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Weather Advisory: Snow, Rain, Wind on the Way

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NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Hope everyone enjoyed Wednesday's blue skies and Thursday's warmer temperatures because a "bomb cyclone" is about to go off. 
 
Accuweather is reporting that a strengthening storm could bring rain, snow and high winds into the Northeast this weekend. The storm would have to drop in barometric pressure over 24 hours to reach bomb cyclone level. "This storm may reach that criteria as it moves northward and intensifies from Thursday evening near Delmarva to Friday evening in southern Maine," according to Accuweather.
 
The Berkshires isn't yet listed as being in the snow zone but neighboring counties in New York and Vermont are now under a winter storm watch from Thursday night through Saturday morning. (Southern Berkshire was added to the advisory Thursday afternoon.)
 
The National Weather Service says heavy, wet snow of up to 7 inches is possible in the higher elevations of Southern Vermont and predicts 2 to 3 inches could fall over the Berkshires. 
 
And where there's no snow, there could be torrential rains and danger of flooding. 
 
Wind gusts could reach 40 to 50 mph or more. The last windstorm that roared through the county knocked down numerous trees, ripped off shingles and left hundreds without power, especially in North Berkshire. 
 
But there's good news ahead: later next week should see temperatures rising into the 50s, a sure sign that spring will finally bloom. Here's hoping March goes out like a lamb.
 
 

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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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