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Speaking Of Nature: Patience pays plenty — Reunited and it feels so good
October of 2025 was a difficult time in my life. I was home all month as I recovered from abdominal surgery, and I was definitely out of sorts. My first brush with mortality had me feeling a bit…
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2mAmethyst Brook trailhead to undergo accessibility and infrastructure improvements
AMHERST — Already a popular spot for walkers, many with dogs in tow, the Amethyst Brook Conservation Area trailhead will undergo improvements to improve access to hundreds of acres of permanently protected land in Amherst, Pelham and Shutesbury. With Kestrel Land Trust and The Trustees for Reservations last year placing a conservation restriction on the […]
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6mArea Briefs: Velis delivers $20K for Magic for Maddie Foundation
Velis delivers $20K for Magic for Maddie Foundation HOLYOKE — State Sen. John C. Velis, D-Westfield presented $20,000 in state funding to the Magic for Maddie Foundation on Saturday during the nonprofit’s annual 5K and carnival. The event draws more than 2,000 people each year. It honors children who have survived cancer, are fighting the […]
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3m14 local collection sites available on National Prescription Drug Take Back Day
Fourteen communities in Hampshire and Franklin counties will host medication collection sites on Saturday, Oct. 24, as part of a coordinated effort to promote safe prescription drug disposal.
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3mA Look Back, Oct. 20
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6mBringing more beavers to watersheds is a powerful drought-fighting tool, experts say
GREEN RIVER, Wyo. (AP) — On Jackson Ramsay’s family ranch late in the summer, there were few signs it had just weathered the worst-ever winter snowpack and record-setting heat. Water twisted unhurriedly through the land, splayed into various branches that rejoined to form pools behind mounds of piled sticks. Young willows stretched from the bank […]