Montclair State Downs MCLA Men's Soccer Team

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NORTH ADAMS, Mass. -- The ninth-ranked Montclair State men's soccer team received goals from six different players as they cruised past the MCLA Trailblazers 6-0 this afternoon in non conference soccer action.
 
Montclair (15-2) wasted little time in asserting their powerful offense as Aaron Rose tallied just 4:59 in to the game when he knocked home a through pass from Rafael Terci for an early 1-0 lead.  In the 18th minute, Matt Hendricksen dribbled through the MCLA defense and ripped a shot inside the box that made it 2-0 and sent the Red Hawks on their way.
 
Terci tallied in the 22nd minute when he headed home a Rose cross making it 3-0. Montclair State tallied twice more before halft-ime as Kyle Goodwin and Kevin Simek scored in the 34th and 37th minute respectively to close the half. The visitors outshot MCLA 20-0 in the opening forty five minutes of play.
 
MCLA (3-8-2) kept the Red Hawks off the scoreboard for much of the second half until Kazari Trought corralled another Terci cross and headed it home in the 89th minute to round out the scoring.
 
Montclair State's Mike Saalfrank earned the win although he never was challenged. Michael Gonzalez played the second half in goal.
 
Kamron Anderson absorbed the setback for MCLA and Andrew Haier played the final 45 minutes stopping three shots.
 
MCLA will resume MASCAC play on Saturday when it hosts Senior Day at Shewcraft Field against Fitchburg State with kickoff set for 1 p.m.
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North Adams Takes Possession of Historic Church Street Houses

By Tammy DanielsiBerkshires Staff

The porch collapsed on 116 Church several years ago. 
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The state Land Court in February finalized the city's tax taking of four properties including the brick Church Street mansions.
 
The prestigious pair of Queen Anne mansions had been owned by Franklin E. Perras Jr., who died in 2017 at age 79. 
 
The properties had been in court for four years as attempts were made repeatedly to find Perras' heirs, including a son, Christopher. According to court filings, Christopher reportedly died in 2013 but his place of death is unknown, as is the location (or existence) of two grandchildren listed in Perras' obituary. 
 
Mayor Jennifer Macksey said the next steps will be to develop requests for proposals for the properties to sell them off. 
 
She credited Governor's Councillor Tara Jacobs for bringing the lingering tax takings to the Land Court's attention. Jacobs said she'd asked about the status of the properties and a few days later they were signed off. 
 
It wasn't just the four North Adams properties — the cases for three Perras holdings in Lanesborough that also had been in the court for years were closed, including Keeler Island. Another property on Holmes Road in Hinsdale is still in the court.  
 
The buildings at 116, 124 and 130 Church St., and a vacant lot on Arnold Place had been in tax title since 2017 when the city placed $12,000 in liens. 
 
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