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Local and Green: Own your power, Part 2: Microgrids needed to safeguard our future
Recently, I hosted a gathering to see if there was interest in participating in a community microgrid or networked geothermal heating in the Orchard Valley neighborhood of Amherst. Paul Fenn of Local…
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3mBombyx Center rolls out solar credit donation program
NORTHAMPTON — Lights, cameras and action all require energy — and at the Bombyx Center for Arts and Equity, that energy comes with a $13,000 annual price tag. To help offset that bill, the arts center is asking National Grid customers to donate their excess solar credits through a new campaign called Sunshine to Art. […]
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4mRejected Hadley battery project returns amid lawsuit, resident concerns
HADLEY — A stand-alone battery storage project on Breckenridge Road that planners rejected 18 months ago — and that is now the subject of a pending lawsuit — is back before the Planning Board, where residents this week raised concerns about dangers to people and wildlife, as well as expected noise. Those who live near […]
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4mBeavers likely reason for emergency repair to Easthampton culvert
EASTHAMPTON — The city issued an emergency declaration last week to clear a clogged culvert on Everett Street, averting the potential threat that put the stability of the road and the sewer pipe underneath it at risk. The believed culprit of the backup was a familiar furry creature. “The culvert was jammed full of woody […]
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6mArea Briefs: Puffer's Pond reopens for swimming
Puffer’s Pond reopens for swimming AMHERST — Puffer’s Pond is reopening for swimming, about a week after high E. coli bacteria readings prompted an advisory for people to not go into the water. The town on Wednesday posted the latest water quality test results for Puffer’s Pond showing that both the South Beach and North […]
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6mValley Bounty: An a-peeling history: Bashista Orchards in Southampton marks a fruitful 100 years
“Our little part of Whiteloaf Mountain probably hasn’t changed much, other than I’ve added more trees and we got rid of the cows,” said Tom Bashista, fourth-generation farmer and steward of Bashista Orchards in Southampton. Bashista’s great-grandfather, Jacob Bashista, came from Poland in 1909 with his wife, Sabina, and his brother, Frank. The family purchased […]