Wednesday, Oct. 23, 6:30 p.m. / HiLo club, 55 Union St.
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts students in professor Samantha Pettey's "State and Local Politics" are hosting two candidate forums for City Council candidates in conjunction with the North Adams Chamber of Commerce.
The two events were split between the 14 council candidates running for nine seats and the seven candidates running for school committees — five candidates for three seats on the North Adams School Committee and four candidates for three seats on the McCann School Committee.
At each event, candidates will meet informally with members of the community from 6:30 to 7 p.m. and a public forum will take place from 7 to 8 p.m. Parking is available in designated lots on Canal Street, on Willow Dell and on Union Street.
Sunday, Oct. 27, noon / Northern Berkshire Community Television, 64 Union St.
iBerkshires is hosting a candidate forum in the TV studios from noon to 3 p.m. The public is encouraged to attend.
Candidates will be able to meet with the public for about an hour and will have an opportunity to give an introduction or statement beginning about 1 p.m. Afterward, written questions will be taken from the audience that one or more candidates may answer.
Pittsfield Mayoral Debates
Monday, Oct. 28, at 7 p.m. / BCC's Robert Boland Theatre.
Berkshire Community College, in partnership with the Pittsfield Gazette and Pittsfield Community Television, will host a debate between Linda Tyer and Melissa Mazzeo, moderated by Tammy Daniels of iBerkshires.com.
Pittsfield School Committee & Council Forums
Monday, Oct. 21 / BCC's Connector building
6 p.m.: Pittsfield School Committee forum with Mark Brazeau, William Cameron, Dan Elias, Alison McGee, Tom Perrea, Dennis Powell, and Katherine Yon. The seven candidates are running for six School Committee seats.
7:30 p.m.: At-Large City Council with Alexander Blumin, Yuki Cohen, Richard Latura, Jay Hamling, Peter Marchetti, Earl Persip, Peter White, and Auron Stark. The eight candidates are running for the four councilor at-large seats.
The debates are hosted by Berkshire Community College, in partnership with the Pittsfield Gazette and Pittsfield Community Television. Both debates will be moderated by Larry Kratka.
Tuesday, Oct. 29 / BCC's Koussevitzky Room 111
6 p.m. Ward 1 between Helen Moon and Kenneth Warren Jr.
6:30 p.m. Ward 4 between Chris Connell and Michael Merriam
7 p.m. Ward 5 between Patrick Kavey and Jonathan Lothrop
7:30 p.m. Ward 6 between Dina Guiel Lampiasi and Joe Nichols
8 p.m. Ward 7 between Anthony Maffucio and J. David Pope
The debates are hosted by Berkshire Community College, in partnership with the Pittsfield Gazette and Pittsfield Community Television. Both debates will be moderated by Jim Arpante.
Williamstown Fire District Forum
Tuesday, Oct. 22, at 7 p.m. / Williamstown Town Hall
The League of Women Voters of Williamstown is sponsoring a forum for the candidates running for two newly created seats on the Prudential Committee, which oversees the fire district. The forum will be recorded for broadcast by WilliNet. Candidates will make opening and closing statements, and members of the audience will have the opportunity to ask questions; League member Krista Birch will moderate.
Candidates for the 18-month term (serving until May 2021) are David R. Moresi and Gerard J. Smith.
Candidates for the 30-month term (serving until May 2022) are Richard Reynolds and Bruce Macdonald.
Concluded Debates
Pittsfield Mayoral Debate held Tuesday, Oct. 15, 6:30 p.m.
North Adams Council & School Committee held Tuesday, Oct. 15, 6:30 p.m.
School Committee candidates Emily Daunais, Robert Moulton and David Sookey; and council candidates Wayne Wilkinson, Marie T. Harpin and Bryan Sapienza appeared at this forum that is being broadcast on NBCTV. It was sponsored by Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts students in professor Samantha Pettey's "State and Local Politics" and the North Adams Chamber of Commerce.
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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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