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McGuire Scores 45 in Drury's Giorgi League Win

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NORTH ADAMS, Mass. -- Scott McGuire Jr. scored 45 points and grabbed 11 rebounds Thursday to lead Drury to a 68-45 win over Hoosac Valley in the John Giorgi Summer Basketball League.
 
McGuire also blocked a couple of shots for the Blue Devils in the win at the Armory.
 
Izaha Stubbs scored 25 points for Hoosac Valley.
 
Thursday's other scheduled game, between McCann Tech and Monument Mountain, resulted in a win by forfeit for the Hornets.
 
On Wednesday in the men's division, Waterman's Excavating beat Maselli/Bedard Bros., 61-55, and iBerkshires.com picked up a forfeit win against Rivers Lawn Care/Timeless Training.
 
Waterman's got 16 points from Casey Meczywor and a double-double from Lukas Zelazo, who had 10 points and 10 rebounds.
 
Anton Wright tied for game-high honors with 16 points for Maselli. Devon Walker scored 12, and Doug Sigsbury had a double-double with 12 points and 10 boards.
 
On Sunday at Noel Field, it will be men's division play with Fortitude Strength & Conditioning against Swish at 6:30, followed by Rivers Lawn Care/Timeless Training against Central Radio.
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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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