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North Adams Man Indicted for Wife's Murder

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — A North Adams man has been indicted in the murder of his wife, Charli Ann Cook, last year. 
 
A grand jury in Berkshire Superior Court on Wednesday returned a true bill for a charge of homicide against Michael Cook, 43. 
 
North Adams Police arrested Cook and charged him for the July 11, 2019, assault that hospitalized his 41-year-old wife. Charli Cook died at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield in December from injuries sustained in the July attack.
 
The Berkshire District Attorney's Office previously secured indictments for charges of assault to murder, assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon, assault and battery on a household member, and armed assault with intent to murder. The court previously ordered Michael Cook detained without the right to bail.
 
"Our thoughts remain with Charli Cook's family and friends and I thank the grand jurors for their careful consideration of the facts as investigators, prosecutors, and advocates continue to seek justice for this horrific crime," District Attorney Andrea Harrington said.
 
Police responded to Chase Avenue in North Adams at approximately 1 a.m. on July 11, 2019, and found Charli Cook unresponsive. Northern Berkshire EMS transported her to Berkshire Medical Center and she was later transported to Baystate, where died on Dec. 1, 2019.
 
Charli Gould Cook was a native of North Adams who attended McCann Technical School and had worked as a certified nursing assistant.
 

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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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