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Police Chief Jason Wood, left, at the scene of Monday's fatal accident.

Police Investigating Monday's Fatal Motorcycle Accident

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NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Police are still investigating Monday afternoon's motorcycle accident that killed a Cheshire man.
 
Thomas Little, 69, was traveling southbound on his motorcycle on Curran Highway by Walmart at the same time a northbound car was turning left into the department store's south entrance by Mohawk Auto. He struck the passenger side of the small red Toyota sedan.
 
Little was taken to Berkshire Medical Center's satellite emergency facility where he was pronounced dead. He was alone on the bike. The driver of the car was taken to BMC's main campus in Pittsfield with injuries.
 
North Adams Police and Fire, Northern Berkshire EMS and state police responded to the scene. The accident occurred at about 12:45 p.m. and the highway was closed for some time and traffic diverted.
 
Police Lt. Anthony Beverly said the car appeared to have entered the southbound travel lane but added that the investigation is ongoing and no charges, if any, have been filed.
 
"The North Adams Police Department wants to extend our sincere condolences to the family of Mr. Little for this traumatic event," he said. "Nobody likes that to happen."

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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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