Thomas Gase, Times-Herald, Vallejo, Calif., (TNS)
Feb. 13 Each year the San Francisco Flyway Festival seems to have everything that a longtime bird enthusiast would want. For those just getting into the sport, the 27th Annual event had something for those people as well.
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The Zoning Board of Appeals on Monday approved plans to replace the structure with a new six-unit apartment building at the request of owner Garabed Setrakian of Cambridge. Setrakian purchased the property last April in hopes of restoring the 1870 building but found it too far gone. I definitely will make a gigantic improvement to this corner, which used to be a very valuable part of North Adams, he said, referring to its past hosting a branch of the library. My initial intentions were definitely to revive this building and bring it to its former glory. Unfortunately I missed my chance. I may have been too late because it had already been abandoned from the fire and unfortunately no action was taken by the previous owner.
Fire-Damaged North Adams Building Finally Being Replaced
The burned-out hulk of an apartment building at 246 Houghton Street in North Adams is coming down two years after it was severely damaged by fire.
According to a story reported on by iBerkshires.com, the Zoning Board of Appeals on Monday approved plans to replace the structure with a new six-unit apartment building at the request of owner Garabed Setrakian of Cambridge.
Setrakian purchased the property last April in hopes of restoring the 1870 building but found it too far gone.
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Setrakian recently had this to say:
I definitely will make a gigantic improvement to this corner, which used to be a very valuable part of North Adams. My initial intentions were definitely to revive this building and bring it to its former glory. Unfortunately I missed my chance. I may have been too late because it had already been abandoned from the fire and unfortunately no action was taken by the previous owner. I m