Motorama brought close to 500 vehicles to the streets of North Adams, and this year hopes to draw record attendance. Those interested in exhibiting their vehicles can register beginning at 7:30 a.m. the day of the event. The cost to enter a vehicle is $15.
 
In addition to looking at meticulously restored and maintained vehicles, attendees can enjoy music from WUPE radio, 50/50 raffles, food, and shopping downtown.
 
The PopCares swap meet will take place in the Steeple City Plaza parking lot on the south side of Main Street. Patrons can shop both car and craft vendors.
 
Event kicks off on Saturday afternoon with a free Motorama classic car cruise-in and concert at Noel Field featuring Whiskey City and Live Wire, sponsored by Greylock Federal Credit Union. 
 
Classic show cars will be allowed to cruise-in using the gate access along the river by Joe Wolfe Field. Everyone else is welcome to park in the lot and walk in. Gates open at 1 p.m., music starts at 2 p.m. with Live Wire, followed by Whiskey City. Food will be available on site for purchase and Bright Ideas Brewing will be offering its local brews.
 
A very special guest, Paul Mennett, will be back with his Magical Mystery Cruise and Circle of Champions at Saturday's cruise-in concert, and will have a booth at Sunday's car show.
 
The event is run in collaboration with the city's Office of Community Events and event organizers including Joe Dean of Dean's Quality Automotive, Jeff Sylvester from McAndrews-King, and Daryl Roy from NAPA Auto Parts as well as a group of hard-working volunteers. The Berkshire County Night CruZers car club will lend a hand during the event by handling registration and the 50/50 raffles and announcements happening throughout the day. 
 
The show donates all of its proceeds to local charities, and gives charities a chance to fundraise during the event.
 
A parking ban will be in effect in the following locations beginning at midnight the night before the Sunday event. Ban includes: Main Street, Eagle Street, North Church Street, Ashland Street between Main and Summer Streets, and portions of the Steeple City Plaza (former Kmart) Parking Lot.
 
Motorama's lead sponsors are Greylock Federal Credit Union, West Oil Co., Berkshire County Construction, Dane's Auto Parts, T&M Auto Sales, Ronnie's Cycles, H.A. George Fuel, and the Holiday Inn. Motorama extends a special thank you to all of the local businesses and organizations that have generously supported this event and to WNAW 1230 AM and WUPE 100.1 FM.

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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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