MCLA Women Win Home Opener

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NORTH ADAMS, Mass. -- MCLA's Hannah Mazzeo recorded a double double of 13 points and 15 rebounds as the Trailblazer women's basketball team held off a charging Cobleskill team 53-52 Wednesday in non conference action.
 
Neither team could muster up much offense in the opening half of play, but MCLA held a slim 23-22 halftime advantage. MCLA (1-1) increased the margin to 41-36 after three quarters of play as Emily Burke canned a three and DiAsia Smith converted a layup at the horn.
 
The fourth quarter quickly saw Cobleskill (1-1) rally behind Anna Post.  She scored 10 straight points for the Tigers to take the lead at 47-46 with 6:22 left to play. MCLA would regain the lead quickly on a pair of Kylah Langston free throws. After the MCLA defense held Cobleskill without a point for the next five minutes, they would increase the lead to 53-47 with just 53 seconds left to play. After a Cobleskill timeout, Nylasia Sutton drilled a triple to slice the margin to 53-50.  
 
MCLA missed a pair of free throws giving Cobleskill a chance and when Sutton drove the lane and converted, it was just 53-53 in favor of MCLA with under 35 seconds to play. The Trailblazers held possession but missed a pair of shots giving the ball back to Cobleskill. The Fighting Tigers had a few chances late, but could not get off a quality shot and MCLA held on for the win.
 
Mazzeo led all scorers with her 13 points. She did her damage on the offensive glass with 11 rebounds off Trailblazer misses. Langston scored nine points for the Trailblazers.
 
Cobleskill's Post ended with 13 points and pulled down 8 rebounds to lead the Tigers. Sutton ended with 12 points and five rebounds.
 
Each team was effective off the offensive glass as Cobleskill had 24 offensive rebounds while MCLA ended with 23. The Trailblazers overcame a 28 percent shooting night and 18 turnovers in the win.
 
MCLA is back in action on Saturday when it heads to Williams to challenge the Ephs.
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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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