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A lamb at Willows Activity Farm - Credit: Willows Activity Farm Why not head down the farm this half-term, and get up close and personal with some furry friends? There are plenty of open farm parks just a short drive away, and they all offer something different for visitors. Willows Activity Farm A much-loved institution just outside of St Albans, near junction 22 of the M25 at London Colney, offering a mix of entertainment and animal action including Peter Rabbit’s Adventure Playground, Mr ...

A potential Red Line-Blue Line connector is back in the spotlight By Adam Vaccaro Globe Staff,Updated May 9, 2021, 6:56 p.m. Email to a Friend A long-proposed connector would extend the Blue Line from Bowdoin station to the Charles/MGH Red Line Station.David L. Ryan/Globe Staff Every now and then, it seems, one of the long-debated MBTA expansion projects resurfaces and captures the public’s attention for a brief period before quickly receding into the annals of ideas gone by. That has been...

Article content The professional body governing Saskatchewan engineers has awarded Regina-based firm MacPherson Engineering for its work in repurposing basement furnace heat to stop and reduce mould in homes with poor air circulation. Using the firm’s radiant heat technology, company co-founders Murdoch and Aura Lee MacPherson installed it in two homes on the Star Blanket Cree Nation, near Lebret, about 90 kilometres northeast of Regina. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try re...

pandemic, and now as vaccines become more widely available, we are reporting on how our local schools, businesses and communities are returning to a more "normal" future. Theres never been more of a need for the kind of local, independent and unbiased journalism that The Day produces. Please support our work by subscribing today. Bidens huge infrastructure plan raises big question: Can the U.S. do it? President Joe Biden speaks with the Interstate 10 Calcasieu River Bridge behind him, Thursd...

pandemic, and now as vaccines become more widely available, we are reporting on how our local schools, businesses and communities are returning to a more "normal" future. Theres never been more of a need for the kind of local, independent and unbiased journalism that The Day produces. Please support our work by subscribing today. Bidens huge infrastructure plan raises big question: Can the U.S. do it? President Joe Biden speaks with the Interstate 10 Calcasieu River Bridge behind him, Thursd...

“So the state can tell us we are now an amusement park on an island 100 miles out in the ocean?” “The comprehensive presentation about the library system at the Monroe County Commission meeting this month was impressive. Very detailed and informative. The libraries are a vital asset to our community. Support and funding well deserved.” “Yes, Republican Sen. Jim Boyd stated that his bill to overturn the cruise ship referendums would ‘protect’ Florida citizens, ...

Unseen projects marked by city Much of infrastructure work will be underground ROSA SALTER RODRIGUEZ | The Journal Gazette As a huge orange excavator lifted a goal post-like steel frame high in the air behind them, Mayor Tom Henry and other city officials Monday afternoon touted more than $90 million in local infrastructure investments for 2021. A news conference took place behind the Third Street pump station, where work is continuing to assure the separation of wastewater from stormwater from...

If there was ever a time the city of Hartford needed a big vision to chase it would be now. And that’s precisely what a new plan to remake the city’s highway system offers. The 15-year, $17-billion plan is big and part of a regional planning effort called Hartford 400, backed by the iQuilt project in Hartford. Image Greg Bordonaro It essentially would remove significant stretches of highway — including the I-84/I-91 and “mixmaster” interchanges — that carve up the city and separate ...

Last Updated: Apr 19, 2021 2:12 PM (Photo provided by Town of South Bruce Peninsula) The Big Dig is underway in Wiarton and some detours are up today. Town of South Bruce Peninsula Director of Public Works Lara Widdifield says starting today (April 19th), Berford Street will be closed to vehicle traffic from south of William Street to south of George Street, as well as Division Street from Berford Street to Bayview Drive will remain closed. During these road closures, soutbound traffic will be ...

Last month, my wife and I decided to take on a new path. We’re not changing careers or going exclusively raw vegan, but the last few weeks did take about as much work. We’ve wanted to put in a paver walkway from where we park our cars off the alley behind our house to our backdoor for years, but never really found the right moment to pull the trigger. In March, after growing tired of trogging through the mud of the rut our footsteps wore across the backyard, and after weeks of my char...