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The float 'Asteroid Day, Awareness of Asteroids' takes first place in the Children's Parade.
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Benjamin Wiessner is 'Happy Earth Day!'
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'Pi-Day 3.14, A Well-Rounded Holiday' is the winner in the group category.

Winners of 2022 Fall Foliage Children's Parade

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NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Fall Foliage Children's Parade on Friday evening attracted 72 participants in individual, group and float categories. 
 
The parade stepped off from Monument Square, accompanied by police and the Drury High marching band, and ended at City Hall for awards presented by longtime organizer Kathy Keeser, Mayor Jennifer Macksey and 2022 Grand Marshals Leon and MaryAnn King. 
 
Pictures of the parade are available here and a livestream on Facebook here
 
The winners were invited to march in Sunday's Fall Foliage Parade. They are as follows: 
 
Individual Costumes
 
 ? First place: Benjamin Wiessner for "Happy Earth Day!"
 
? Second place: Sawyer Willette for "Halloween Baby Yoda"
 
? Runners-up: Dorothy Tetreaust for "Holiday Present" and Jack Bessette for the "North Pole Truck"
 
Groups
 
? First place: "Pi-Day 3.14, A Well-Rounded Holiday": Otto Lamb, Bea Lamb, Judah Rodgers, Zeke Rodgers
 
? Second place: Connie's Day Care with "Every Child's Favorite Thing About Thanksgiving": Sadie Wood, Anica Mendel, Emmit Mendel, JJ Maudie, Bradley Tatro, Henry Tatro, Maxwell Charles, Theo Charles, Caden Sherman, Jayda Banks, Dorothy Bond, Madie Hamilton, Elynor Patenaude
 
? Runner-up: "All Hallow's Eve": Collen Downey, Landry Downey, Everly Downy, Harper Downy, Tamer Macksey, Dylan Macksey, Reese Lamb, Callie Lamb
 
Floats
 
? First place: "Asteroid Day, Awareness of Asteroids": Wyatt Reynolds, Carmelar Reynolds, Ellie Reynolds, Dean George, Randall Blackmer
 
? Second place" "The Crew of the Holiday's Revenge — Talk Like a Pirate Day": Henry Urban-Mangun, Penelope Shapiro-Van Dusen, Ksena Johnson, Annabelle Quinones, Sylvie Quinones, Oisin Fahey-Merrigan, Orla Fahey-Merrigan and the Sharks (goldendoodles: Gus and Agatha).
 
? Runner-up: "Baby Sharks Christmas": Kamryn Spooner, Kylie Spooner
 
The organizers wish to thank to the Office of Tourism, North Adams Police, Fall Foliage Parade Committee, and the city of North Adams for supporting this annual event. Special thanks to Maddie from MCLA Center for Service, Ian and the crew of Williams College's Lehman Community engagement students, Norad Mill, David Moresi, Debbie Lipa and Makayla-Courtney McGeeney.
 

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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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