MCLA Men Fall in Opener

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NORTH ADAMS, Mass. -- The visiting Castleton State men's basketball team used an explosive second half to pull away late from the MCLA Trailblazers and earn a 94-82 win on opening night for both teams.

The Spartans were led by Joe Alamprese's team best 19 point night.

The Trailblazers led 37-34 at halftime as both sides returned to the court after lenghty layoffs due to the ongoing pandemic. In the second half, MCLA led by as many as seven points and with 9:01 remaining, they led 70-63 after a pair of Tyler Showers free throws. From there, Castleton took over.

The Spartans used a 14-2 spurt to seize control and lead 77-72 following Alamprese's pair of free throws. MCLA answered with another bucket from Showers, but Castleton stemmed the tide with back to back triples, one from John Walsh and the other from Alex Blackmore, to take a commanding 83-74 lead with under four minutes remaining.

MCLA got within six after a Dylan Morris-Gray 3-pointer but could not get any closer as Castleton extended the margin to double digits and pulled away.

For MCLA, Morris-Gray led all scorers with 22 points. He was 7-15 from the floor in defeat. Drury graduate Hayden Bird ended with 16 points but did knock down three triples. Drury alum Reece Racette had a nice floor game for MCLA with 11 rebounds, six assists, and three steals.

The Trailblazers were hampered by 20 turnovers on the night and shot 39%.

MCLA is off until Tuesday when they travel to Norwich.

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North Adams Council OKs New Sustainability Committee

By Tammy DanielsiBerkshires Staff
05:13AM / Thursday, September 10, 2026

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The City Council on Tuesday night moved the establishment of a Sustainability & Tree Commission to a second reading and publication.

Mayor Jennifer Macksey back in February had presented the council with a list of objectives and how she thought a such a committee could support the administration. Councilor Andrew Fitch had raised the issue the year before, referred it to the mayor's office and pushed through the ordinance.

As the process moved forward, he recommended it merge with the Tree Commission, taking on that committee's objectives as part of the city's sustainability mission. It will make recommendations such as regarding climate change and impact on neighborhoods, and be able to seek grants, partnerships and other resources.

The language provided to the council on Tuesday had been reviewed by several committees and commissions and included changes advised by the city solicitor.

"It's been through a whole bunch of different reviews, and it took different tweaks from each of these committees," said Fitch, acting as president that night. "Each of these committees and commission provided excellent guidance of how to make this a little bit stronger, how to make this a little bit better."

Jenny Dunning, a member of the grassroots North Adams Sustainability Task Force, spoke at the beginning of the meeting to endorse the ordinance.

"I just want to say how much I appreciate that the council and the administration has moved forward to figure out a way to make this happen, and it's up for the vote tonight," said Dunning, who serves on the Windsor Lake Commission. "And we've got five of us who are here to support this change."

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