Registration Deadline, Absentee Ballots for Municipal Elections

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Wednesday, Oct. 16, is the last day to register to vote in the municipal elections being held on Tuesday, Nov. 5. The city clerks' offices in North Adams and Pittsfield will be open until 8 p.m. on Wednesday.
 
Absentee ballots also are available for the North Adams and Pittsfield elections in the offices of the city clerks in both cities. Deadline for all absentee ballots to be submitted is Monday, Nov. 4, by noon.
 
The office in North Adams is open from 8 to 4:30 weekdays; voters wishing to have a ballot mailed to them must send a written request to the City Clerk's Office, 10 Main St., North Adams MA 01247.
 
In Pittsfield, absentee ballots can be obtained during business hours at the Registrar of Voters Office in City Hall. They may be submitted via mail, fax, or email, or in person by the deadline. 
 
Absentee ballots are also available from the secretary of state's office here. Find out if you are registered to vote here.
 
Voting in the general election is from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Find your polling station here. 

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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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