Bennett Brook News Today

Recent heavy rains kept area creeks roiling into this week, including where Bennett Brook crosses Campus Drive and meets the West Branch of Tunungwant Creek.

Even without knowing a lot about the Shakers in Harvard, one can’t help but be aware of the imprint they left on the landscape and of their...

NORTHFIELD — After hearing the presentation on a proposed gravel pit at 122 Old Bernardston Road for the second time, the Zoning Board of Appeals will reconvene in two weeks to deliberate on a special permit application.The ZBA had to open a new...

NORTHFIELD — The Zoning Board of Appeals will conduct a site visit of a proposed gravel pit expansion at 122 Old Bernardston Road before continuing deliberation on a special permit application submitted by Connecticut River Realty.The expansion would...

Grants of nearly $1 million handed to not-for-profit volunteer-based community groups Projects to improve health of the Swan and Canning rivers

Easier wheelchair access for patrons on Whiteman Park vintage train New carriage fits up to four wheelchairs, with family and carers   Whiteman Park

The American Bittern is listed as endangered by the state of Massachusetts. Because of that, special steps will have to be taken next year in Hinsdale when a long-awaited project to repair 2 miles of the Skyline Trail begins.  WIKIMEDIA COMMONS HINSDALE — Every April, the endangered American Bittern flies north from its winter range and takes up residence in the marsh known as the Hinsdale Flats, one of the regions high places feeding the East Branch of...