MCLA Golfers Fifth at League Tournament

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. -- Husson University the top four individual spots at Berkshire Hills Country Club as the Eagles cruised to the 2017 North Atlantic Conference Men's Golf championship Monday afternoon.
 
The Eagles shot a solid 298 Monday to finish the 36-hole event with a cumulative score of 301.
 
Salem State finished in second place with a two day total of 327.
 
Husson's Gavin Dugas was medalist as he held off teammate Daulton Wickenden with a two day total of 147 (3-over). Dugas shot a second-round 73 as did Wickenden. The 73s were the low round of the tournament over the par 72 layout at Berkshire Hills.
 
Dugas shot a 1-over 36 on the front nine and BHCC and came home in even par 37 for his 73. The round included a birdied on the par-5 10th hole against a pair of bogeys. Dugas was solid on the way in as he parred his final five holes of the day to clinch the top spot.
 
Wickenden matched Dugas shot for shot with his 73, however a bogey on the 16th hole ultimately paved the way for Dugas to claim the medalist. First-year golfer Eric Dugas of Husson finished solo third with a two day total of 152, including a 75 this afternoon.
 
Rounding out the scoring for the champions were Mackenzie Clow with a 77 and Taylor Morang with a 79.
 
Salem State's Chad Alibozek (Adams), who started the round just three back of Gavin Dugas, finished fifth with a two day total of 154. Viking Nick Stone finished tied sixth with Husson's Morang.
 
Maine Farmington rallied on day two to finish in third place. The Beavers shot a 318 on day two, nine shots better than Sunday to move up the leaderboard.  Eric Aguiar was the top finisher for UMF with a total of 159.
 
Maine Maritime Academy finished in fourth place with a two day total of 658, edging out MCLA who ended in fifth with a score of 664. Johnson State was sixth while Castleton, Green Mountain, and Maine Presque Isle rounded out the field.
 
MCLA's Reese Dwyer, who shot a 76 on Sunday, ended with a two day total of 162 and ended up 14th. Matt Lawrence (Stamford, Vt.) shot an 80 Monday and tied 15th overall. Liam Nolan and Josh Fortier, both of Pittsfield, finished 23rd and 24th respectively, while Gabe Evans ended in 34th place.
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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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